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This is just to say that I totally agree with your view towards "admirers" of ts women. I think you have described the reality of such "admirations" very well.

SplitDik (imported) wrote: Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:07 pm The most common forcible castrations are probably intersex people who doctors choose to "make female" and other mentally ill people...

One small correction: IS people are not mentally ill.

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I tend to think that what ever "fuel" you use be it Estrogen or Testosterone can define you as male or female. As to the idea that a third sex (an asexual castrate) being part of this? I agree.



Not only this. I think that most crucial factor here is psycho-social identity- i.e. how one ...

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Modern culture in the US at least is pretty generally anti-male and men are considered unimportant except for providing $$ to their angry self-centered wives.



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I think it is quite in reverse. Both USA and Europe (not speaking about other countries) are still quite patriarchal (simple ...

Yes, I know that there are doctors spread throughout the US who do treat GD/TS/IS people. However, I did spend a full day calling every endochronologist in the phone book looking for another doctor to handle my case who might be better than the one that I presently use. The all told me that they ...

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ps - my Endo refused to prescribe Depo Provera or anything like that for me. Just Premarin. He does not know enough to feel comfortable with that combination. If I were him and did not know, I would also refuse to prescribe both - - - so it is kind of understandable.



If he *really* does ...

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He has told me that there is very little world body experience out there in dealing with people like myself - - - no studies, etc.



There are quite a few studies, guidelines and recommendations, as well as there are accepted practices of dealing with people like you ...

My question is this: Does Estrogen/Premarin provide the necessary health benefits post castration as does low dosage Testosterone?



Yes it does. The dosage may wary. For some people 0.625mg of Premarin may be enough. Some may need 1.25, or 2.5mg per day in order to feel good.

Premarin is not ...