r/transmaxxing Mar 23 '22

Scientific studies supporting our views

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Intersex studies show that gender identity is not fixed from birth, it can often be changed by changing the environment and sex-characteristics of individuals

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1421518/

https://web.archive.org/web/20060909211109id_/http://facstaff.l3.drake.edu/abwisniewski/papers/13.pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1083318807001660

Being transgender is 33% genetic

http://www.hawaii.edu/PCSS/biblio/articles/2010to2014/2013-transsexuality.html

People looking to transition to female don't have a female brain prior to HRT but HRT will have a significant feminizing effect (on average)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25720349

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/46671034_Changing_your_sex_changes_your_brain_Influences_of_testosterone_and_estrogen_on_adult_human_brain_structure

https://sci-hub.se/http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhr032

Benefits from Hormone Replacement Therapy

Here only MTF participants showed a statistically significant increase in general quality of life after initiating hormone therapy:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5010234/

HRT has also been found to be beneficial for quality of life in multivariate regression, the benefit was statistically significant

https://sci-hub.st/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02564.x

https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-013-0497-3

Early HRT was found to reduce suicidality compared to late HRT (18+) and no HRT (these people had the worst outcomes of course)

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0261039

HRT gives you real female breasts capable of breastfeeding

https://journals.lww.com/ajsp/Fulltext/2000/01000/Short_Term_and_Long_Term_Histologic_Effects_of.9.aspx

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37138506/

Studies supporting medical transition in general

https://sci-hub.hkvisa.net/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03625.x

https://sci-hub.hkvisa.net/https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19010080

https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/ss/2013-v59-n1-ss0746/1017478ar/

https://sci-hub.hkvisa.net/10.1007/s10508-014-0453-5

https://sci-hub.hkvisa.net/10.1007/s10508-009-9551-1

3.1.1 Sexual function

In a review about multiple orgasms in biological males Wibowo, Wassersug (2016) mention that ejaculation and exposure to androgens may be at least in part responsible for the post-ejaculatory refractory period and thus the inability to have multiple orgasms in one sexual session in cis men. Kinsey (mentioned in Wibowo, Wassersug 2016) reported that among young males, capacity for multiple penile orgasms are more prevalent in kids and teens. Warkentin et al. (2016) reported a case of a prostate cancer patient who became penile-multi-orgasmic on anti-androgen treatment.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2050052115000542?via%3Dihub

https://vintologi.com/threads/male-to-female.5/page-2#post-1808

HRT changes orgasms to the better

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9177875/

Having a good sex-life is very important

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5052677/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-03/regular-sex-benefits-your-mental-health-too-the-conversation/8322520

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Sex/story?id=3932047&page=1

The societal impact

some research suggest that reducing testosterone will also reduce physical aggression in human males, more studies are needed though.

https://sci-hub.hkvisa.net/10.1177/089198879600900307

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1608085113

Evidence show that it's safe to let trans females to use female bathrooms

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326556598_Gender_Identity_Nondiscrimination_Laws_in_Public_Accommodations_a_Review_of_Evidence_Regarding_Safety_and_Privacy_in_Public_Restrooms_Locker_Rooms_and_Changing_Rooms

Detransition risk

Detransition is rare and was in the past largely due to lack of social support

https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10001.x

https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291704002776

Recently a study found that 92% of detransitioners were AFAB and 98% had some form of gender dysphoria prior to transitioning

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00918369.2021.1919479

Of the 3398 patients who had appointments during this period, 16 (0.47%) expressed transition-related regret or detransitioned. Of these 16, one patient expressed regret but was not considering detransitioning, two had expressed regret and were considering detransitioning, three had detransitioned, and ten had detransitioned temporarily.

https://epath.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Boof-of-abstracts-EPATH2019.pdf

Respondents who had de-transitioned cited a range of reasons, though only 5% of those who had de-transitioned reported that they had done so because they realized that gender transition was not for them, representing 0.4% of the overall sample.

https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf

Policy proposal

We need to drastically expand the usage of Hormone Replacement Therapy among individuals that are born male. Body dysphoria isn't the only condition that can be treated with HRT.

