#PCOS/Transmasc/Intersex identity crisis

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merry patio
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So I've just realised that I most definitely have PCOS after a crisis I had with my menstruations this month. Been having symptoms since middleschol, and I've actually had a diagnosis last year of having a hemorrhagic kyste in my right ovary that gave me a lot of pain and abnormal symptoms. And now many things make so much sense like: my attachments to my masculinity, my bug sugar cravings, insomnia, androgynous traits and my amount of testosterone seemingly more present than most afab people, which technically describes characteristics of an Intersex experience, eventhough the medical community doesn’t validate it. I'm currently spiralling with many opposing emotions since it's both very validating as a transmasc-nonbinary lesbian, but also very infuriating because of how so people from my surroundings, including my personal general doctor haven't taken me seriously the first time I came to him in serious time of crisis (been called hysterical)... bottom line is I just really need support right now and some cheering up from people who might understand one or several of these subjects 🙏🏾💔
And I'm definitely going to identify as Intersex from now on

wicked crag
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honestly I feel the same way cuz I'm kind of in a similar situation? I have a working diagnosis of PCOS and if I have it, it'll explain a lot from my gender dysphoria to my high insulin. and because of the controversy around PCOS, I'm hesitant to identify as intersex. but on the other hand I'm not perisex either, it's like I'm in-between the two.

and honestly it's been a huge pain to get it figured out because primary care didn't start taking me seriously until I turned 18 and was Technically In Charge Of my own medical decisions, and idc what anyone says, it shouldn't take birth control and approximately 4 mood meds to stop me from ||getting suicidal|| every month nor is that a normal thing to experience

merry patio