(04-03-2019, 09:15 PM)julieTG Wrote: Hi Bev
70% is way too high for regret levels
I would gauge at perhaps 5% if that
My orchi would only occur if the
Wife gave green light
God forbid if anything happened to us as a couple then I would either transition or
Chop em off as another romantic realationship would hold no candle to her and would not be of interest
X
Julie
I have made a mistake. I have rechecked the so-called 70% referred to, and see that it is for males above the age of 65. But even this may not be accurate. So please discard that info.
However, here is more meaningful info. Cornell University did a meta study of all peer-reviewed articles published in English between 1991 and June 2017 that assessed the effects of gender transition on transgender well-being. They found:
“Regrets following gender transition are extremely rare and have become even rarer as both surgical techniques and social support have improved. Pooling data from numerous studies demonstrates a regret rate ranging from .3 percent to 3.8 percent. Regrets are most likely to result from a lack of social support after transition or poor surgical outcomes using older techniques.”
Apart from this particular medical journal I have since read other articles and reports by institutions and trans forums that confirms that the vast majority of women are satisfied with the outcome following full surgical transition, and none regretted it and/or had any feelings of guilt afterwards.
So, based upon this, I say GO FOR IT! It's only the evil twins anyway.
I'm dying to hear what the result feels like and HOW it makes you feel. It is a subject close to my own heart. I am even more interested now.
Bev
PS:
Slightly off-subject - It is my personal belief that not ALL males are made for transitioning. I have a few friends in my trans group who really should stick to just dressing up. They look gross in female clothing, and nothing is going to make them appear feminine. Just imaging a 6'3 welder or mechanic with a bony structure like a tower crane, a thick jaw, big bony elbows and knees, semi bald and with hands like wrenches . . . . . . . dressed up like a woman. It would be funny as hell at a party though. And take note, I am not being ugly or judgmental. I speak from personal experience, having been close conversation with people like this. I've seen big muscular men cry like women because deep inside they know its impossible and unrealistic for them to transition successfully.