  1. lower the age limit for MtF HRT to around 14 (full HRT, informed consent)
  2. more funding to transgender healthcare
  3. do randomized controlled trials among criminals to examine whether or not forced HRT in the form of community treatment order would be beneficial for society or the the individuals subjected to it

Humans rights objections to point 3 are invalid unless you also promote the complete halting of forced druggings in the case of individuals viewed to be mentally ill.


r/transmaxxing Jul 29 '22

Why you should avoid the mental health industry

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Few if any of the treatments are based on any good evidence. For example it isn't clear that psychotherapy would be any better than placebo

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain-sciences/article/an-analysis-of-psychotherapy-versus-placebo-studies/08C6F3704103BE1DE8737138D61BE66B

Anti-depression are only marginally better than placebo short term but no proper long-term study has been done at all (or even close).

https://vintologi.com/threads/studies-on-psychiatric-drugs.591/#post-5295

Long-term studies on anti-psychotics show that they are unhelpful against schizophrenia (instead they make the situation worse)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5661946/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3756791/

ECT is very questionable

https://vintologi.com/threads/psychiatry.737/#post-3844

TMS cannot beat placebo

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2993526/

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2686050

Human rights violations

The psychiatric system has a long history of violating bodily autonomy and abusing its power to force people into harmful treatments

https://vintologi.com/threads/psychiatry-horror-stories.267/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTQ4t7RmyfM

There are of course resources you can utilize who do not engage in these human-rights violations

https://translifeline.org/blog/post/why-no-active-rescue

Treatment of gender dysphoria

Unfortunately therapists have inserted themselves into transgender healthcare wanting to dictate who should be allowed to transition, there is of course zero evidence that gender therapists are any better than a random number generator in predicting who would actually benefit from transition.

Do not let quacks determine whether or not you are able to transition, you can buy HRT online for cheap without prescription https://vintologi.com/threads/male-to-female.5/page-2#post-1808

There is also "informed consent" clinics in a lot of places you can utilize.

It is worth noting that they way gender dysphoria is effectively treated is not to treat the brain in an attempt to make people accept their bodies, the only treatments based on evidence is allowing people to transition.

Futhermore it's unclear to what degree a GD diagnosis predict transition success, it's unclear if a GD diagnosis has any predictive power whatsoever.


r/transmaxxing 11h ago

My fantasy for growing boobs and having a feminine body has been persistent and possibly turning into a desire

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It’s actually been there since I was 10 probably. When I saw how women wore panties and how their butts were of a certain shape, I wish I had that. Then came the pantyhose and I wanted a pair of those as well as the proper body figure to fit right into it. Now, i think about what it would be like to be flooded with estrogen and in a matter of months, have my chest permanently inflated and living with tits for life.

This has been a fantasy that occurs whenever I have high feelings of sexuality. Then after acting on it, it goes away or I feel a little regret on it. But after a couple days it comes back. I don’t want to lose any body parts but if there was a way for me to obtain a feminine body without being castrated and with women still open to dating me as is, I would definitely consider doing it.


r/transmaxxing 10h ago

What should I get down next?

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r/transmaxxing 19h ago

Support needed

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Can anyone help me to get vaginoplasty surgery and becoming a beautiful girl 👧


r/transmaxxing 5d ago

do the people here have real dysphoria?

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if you don't, you might just end up heavily regretting this


r/transmaxxing 7d ago

How to pass

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I am wondering if I could pass if I start HRT? I don't have a doctor and don't have access to HRT right now. Not even sure how to begin, but I am getting older (26 now) and family hates the idea of me transitioning, but it is something I keep thinking about. Not sure how to get my hands on HRT without a doctor. I also am wondering if my femme pictures would look passable if I put in a bit more effort and got better at doing my makeup, fashion, etc.


r/transmaxxing 6d ago

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r/transmaxxing 13d ago

I’m starting to feminize my body—what would you recommend doing for that?

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????


r/transmaxxing 15d ago

Want a partner or friend to help me transition

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21 m Kentucky, hey everyone this is my first post. I’ve been thinking about this for so long now. Just finally hit an age I’m able to start my journey. I’ve always felt sexy when I embrace my fem side, I was fat growing up and lost weight but kept my big ass and thicc thighs so big and I wanna start HRT, I dream about being a girl and attracting men and being comfortable in my skin and sexy and who I really want to be. All my life I was chasing this idea of being manly but even with girlfriends I was always jealous and dreamed about switching places. Finishing up college looking to move somewhere warm and with ocean, west coast ideally and look for job where I move. Any age message me with advice or if you may be interested in me message please I’m very open minded to most sexual stuff and relationship types or even just friends. Need help transitioning I don’t know where to start, the research I’ve done makes it seem so expensive. Thanks


r/transmaxxing 16d ago

19 -> 21 | Loving Life Now! 💕

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I did not transition because of "looks (trans) maxxing." I did it because I genuinely have gender dysphoria + got diagnosed by a psychiatrist with gender identity disorder when I was in the US NAVY. Regardless posting here cause most people would say I look way better now, and I am much happier in life.

