AWWA is a lingerie maker that focuses in period-proof underwear.
On their website, they have a sub-page called:
"Four Period Stories".
All troons, all bad:
"The following stories are diverse, and yet the themes are familiar – surprise and fear, embarrassment and shame, empowerment and acceptance.
Kayden Hunter (he/him/xe/xem) is trans-masculine non-binary. Having first dealt with heavy and irregular periods as a teenager, Kayden began using the combined pill to manage his periods. When xe began testosterone at 21, Kayden experienced “no periods for 5 years, then suddenly began bleeding irregularly, not as heavily but constantly for months.”
Whilst testosterone often does stop monthly bleeding, as Kayden experienced for the first 5 years of being on it, many trans men and trans-masculine people who use testosterone hormone therapy still experience a menstrual cycle in some way, whether this means irregular bleeding, spotting, or cramps, and there is currently a lack of research around trans people and menstruation."
In a different way, Jay, who is a transgender female (she/her), gets a period “due to medications I’m on to affirm my gender identity”. Whilst menstruation in trans bodies is still not overly understood, Jay’s experience does not seem uncommon, with
Trans Hub Australia stating that “upon starting feminising hormones, they experience a regular and varying hormonal cycle. Little research has been done on this phenomenon, but it can still exist and affect people’s lives.”
Jay explains, “A period for me means that I have a cycle like anyone with ovaries and I experience all the PMS symptoms and period pains. I use period underwear to be more comfortable while I’m on my period.”
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