Menstruation within the transgender community

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Understanding Menstruation in the Transgender Community

Explore the relationship between menstruation and gender identity with our insightful quiz designed for everyone. This quiz aims to educate and raise awareness about the unique experiences of transgender individuals regarding menstruation.

Test your knowledge on menstruation and gender identity.
Learn about the complications transgender men may face.
Challenge misconceptions surrounding periods and gender.

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Which people do not go through menstrual cycles?

Transgender men without the transition surgery.

Transgender women without the transition surgery.

Cis women.

Non-binary people whom the sex assigned at birth was female.

What kind of complications does menstruation cause to transgender men who don’t identify as women anymore?

Gender dysphoria.

Body pain with abnormal hormones concentrations.

Psychological issues and problems.

All of the above.

Does menstruation make a person “a woman” ?

A- Yes, it is essential that every woman bleeds.

Yes, because menstruation is an important factor that determines someone’s gender.

No, menstruation isn’t a factor that determines someone’s gender: a woman could not bleed and still fully identify as a woman.

None of the above.

Which famous author made transphobic comments regarding menstruation last year?

Stephenie Meyer.

Susan Collins.

J.K. Rowling.

Jojo Moyes.

Why do transgender men who still “bleed” go through safety concerns in college?

Men’s restrooms typically don’t have places to throw away menstrual products within a stall.

Every school has usually a machine that sells tampons for everyone.

Teachers usually understand what the person is going through and tries to help.

Violence and bullying don’t occur in colleges because people are grown-ups.

How much do you estimate the % of transgender respondents who are too afraid to use public restrooms due to fear of a confrontation regarding menstruation is?

15%.

30%.

45%.

60%.

How would you qualify healthcare regarding menstruation within the transgender community?

A-Inadequate.

B-Appropriate.

C-Sufficient.

Options b and c.

Transgender people go through “gender dysphoria” during menstruation. How would you qualify it?

A condition that affects a woman's hormone levels which causes them to skip menstrual periods and makes it harder for them to get pregnant.

A painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus grows outside the uterus.

A psychological and emotional distress that occurs when people don’t feel comfortable in their own body and the sex assigned at birth.

The absence of menstruation — one or more missed menstrual periods.

Can transgender women have their periods?

No, the surgery can’t make transgender women have their periods or any symptoms-like.

Yes, the surgery will let transgender women bleed every month.

No, the surgery can’t assure that, but women will feel periods-like symptoms.

Yes, the surgery will make transgender women have menstrual cycles but in an irregular way (once every 3 months for example).

Which factor does not influence menstruation-like symptoms for transgender women?

Length of time on Hormone Therapy.

The BMI: Body Mass Index.

Age

The method of administration of hormones.

In which case does an agender person have menstrual cycles?

If their sex assigned at birth was female.

If their sex assigned at birth was male.

There isn’t any case: agender people, those who identify as having no gender identity can’t have menstrual cycles.

Agender people only have menstrual cycles if they go through the transition surgery.

In which country was the first transition surgery made that made some clarifications concerning menstruation for transgender women?

The United States.

Canada.

Japan.

Germany.

In conclusion, we should:

As doctors, make sure to let transgender men know that they will never be men because they still have menstrual cycles.

Respect someone’s gender identity no matter if they bleed or not.

Treat menstruation as a taboo subject because society isn’t ready for this type of conversations.

Know that gender identity usually determines the fact that a person bleeds or not.

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