Do medical handling procedures need to change for transgender women? — Background Transgender people dream of having an hourglass figure. Normal female puberty typically includes widening of the pelvis; which helps create the bottom of the hourglass shape. The widening process is sort of a right of passage into womanhood. …

The Castaway Analysis — TW: Participation in thought experiments like what I am about to document can invoke problems in certain people if you have not considered these types of things before. Realizations of your vulnerabilities can be troubling. So, tread carefully… There are other forms of this analysis, but I think my focus…

Things I discovered looking at my recent medical records — Effacement If your not sure what that word means, your not the only one. I had to go and look that one up too. It was part of a medical diagnosis written down after inspection by my surgeon. …

So, almost two months ago, after a bike race (Thursday Night Crits), I simply turned around to sit on the edge of my trunk to change my shoes when I felt a twitch inside my body. I said to myself; “What was that?” Felt almost like a pulled ligament or…

Not my typical story, but shows another aspect of me; some of my engineering side perhaps, and my love of automobiles… I have a 2017 Honda Civic Si and I love it. It replaced a 2015 Chevy Cruise Eco, which I liked, but when I purchased it, I felt as…

Most people will recognize the picture above is of a woman. But why? Is it the top with the spaghetti type of strap she is wearing? Is it the hint of long hair? Is it the jewelry? These are all visual cultural clues we use to identify a person. Is…

So I had my follow-up this week, where I had to make the decision I was regretting as referenced in this story: Decisions, decisions TW: Please note that this is a frank discussion about genitals, related structures, and surgeries. If you're not…christinepenn.medium.com It ended up being not nearly as bad as I was expecting it to be. Still, I had some concerns that I felt needed to be worked out…

Statistics! Do you ever look at them? The ones Medium keeps. They both impress me and keep me humble at the same time. All of my numbers are probably insignificant in the grand scheme of things and nothing when compared to the professionals out there, but they impress the heck…