First recorded case of transwoman breastfeeding for 6 months.

[Shinra1]

In what is being hailed as a 'trans-miracle' a 30-year-old transgender woman was able to breastfeed her baby in what is “the first formal report in the medical literature of induced lactation in a transgender woman,” according to the case report in journal Transgender Health.

“There have been self-reported cases online of transgender woman trying DIY regiments to induce breastfeeding, but this is the first case of induced functional lactation in the academic literature,” report co-author Tamar Reisman, an endocrinologist at the Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine, told the Guardian.

The woman’s pregnant partner did not want to breastfeed, according to the report, so she approached doctors hoping to take on that role. She had not undergone any gender affirming surgeries, but had taken hormone therapy for six years, the Guardian reports. Doctors applied a basic framework for induced lactation, including increasing estradiol and progesterone hormones to mimic pregnancy and using a breast pump.


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I think this is great that trans medicine is becoming part of mainstream medicine and there is increasing evidence based data as well as standardarised care and more reproductive options for transwomen.

[bigmackie]

This doesn't strike me as surprising since cis men can produce milk. Both sexes have the parts needed, thus any human should, under proper stimulus, without any medical reasons preventing (some cis women can't produce milk), can lactate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_l...male_lactation

While its cool that its an official recorded event, I don't really consider it 'trans-miracle'.

There are plenty of cool medical advancements in trans care but this one seems a little over hyped (on the technical side), a really good feels good story though.

[Afrospinach]

[TehTemplar]

Miracles sure have become mundane nowadays.

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In what is being hailed as a 'trans-miracle' a 30-year-old transgender woman was able to breastfeed her baby in what is “the first formal report in the medical literature of induced lactation in a transgender woman,” according to the case report in journal Transgender Health.

“There have been self-reported cases online of transgender woman trying DIY regiments to induce breastfeeding, but this is the first case of induced functional lactation in the academic literature,” report co-author Tamar Reisman, an endocrinologist at the Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine, told the Guardian.

The woman’s pregnant partner did not want to breastfeed, according to the report, so she approached doctors hoping to take on that role. She had not undergone any gender affirming surgeries, but had taken hormone therapy for six years, the Guardian reports. Doctors applied a basic framework for induced lactation, including increasing estradiol and progesterone hormones to mimic pregnancy and using a breast pump.


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I think this is great that trans medicine is becoming part of mainstream medicine and there is increasing evidence based data as well as standardarised care and more reproductive options for transwomen.

So not so much a Miracle as slamming so many Hormones into the person they forcibly lactate. Pretty sure I could do that if they gave me all that mood juice.

[Hashtronaut]

So not so much a Miracle as slamming so many Hormones into the person they forcibly lactate. Pretty sure I could do that if they gave me all that mood juice.

I’m almost curious what would be the contents of that milk compared to a woman that is naturally producing breast-milk. You’re right that’s a lot of hormones pumped into a person. Is it healthy for the child? Formula may be safer at that point.

I picture it like pumped a cow with a ton of hormones to produce more milk. I always drink organic non-hormone added milk.

[Deleted]

I’m almost curious what would be the contents of that milk compared to a woman that is naturally producing breast-milk. You’re right that’s a lot of hormones pumped into a person. Is it healthy for the child? Formula may be safer at that point.

I picture it like pumped a cow with a ton of hormones to produce more milk. I always drink organic non-hormone added milk.

I'd assume rather weak and watery unless the treatment of hormones used to increase the milk glands was long.

[Twix]

I thought she would be breastfeeding from her dick. Thank god for the baby.

[Shinra1]

So not so much a Miracle as slamming so many Hormones into the person they forcibly lactate. Pretty sure I could do that if they gave me all that mood juice.

Why are you posting inflammatory and bigoted comments.The correct term is 'induced lactation' and it is a major branch of trans medicine to suggest otherwise is to perpetuate violence against the trans community.

Trans women like cis women want to also feed their children naturally, although I personally think breastfeeding is a relic from the past and that formula is a fitting substitute, I still respect the right of trans women wanting to breastfeed.

#MmoBigotsWeep

[McFuu]

Why are you posting inflammatory and bigoted comments.The correct term is 'induced lactation' and it is a major branch of trans medicine to suggest otherwise is to perpetuate violence against the trans community.

