In a unilateral declaration by the health secretary, several injections promoted by online influencers will become widely available. The F.D.A. had advised against the move.

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[–] 5 points 13 hours ago (5 children)

Gender affirming care does not require gender dysphoria.

Viagra and Cialis are medicines in support gender affirming care. Gynecomastia is performed for men who were amab all the time. Laser hair removal, penile implants, breast augmentation, birth control, rhinoplasty....

All gender affirming care that does not require gender dysphoria to be gender affirming care.

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  • [–] -1 points 12 hours ago* (4 children)

    It does if you're going by the WHO definition.

    Gender-affirming care, as defined by the World Health Organization, includes a range of social, psychological, behavioral, and medical interventions designed to support and affirm an individual’s gender identity when it differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.

    All of the things you listed have nothing to do with gender affirmation.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 hours ago (3 children)

    Physical symptoms, body distress, or hormonal imbalances can still occur in cis people, caused by medical conditions (endocrine disorders, PCOS, gynecomastia, or body dysmorphia), and not gender dysphoria.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

    It's not gender affirming care either.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 hour ago (1 child)

    Having physically presenting breasts as a male when amab (gynecomastia) addressed by male breast reduction surgery is a pretty easy example of how it is gender affirming care.

    Medical organizations, legal courts, and bioethicists define gender-affirming care as any healthcare intervention that aligns a person’s physical body and expression with their internal gender identity.

    It absolutely is gender affirming care. Ask a medical provider if you need help understanding this.

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