[user104658]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...I think for female to male transexuals, a hysterectomy does greatly lower the risk of ovarian and cervical cancers ...but I don’t believe it completely removes the risk so it’s still important for them to have the 3 year check...

If you don't have ovaries or a cervix, you can't get ovarian or cervical cancer . It would be cancer of something that doesn't exist. There is still a small risk of peritoneal cancer which is similar to ovarian cancer. However, the screenings are not for ovarian cancer... they're specifically for cell abnormalities on the cervix, and if you don't have a cervix, you obviously can't get it ... smeared.

All that said; I'm actually not all for across-the-board screening, and personally won't be having regular prostate examinations.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

and personally won't be having regular prostate examinations.

There's nothing like one of those at the end of a long hard... working week.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Jamie89

But my understanding is that the decision of how a transsexuals birth sex is registered comes down to them and not the doctor. I do agree though that the priority should just be the individuals health and that birth sex should be registered correctly, unfortunately some people don't look after their health, and don't go to screenings, for a variety of reasons across all walks of life. I'd guess that most trans men do put their health first with stuff like this (I'd hope anyway), but what can really be done about the ones that don't?

Yeah, this should not be an option IMO. Your sex is your sex, whether you want it to be or not. Its ridiculous that people can 'change sex' when you actually cannot change sex. Birth certificates is another one thats daft. A birth certificate is a historical document. Its wrong that you can change it to say that you were actually born the opposite sex :S

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

If you don't have ovaries or a cervix, you can't get ovarian or cervical cancer . It would be cancer of something that doesn't exist. There is still a small risk of peritoneal cancer which is similar to ovarian cancer. However, the screenings are not for ovarian cancer... they're specifically for cell abnormalities on the cervix, and if you don't have a cervix, you obviously can't get it ... smeared.

All that said; I'm actually not all for across-the-board screening, and personally won't be having regular prostate examinations.

You can get cancer in the cavity where the ovaries were once situated. primary peritoneal cancer, is still often classed as ovarian cancer because there's a direct link in tissue structure and cell migration.

[Vicky.]

This thread has actually reminded me actually that I am due a ****ing smear. Great. Had the letter a month or so ago but keep putting it off as its just awful but going to have to bite the bullet

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Yeah, this should not be an option IMO. Your sex is your sex, whether you want it to be or not. Its ridiculous that people can 'change sex' when you actually cannot change sex. Birth certificates is another one thats daft. A birth certificate is a historical document. Its wrong that you can change it to say that you were actually born the opposite sex :S

Yeah, I agree with this. Change whatever you want, but the facts are the facts and should be kept on record.

[Maru]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

This thread has actually reminded me actually that I am due a ****ing smear. Great. Had the letter a month or so ago but keep putting it off as its just awful but going to have to bite the bullet

Same. It's such a bother

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Yeah, I agree with this. Change whatever you want, but the facts are the facts and should be kept on record.

I didn't use to mind the change sex change on ID as long as it was for legal purposes (such as bathrooms), but after reading how far the left has gone towards wanting to force people's hands to allow people the ability to self-identify as pretty much whatever they want (trans-age, trans-racial, trans-species, etc)... it's gone a little bit too far for me at this point.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Maru

Same. It's such a bother



I didn't use to mind the change sex change on ID as long as it was for legal purposes (such as bathrooms), but after reading how far the left has gone towards wanting to force people's hands to allow people the ability to self-identify as pretty much whatever they want (trans-age, trans-racial, trans-species, etc)... it's gone a little bit too far for me at this point.

Oh, don't get me wrong. If people change sex or their name or whatever, then I feel they should be able to legally. What shouldn't happen is them changing factual history by changing/erasing records of their birth etc. If you were born a particular gender/sex then that's the way it stays IMO. If it changes later, fine, but that's what it is, a change.

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

This thread has actually reminded me actually that I am due a ****ing smear. Great. Had the letter a month or so ago but keep putting it off as its just awful but going to have to bite the bullet

Haha, me too.
Couple of painkillers an hour before and you are floating on air.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

If you don't have ovaries or a cervix, you can't get ovarian or cervical cancer . It would be cancer of something that doesn't exist. There is still a small risk of peritoneal cancer which is similar to ovarian cancer. However, the screenings are not for ovarian cancer... they're specifically for cell abnormalities on the cervix, and if you don't have a cervix, you obviously can't get it ... smeared.

All that said; I'm actually not all for across-the-board screening, and personally won't be having regular prostate examinations.

..it’s something I’ve only read recently through watching CBB and being interested in India Willoughby but I was more researching male to female...so I have to say I didn’t read up much about that aspect...as DR has said, the cancer could still form in the cavity...but the article did mention other factors as well such as family history of cervical or ovarian cancer, if particularly prominent etc...maybe also the trans surgery may be more common as a partial hysterectomy...?...It did also mention breast cancer and I do know that breast cancer is still a possibility after a full mastectomy, so that made it make sense to me more...

...just looking at your word ‘can’t’...I think that’s a word that’s hardly used in the medical profession for obvious reasons...so I think it would be more ‘unlikely’, type thing...but where there is any risk at all with something so serious, screening would have to be offered as it is to any born female ...obviously that screening is something the person themselves would have to be willing to do as well...I hope it’s something a surgeon discusses in depth, the importance of screening...