Anonymous #2 5w

Whether or not you want to call it a period is up to you but a lot of people don’t know about the physical changes that happen in a transition so

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Anonymous #2 5w

i feel like that’s not menstruation tho like menstruation specifically refers to the shedding of the uterine lining every month and necessitates products to help with menstrual blood

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Anonymous OP 5w

I never called it menstruation, a period consists of more than just the uterine shedding which is why I just said period

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Anonymous #2 5w

i disagree with that. “period” has always been used to refer to the bleeding experienced during menstruation. that’s bc cis women had to use coded language to refer to it bc it’s been a taboo subject that menstruating people are expected to hide. a doctor asks when your last “period” was when they refer to you bleeding. i’ve never met someone who menstruated who said they were on their period and didn’t mean it to refer to bleeding. there needs to be a different or more specific term for this

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Anonymous OP 5w

A lot of people use the words interchangeably, but a period is more than just bleeding, there are other symptoms such as cramping and mood swings that trans women have experienced too

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Anonymous #2 5w

And since they’re used interchangeably so commonly I think it’s fair for you to decide on a definition whenever you use it. I was just explaining that HRT does cause period symptoms even in people without female reproductive organs, which is why some people claim that trans women can have periods

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