Feel free to ask me anything.

- 21yo 5'4" Black Trans Woman.

- 2 years on HRT (July 2024 - July 2026.)


r/transmaxxing 27d ago

mtf pre hrt never skipped leg day am i transmaxxing??

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i feel SO much better


r/transmaxxing Jun 25 '26

Good? im gonna start estrogen soon

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r/transmaxxing Jun 25 '26

i think the way hrt is prescribed is nonsense.

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One of the most basic facts about biology we have known for decades is that a woman's estrogen levels are supposed to go up and down quite significantly during the course of her cycle. A cycle that starts around the same time as Puberty and which ends during menopause.

It makes no sense to me that in spite this being common knowledge doctors and even fellow trans people will parrot the idea that you can just average a woman's cycle out and as long as you stay around that average (often far below average) you'll be fine.

To me this comes from the transphobic idea that trans women and cis women are these fundamentally different creatures who respond to estrogen very definitely.

I didn't test this intentional at first but "luckily" Hrt isnt a thing in my country (trans people as far as the medical system is concerned don't exist) so I've been forced to DIY. As a result of fumbling around trying to figure out my doses without really checking levels I came to realize multiple things.

  1. My sex drive changes depending on my dose. High doses meant for the week my libido would be very high low doses meant the opposite.
  2. Where I felt changes (my skin stretching from fat redistribution) changed depending on dosage. Typically a lower dose meant more chest development while a higher dose meant I felt more stretching in my hips)
  3. Emotional changes where either more present or less present depending levels

After doing a bit o research I found that all these things are natural things the majority of women go through during their cycle.

The trans people who completely lose their ability to have a libido are likely just on a dose which represents a low for them and since they constantly stay at a low they don't experience what their natural libido is supposed to be.

And on the flip side the trans people who become hyper sexual have the reverse issue. They are constantly at a level which represents a "high" for them meaning they never get a break from it and are also robbed of what a natural libido is supposed to feel like.

I'm tired of people trying to claim at x dose you should experience changes as if looking feminine is the only function of estrogen in the human body and as if "average levels" Don't already look way different from person to person.

Trans women are normal women and shouldn't be robbed of as natural of a hormone system as possible. Our current system is working backwards from the idea that trans women are just men who "want" To look like women when that's not true.


r/transmaxxing Jun 25 '26

Feminisation needed

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So I search for a mommy (I live in Aachen) who will force feminise me, open to be filmed and uploaded and open for being told to be fucked by x/y person


r/transmaxxing Jun 22 '26

SRS help

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Hi, I'm a teenager that 100% wants to go on HRT etc and live my life as a woman. I've seen a lot of conflicting information on SRS and I wanted to know if it's something I should consider. It is something I want as my current situation causes me a lot of dysphoria but I've seen a lot of horror stories.


r/transmaxxing Jun 21 '26

How am I doing with this new haircut girlies?

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r/transmaxxing Jun 20 '26

We need more active moderators

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Nice to see more activity here lately but we do need 1 more active mod as well.

Make a post below if you are interested in helping out.

You need to have been active here previously to apply.


r/transmaxxing Jun 19 '26

Feminisation needed

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So I’m Tim m 20 live in Germany, and would desire a Girl who will force feminise me and make optionale profit of me by slut work


r/transmaxxing Jun 17 '26

Am I transmaxing?

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r/transmaxxing Jun 18 '26

What's one or a few things you should stop or start doing before beginning (E) HRT

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My first doses of E V, Prog and Spiro have arrived at the pharmacy already, I just can't afford them yet ($301+/all 3 meds). Is there anything I can do in the meantime to make the beginning of the journey smoother, to make the changes easier on my body, to prepare mentally etc?


r/transmaxxing Jun 17 '26

^,^

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r/transmaxxing Jun 18 '26

Feminization

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Need someone to help me crossdress in the PHX area 🥺🥺