Trans Period, Anyone?
Disclaimer: No, Trans Femme/Women don’t have Menses, or blood, but we can, and some/many of us do, get the whole gamut of other PMS symptoms.
So I used to always say (loooong before I acknowledged my trans-ness) I was having “IMS/MMS” (irritable male syndrome/male menstrual syndrome). However, considering the fact that there’s serious suspicion I was born intersex, maybe it was a form of period all along? (I’m Red Moon Cycle - Full Moon to New Moon.)
What I’m noticing now … are the signs that my period is about to happen. Today I have horrific acid reflux and I’ve not done anything to exacerbate it. Anyone else get the acid reflux and bloating?
Last period I had (Feb. 25-March 10), I was irritable and horny as fuck, especially during what would’ve been my “fertile” phase. A cisgender female friend, much like a sister who is very supportive of my trans journey, reached out and said “sis … are you sure you’re not on your period?” I was like “hold up, lemme check when the last Full Moon was”. Sure enough … it was. My friend said “I think you’re approaching what would’ve been your ovulation period.” I was like DAMMIT TO HELL!

My fertile period started two days prior to her contacting me and there were plenty of signs that I was on it.
But I also notice that so many people are either uneducated about this or not as inclusive … how do you approach it? Do you call it a “period” or something else to avoid this discussion? My doctor is fully supportive when I mentioned my period and even validated it. How do you handle antagonists and naysayers?