27-12-2014, 05:35 PM
The problem is that the term "transition" is loose and means different things to different people. It is why I prefer to describe myself as a transsexual rather than transgender - I feel it is a more precise description of me and my journey. Other people may prefer other terms for their journeys but that is up to them.
"Transition" is indeed a process, but in my case it is four processes, namely:
1) Legal transition aka documents, birth certificates, etc
2) Social transition aka living as female 24/7
3) Psychological transition aka squishing GD out of my head
4) Medical transition aka HRT and GRS
Anyone on PM is doing number (3) and part of (4). My endo works in the world's largest GIC and has several thousand trans patients. He told me that PM was transitioning me physically because when he examined me I had breast tissue and my testicles had shrunk by 33% which meant I was certainly sterile by that point. He then moved me onto Decapeptyl and Progynova, but his message was clear. PM was transitioning my body and if I stayed on it for long enough then I would physically transition.
"Transition" is indeed a process, but in my case it is four processes, namely:
1) Legal transition aka documents, birth certificates, etc
2) Social transition aka living as female 24/7
3) Psychological transition aka squishing GD out of my head
4) Medical transition aka HRT and GRS
Anyone on PM is doing number (3) and part of (4). My endo works in the world's largest GIC and has several thousand trans patients. He told me that PM was transitioning me physically because when he examined me I had breast tissue and my testicles had shrunk by 33% which meant I was certainly sterile by that point. He then moved me onto Decapeptyl and Progynova, but his message was clear. PM was transitioning my body and if I stayed on it for long enough then I would physically transition.