Transgender men and nonbinary people are asked to stop testosterone therapy during pregnancy – but the evidence for this guidance is still murky
Testosterone therapy is often essential for the health and well-being of transmasculine people. The choice to stop it to pursue pregnancy can be a difficult one.
Carla A. Pfeffer, Associate Professor of Social Work, Affiliate Faculty in Sociology and the Center for Gender in Global Context, and Director of the Consortium for Sexual and Gender Minority Health, Michigan State University
• conversation
Sept. 26, 2022 • ~11 min
Sept. 26, 2022 • ~11 min
Not everyone is male or female – the growing controversy over sex designation
Millions of people do not fit neatly into male or female sex designations at birth, and wrong identification can set them up for a lifetime of physical and mental harm.
Frances Grimstad, Assistant Professor of Gynecology, Harvard Medical School •
conversation
Feb. 4, 2022 • ~7 min
Feb. 4, 2022 • ~7 min
I’m a pediatrician who cares for transgender kids – here’s what you need to know about social support, puberty blockers and other medical options that improve lives of transgender youth
Transgender youth have a number of research-backed medical options available to them. The multidisciplinary approach ranges from promoting family support to hormone treatments to surgery.
Mandy Coles, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University •
conversation
April 16, 2021 • ~10 min
April 16, 2021 • ~10 min
Nofap: can giving up masturbation really boost men's testosterone levels? An expert's view
A growing online movement believes that giving up masturbation can make us happier and boost our testosterone levels.
Daniel Kelly, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, Sheffield Hallam University •
conversation
March 29, 2021 • ~7 min
March 29, 2021 • ~7 min
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