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Thyroid Issues
HI Ladies
I’m relatively new here but enjoy reading all the posts, its nice knowing yo are not alone. Chameleons in WA has been non existent for quite a while now.
I was diagnosed with Hashimotos in the early 90’s a thyroid condition that is more prominent in women and lately it appears I have a combination of Hashimotos and Graves (also predominant in women) and working closely with my GP (who knows I crossdress, she loves seeing my photos).
I’m curious if Thyroid conditions are more prevalent with “us” than the normal demographic, or is it my brain playing tricks on me attempting to validate why I do what I do?Thanks
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I also was diagnosed with hashimotos 5 years ago. I remember doing a combination of celebrating and commiserating when diagnosed. I also thought, why me, how strange,…and wondered whether hashimotos might have some yet to be discovered link with makeup, in particular lipstick. Apart from some also yet to be discovered genetic link, I though this is also something that most woman and trans women have in common and I’m sure we consume (ingest) a lot of it. I mentioned it to my doctor at the time but as yet to my knowledge there have been no studies on this. Could be a good post grad thesis, I reckon.
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I did reply this issue last week but must have got list somehow. I too have Hasimotos, a condition of under-active thyroid, opposite of the more common over-active thyroid.
Mine was diagnosed long before I started using makeup regularly, so I doubt that’s a causal factor.
I’ve been on varying doses of Thyroxine since then, and of course blood tests every 3 months to check thyroxine levels. I’m adapted to that regime now so the inconvenience is nothing compared to the joy of having no visible ‘Adam’s Apple’.
Other associated feminine characteristics (light beard, softer skin, soft hair) makes the tasks of my estradiol (estradot) patches so much easier.
Fatigue used to be an issue but daily thyroxine relieved that – until I started on T blockers (cyratone)
