Le féminisme comme mouvement de revendication des droits de la femme, son droit de disposer de son esprit et de son corps de façon libre et choisie s’est vu confronté dans les années 90 a un énorme dilemme, celui d’élargir ou pas le mouvement a toutes les femmes qui s’identifient comme telle. Qu’elles soient femmes [...]

In the second and final part of this series of articles that explores the effects of testosterone for an F-to-M transgender, we will look at the physiological, psychological and social modifications resulting from testosterone therapy.
Physiological Modifications
Hormones target different body organs and regulate the way they function, which leads to visible effects on the physique, as [...]

Quand on nait transsexuel, on découvre très vite que la vie ne va pas être une partie de plaisir et que c’est un combat de chaque instant contre soi et contre les autres tout au long de sa vie. Contre soi pour se donner le courage et la volonté indispensable pour aller jusqu’au bout de [...]

The appearance of secondary sexual characteristics is due to sexual hormones secreted by the body during puberty. When it comes to men, the main sexual hormone is testosterone.

Hormone therapy for an F-to-M transsexual consists of providing, by way of a medical treatment, the same testosterone level in a man at birth.

The body will react to [...]

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is the first phase of the physical transformation of the body. It allows, in the case of an F-to-M transgender, to change a female hormonal profile into a male’s. This phase is often monitored by an endocrinologist who also follows up the patient. The treatment can be provided by a general [...]

Many male-to-female transsexuals think that hormones are a miracle remedy that transforms us into dream-like creatures, women who sway the most difficult of men and render the most beautiful of biological women envious. Hormones are not harmless products. We don’t take hormones to “have big breasts”, which is more of a fantasy than a thought [...]

Ever since the world was created, transsexuals have always existed and history cites many examples, such as the Great Queen Tenhinane. Tenhinane has left her marks in the touareg civilization of Algeria, and yet, the last analyses done on some of her skeleton sample has certified she was a biological man. More recently, under the [...]

Beaucoup de transsexuelles (MTF) pensent que les hormones sont un remède miracle qui nous transforme en de créatures de rêves, des femmes à faire chavirer le plus difficile des hommes et faire envier les plus belles des femmes biologiques. Les hormones ne sont pas des produits anodins. On ne prend donc pas des hormones pour [...]

Every morning I wake up in my bed with a sore feeling in my throat, I let my hand slide over my body and say to myself: “My God, another day of suffering in this body that doesn’t belong to me.” I find my way to the bathroom, look in the mirror, but don’t recognize [...]