A small study of brain scans of FtM Transgender people

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[–]bife_de_lomo[S] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I'm not a scientist, nor an expert in a related field, but this is an interesting analysis of some actual science in the area of dysphoria. Looking at the breakdown of this small (8 subject) study, there appear to be some interesting results. The women studied appear to show a sensory discomfort when touched in areas they associate with the "gendered" parts of their bodies.

It makes sense to me that "dysphoria" isn't actually a feeling of being the opposite sex, but rather being dissatisfied with their own bodies. It would align with a lot of other body dysphoria disorders and makes sense that it can often manifest during puberty. It could possibly be inferred that the reaction is a "learned" response so a very interesting piece of work.

Also, if it's an issue of sensory response, it also explains the correlation with those on the autism spectrum.

[–]jet199 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Also, possible sexual abuse which we do hear a lot about from detrans women.