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If considering my uterus as unnecessary and wishing I could have it removed ever since my mom got hers removed (when I was around 16), wanting a penis BADLY, and wanting to be a guy (not in a gender role sense, but in an 'I want a male body' sense) is sex dysphoria, then yes.

These feelings weren't constant and they ebbed and flowed a lot, but the older I got and the more doctors wanted to prioritize my fertility over my well being when I came to them with heavy, painful periods as well as a family history of endometriosis and adenomyosis the more I grew to hate my female anatomy. I never wanted kids. I don't want to be pregnant. If I could scoop out my uterus with a melon baller I would.

[–]BiHorror[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If considering my uterus as unnecessary and wishing I could have it removed ever since my mom got hers removed (when I was around 16), wanting a penis BADLY, and wanting to be a guy (not in a gender role sense, but in an 'I want a male body' sense) is sex dysphoria, then yes.

Yeah, I understand that completely. Wanting a penis and male body (at least getting my breasts chopped off) were those things. Most definitely when it came to understanding that if I'm in a same-sex relationship, we won't be able to have children.