Trans women like cis women want to also feed their children naturally, although I personally think breastfeeding is a relic from the past and that formula is a fitting substitute, I still respect the right of trans women wanting to breastfeed.

#MmoBigotsWeep

I believe formula is proven to be less effective, the majority of antibodies babies gain is through breast feeding, which isn't present in formula. Not that formula is bad, just breast milk is probably still better.

[rewhaha]

hallelujah?

[GreenGoldSharpie]

Cis people are really weird about us. There's very much a goldfish effect regarding our medical options. Though, progesterone should not be taken lightly. It can cause major depression issues for some people. Some of us do well on it, though.

That said, this has been going on for decades. There are articles dating back to the 1970s on it.

Edit: Also, yikes, found the actual article and whomever was managing her HRT needs a crash course on the subject. Her numbers are awful, and she was on the minimal dose of both spiro and estradiol. They normally only have you on the minimum when you first start out to help dial in dosage.

[Daedius]

I hear men can lactate too.

Damn it, stole my post.

[Azadina]

This doesn't strike me as surprising since cis men can produce milk. Both sexes have the parts needed, thus any human should, under proper stimulus, without any medical reasons preventing (some cis women can't produce milk), can lactate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_l...male_lactation

While its cool that its an official recorded event, I don't really consider it 'trans-miracle'.

There are plenty of cool medical advancements in trans care but this one seems a little over hyped (on the technical side), a really good feels good story though.

I don't think it's a miracle either, because as you said, both sexes do have the parts to make it happen. It's just a matter of right hormones, which makes men by default not be able to do it without supplements.

[Rennadrel]

I’m almost curious what would be the contents of that milk compared to a woman that is naturally producing breast-milk. You’re right that’s a lot of hormones pumped into a person. Is it healthy for the child? Formula may be safer at that point.

I picture it like pumped a cow with a ton of hormones to produce more milk. I always drink organic non-hormone added milk.

Pretty much all American dairy has hormones in it these days. Why do you think that we don't sell American dairy in Canada? Because ours is legit, and we dominate the market for making quality dairy products anyway.

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I believe formula is proven to be less effective, the majority of antibodies babies gain is through breast feeding, which isn't present in formula. Not that formula is bad, just breast milk is probably still better.

Yes but coming from a man who has been forced to lactate through hormones means those hormones are likely being transferred into a child. The chemical properties need to be assessed before saying that this is a safe and legitimate practice.

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It does kinda seem logical that taking the hormones to induce lactation isn't all that dangerous and will have less side effects if you have already been doing similar hormones for years, compared to inducing it in standard male physiology when the mother can't breastfeed for w/e reason.

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Yes but coming from a man who has been forced to lactate through hormones means those hormones are likely being transferred into a child. The chemical properties need to be assessed before saying that this is a safe and legitimate practice.

Unless the dose of hormones required to do that is significantly larger then the amount present in a normal female, i don't think there would be any huge risks. Pregnant women go real crazy on the hormones naturally and that doesn't seem to affect babies.

[derpkitteh]

uh, as an avid viewer of t-girl and trap porn, i've known that transwomen can lactate for a looong while.

[GreenGoldSharpie]

Unless the dose of hormones required to do that is significantly larger then the amount present in a normal female, i don't think there would be any huge risks. Pregnant women go real crazy on the hormones naturally and that doesn't seem to affect babies.

They're also bioidentical. Usually, trans women try to strike a more cis hormone balance. 200 to 300 pg/mL for estrogen and 15 to 70 ng/dL for testosterone. Numbers will vary slightly in what source you look at, but not by much. That's why I commented on her numbers being kind of loopy.

[Deleted]

Yeah and bolvine growth hormone is totally safe too!

isn't that pretty much the standard treatment if your thyroid can't make it yourself? ofcourse it you take it above normal doses it's gonna cause problems. and were not talking about doping up a random dude of the street here, but someone whos body has been prepared by being on female hormones for years.

[GreenGoldSharpie]

Yeah and bolvine growth hormone is totally safe too!

The estradiol and progesterone prescribed are literally bioidentical.