Some non-binary people are opting for hormone microdosing, in order to achieve more androgynous features. “I still want to be somewhere in the middle,” Marisa Rivas, who identifies as non-binary, says.
were published, trans people who sought treatment were under pressure to identify as either male or female to be taken seriously by providers, according to Dr. Asa Radix, senior director of research and education at the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, which provides health care to LGBTQ people in New York City.
Doctors and therapists who specialize in transgender care say nonbinary people have been coming to them for years, though they’ve only recently had the language to explain it. After having a mastectomy in 2011, Rajunov watched a few YouTube videos made by people who were on low-dose testosterone, and decided to give it a try.Rajunov described the journey to finding the right testosterone dose as “turbulent.” Rajunov’s physician was unsure what dosage to put them on, and prescribed a higher amount than Rajunov expected. Rajunov liked some of the effects — including a deeper voice — but didn’t like the growth of facial hair.
When trans and nonbinary people who were assigned male at birth begin to transition, they are usually prescribed hormone blockers to suppress natural testosterone levels. But not everyone is interested in taking blockers, and some may prefer to be on lower doses, to achieve a more nonbinary appearance.
Mere Abrams, 31, a licensed clinical social worker in Palm Desert, California, who identifies as transgender and nonbinary, underwent a mastectomy in 2015 and has been on low-dose testosterone since 2014. Abrams said their therapist had to write in referral letters to their surgeon that Abrams was masculine-identified, rather than nonbinary, so Abrams wouldn’t be denied treatment.
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