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@Afemcelscorned@FairyForget Metabolism changed with diet sleep and other factors. Over weeks, these small daily shifts cause hormone levels in your blood to naturally rise and fall, even if your daily dose stays exactly the same. Natural cycles in digestion and gut health can cause periodic bloating, (1/2)
@HCarry94693@gunawan261201@smithchris1238@Iovelanguge These papers just further illustrate how the brain phenotype of transgender has its own unique pattern that is neither cis male or cis female. I don’t think the criticism for Kurth et al changes this part of the argument.
@HCarry94693@gunawan261201@smithchris1238@Iovelanguge Looks like Kurth et all didn’t look at IFOF that’s why the backlash and criticism, and no study on IFOF has shown an alignment with one’s preferred gender but rather a unique pattern of its own in transgender people
@HCarry94693@gunawan261201@smithchris1238@Iovelanguge No after reading the article it raised a fair point because sexuality plays a major role in the very same brain network that they were analyzing and drawing conclusions from. Do you have other articles that have explored that part of the theory?
@HCarry94693@smithchris1238@Iovelanguge I agree. I’m glad we reached a common ground. I’m still happy to see that transgender’s brains have its own pattern. To me that is enough said and we can embrace the differences between us all
@HCarry94693@smithchris1238@Iovelanguge Yes this is the one I’m reading. They basically said a transgender persons brain is neither, but it did shift towards the identity the person, but not aligned. Did your other papers discuss the effect of dysmorphia has on the brain?
@HCarry94693@smithchris1238@Iovelanguge Same, I am just happy we are having an educational conversation and that you’re not flipping out 🤣 I am honestly curious and want to know facts
@HCarry94693@smithchris1238@Iovelanguge Can you please clarify what you meant by “significant structural alignment” and “significantly closer to female-typical baselines”?
@HCarry94693@smithchris1238@Iovelanguge Brain sex is also incredibly misleading considering how it is is statistical baseline and in no way shows an intrinsic structure
@HCarry94693@smithchris1238@Iovelanguge Brain Sex in Transgender Women Is Shifted towards Gender Identity. Please show me the study that says it aligns just so I can educate myself. Not trying to be rude
@HCarry94693@smithchris1238@Iovelanguge In your own reference “The brains of transgender women ranged between cisgender men and cisgender women (albeit still closer to cisgender men), and the differences to both cisgender men and to cisgender women were significant (p = 0.016 and p < 0.001, respectively).”