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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

the dysphoria is more likely to cause someone to not seek help, which would cause it to get worse. that's when you see the the scary symptoms. i literally fainted when reading one study about it a few weeks back, because it was too graphic for me. i don't mind blood and do my own shots, but when you start getting detailed about going inside out -- i'm out like a light lol.

they don't really know what causes it but it seems to be that whatever hormone your organs are used to producing, if it lessens, the muscles of the pelvic floor, regardless of the type of gonad, get weaker and smaller. these muscles are responsible for holding your bladder and rectum and help push pee and poop out of your body. the bladder and rectum do work too, but they do it with the help of these muscles. so it can present itself as urinary and fecal abnormalities.

that said, sometimes it presents as pain when bottoming from the front. so there are indeed people on t out there who have no problem using it and are still "losing" it, to use your phrasing.

long way to say, fuck if i know lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wish there were more studies on it. Had no idea that was a thing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Gotta make our own data at this point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

i feel you, i have the same reaction reading about stuff like that 😅 i'd really like to know more about this, i really feel like it's not something i have any issues with at all, so i'm curious if it's a lifestyle thing or if it's coming... really interesting. especially as someone who's doing research to maximize bottom growth, i should do some learning about the pelvic floor specifically

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it seems to be a bit of both lifestyle and genetics. it seems like core muscles, especially the lower back, play a role. it can present as lower back pain, because those muscles will try to compensate for a weak set of pelvic floor muscles. this is just what i saw when i journeyed down the rabbit hole lol. you may see different landmarks so to speak.

i’m kind of new to actually talking to people on lemmy, so i apologize for the weirdness around finding communities. here’s a link if you’re interested: https://lemm.ee/c/longtermtestosterone

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

o thank you, i could subscribe from the link, let's go

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

happy to help!