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rosewonderland t1_j1gyibg wrote

Reply to comment by FlatPineappleSociety in Which medical procedures have a different application when treating a woman or a man? by ViejoOrtiva

So, two of these only are a problem if a transguy is pregnant. That's extremely rare since they usually take hormones that make that impossible.

For the urinary catheter: they might prepare the wrong one, but they'd realise they'll need the other after one second of looking, so I doubt that would actually be much of a problem.

Abdominal pain can have multiple causes, so their origin are often only found after imaging and a full work-up anyway.

So, imo, giving EMTs a one or two hour "awareness lesson" during training would be enough to avoid all of this. That's not enough of a reason to not allow people to correct their gender on their birth certificate.

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Sparrow_Flock t1_j1hfxon wrote

Testosterone does not make pregnancy impossible, that’s a very dangerous myth. Trans men typically don’t get pregnant because they either have/use some form of birth control, or dislike or arrive sex due to dysphoria, or only have AFAB partners. Many trans men are still very fertile. We would have to stop hormones in order to have a safe pregnancy, but getting pregnant on hormones is COMPLETELY possible and does happen.

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rosewonderland t1_j1hvzmb wrote

Hm, yeah, sorry. I'm more familiar with the medical issues of transwomen then transmen. But you're right, the transman I know used an IUD for protection until he had a hysterectomy.

So for the possible pregnancy complications, transmen being well educated and EMTs considering it as a possibility is important.

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