We call it "hormonal treatment" around here, my mom is doing it.

"Low T" treatment, hair loss drugs, little blue pulls pills (in some situations), etc.

I had breast cancer. The chemo and mastectomy were cancer care. The reconstruction of my breast is not cancer care, it is gender affirming care, having two breasts affirms my gender as a cis woman.

Reconstruction is not necessary at all for cancer care and in fact causes more surgeries than if I was to just have the cancer removed and go on the rest of my life with one boob.

They just don't call it "gender affirming" care if you are cis, they just call it healthcare.

For men: hair plugs, Rogaine, testosterone replacement therapy, those compression vests Inget advertised on YouTube.

For women: botox, breast enlargement, Brazilian butt lift, laser hair removal, hormone replacement therapy,

That's a shirt list off the top of my head.

Sure, a lot of it is exactly the same. Hormone treatments for men with low-T, hair removal or replacement, plastic surgery, etc. We don't trend to call it gender affirming care in cisgender people, but that's exactly what it is.

Yea. Most cosmetic procedures would count. I don't see how a woman getting breast implants is one iota different than a trans woman getting top surgery.

Sure. I am past menopause and take low dose hormones (more to avoid migraines and stay healthy than to be more 'feminine' but could take more, a lot of doctors do try to reach some level, mine does MHT not HRT ).

Middle-aged guys, yes, I think testosterone is certainly gender-affirming care, and there is no MHT equivalent for men, testosterone requires blood tests, you can't just find the lowest dose that relieves symptoms, they always aim for some level in the blood. The Viagra/Cialis I think is more to correct for a problem. Or for recreation.

Is this a joke question? Like others have pointed out, gender affirming care is even more popular among cis people than trans.

Most gender affirming care is for cis people, they just don’t want to admit it 😂

Never heard of viagra, penis enlargement surgery, breast enlargement surgery, lip filler, botox etc?

People take hormones for non-transition reasons too.

Yes.

Gynomastia is a thing that causes some boys to endure a lot of bullying in school. Erectile dysfunction causes issues for older men. The treatment for both of those conditions is gender affirming treatment.

Loads of others, too.

But more to the point, it should not matter why a person needs gender affirming care. That should be a decision between a patient and their doctors, not me, not you, and not the government.

menopause = hrt.

all for the crime of being born with ovaries and daring to age out of the use of them.

Well, yeah. I'm a cis woman who takes oestrogen because they removed my ovaries; I do so for gendered reasons, there's a reason why I don't take testosterone instead which would be an equally valid way of replacing my missing hormones from a physiological perspective. I also shave my face for gendered reasons, because people are a lot more judgemental about women having facial hair than men. Cis men who are born with penises but lose them get phalloplasty. And so on.

Look at any tough-guy gym... There'll be testosterone offered to make you a "real man".

Or breast implants for women who want bigger boobs. Those are both designed to help cis folks feel more like they're the man/woman they think they need to be.

Which is why if gender affirming care is ever outlawed in my purple/red state, I'm going to be reporting the fuck out of the maga gym near by.

I have a testosterone gel I apply daily and get regular blood tests to monitor my hormones.

Gave me chest hair, thicker facial hair, and decent erections.

What about those little blue pills?

yes. from as small as hair transplants to blue chews. heck even the mil will give low t soldiers shots.

Yeah, Hair restoration. Testosterone therapy. I think you might have been joking but that's what those are classified as

Viagra/cialis/etc and testosterone supplements if your numbers are “low” are the most common for men.

I've heard multiple times that using testosterone supplements degrades your body's ability to make testosterone naturally. So once you start using supplements you always have to use them. Otherwise they sound interesting. Just a few injections and I can type in ALL CAPS whenever I want? Sign me up.