"...installed last night..."? Sounds like you really did enjoy my "after-market" analogy, Rachel! :-D And, Oh-for-the-day when such a seemingly-seamless means of transition is not only available, but neither uncommon nor unaccepted!
Perhaps a gene-therapy in which there are a few weeks of cramping and emotional trampolines as the body is generally re-gendered followed by a few days of deep sleep during the final phase... Then voila! All that remains is deciding how-best to / and who will get the honor of first penetrating ones' former scrotum!
Hmm, Rachel; What a lovely dream to be waking up from!!! Peace,Love&Kisses; Elle
Elle - perhaps. I think we're rapidly approaching the point where the sort of thing I'm writing about here become possible. My (largely uninformed) opinion is that it'll involve 3D organ printing and robotic microsurgery with gene therapy as a secondary component, but I'm not an expert by any means. For an interesting read on this topic, see here (http://hplusmagazine.com/2014/05/08/total-gender-change-within-decade/) for details.
I mention the concept of "gene-therapy" as a primary component, (in my thinking), which gets the body to begin restructuring itself to produce the necessary hormones & enzymes for altering the host - as a replacement for H.R.T.. I have already seen a segment on a national (u.S.) cable news network, ( yes. i do watch the one that leans "toward" the "right"), about the current development & application of "penile-transplant-surgery" for those who've sustained severe injuries and I figure it's not too far a stretch to believe that using a similar process for F-to-M transitions.
I understand the promise that 3D bio-printing holds for the near future of prosthetic/reconstructive/plastic-surgery applications - and, I suppose, gender-reassignment surgeries.
Maybe the current limitations of G.R.S. are, (in addition to my own, kinky imaginings), are where I get the concept of FtoM transformation resulting in the new male having an "egg-launcher" capable -once a month - of inserting his reproductive component into the vaginal tract of a MtoF transgender for fertilization inside her. Fictional, of course, but who knows? Perhaps the presence of a fertilized egg inside a trans-woman's new vaginal tract could cause the formation of the required space for full gestation. Especially if her new genitalia were generated by her own body's genes rather than fashioned out of her former, male protrusions.
Or, perhaps my thoughts are simply geared around my preference for achieving a female form by some other, more complete, means than are currently available to medical sciences. (Think "StarTrek: The-Voyage-Home", where Dr.McCoy gives the woman awaiting dialysis a pill that simply grows her a new kidney.)
P.S. Having now read the referred article, Rachel, I am both thrilled and troubled by the prospects presented therein.
Thrilled about the time we live in and the advances in medicine/technologies that make the mapping, deciphering and (re)-programming of our bodies a not-too-distant possibility.
Troubled by the article's mention of the economic component, in that; Financial means have always been one of my shortcomings and, as is too-often the case in this world, the realization of gross profits by those funding the initial research will likely render such possibilities beyond the reach of those who reside in the lower economic castes of society for looooong into the foreseeable future. (And I won't even venture into mentioning the potential pitfalls on the ethical issues which these emerging prospects are already facing.)
There are obviously great expenditures of capital in the development of these medical technologies, and the researchers, technicians as well as those people who have funded them are certainly due some reward for their efforts, (apart from any altruistic satisfaction or noteworthiness in the trade journals).
I'm just saying that, as thrilling as these prospects are, I still doubt any likelihood of realizing personal access to such in my lifetime.
Just a quick reply I'm afraid... Yeah, I agree, gene therapy seems like the only sensible approach (future) alternative to hormone therapies. Your 'egg launcher' idea is interesting. Not something I've seen before. As an aside, I once read somewhere that it's theoretically possible for cis-men to become pregnant by implanting an embryo in their seminal ducts. This would be effectively equivalent to an ectopic pregnancy in a woman - dangerous, but something that could be managed with modern healthcare. However, I doubt any researcher could ever get ethical approval for *that* experiment... As for your comment about the financial issue? Well, as a species, we're absurdly rich; it's just all that wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few. After the 2008 crash, people are getting pretty angry about the financial system, as demonstrated by the rise of Bernie Sanders in the US and Jeremy Corbyn in the UK (plus similar movements in Spain, Greece, etc...) It's entirely possible that there will be a fairly dramatic shift in wealth distribution in the next decade or so. Furthermore, technology often drops in price quite dramatically over a few decades due to economies of scale, etc. You're probably reading this on a machine which, in the sixties or seventies, was superior to a multi-million dollar supercomputer. Don't write off the future just yet, my friend :)
"...installed last night..."? Sounds like you really did enjoy my "after-market" analogy, Rachel! :-D And, Oh-for-the-day when such a seemingly-seamless means of transition is not only available, but neither uncommon nor unaccepted!
ReplyDeletePerhaps a gene-therapy in which there are a few weeks of cramping and emotional trampolines as the body is generally re-gendered followed by a few days of deep sleep during the final phase... Then voila! All that remains is deciding how-best to / and who will get the honor of first penetrating ones' former scrotum!
Hmm, Rachel; What a lovely dream to be waking up from!!!
Peace,Love&Kisses;
Elle
What a great scenario Rachel. Your detail and delivery are amazing:)
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Kim
Elle - perhaps. I think we're rapidly approaching the point where the sort of thing I'm writing about here become possible. My (largely uninformed) opinion is that it'll involve 3D organ printing and robotic microsurgery with gene therapy as a secondary component, but I'm not an expert by any means. For an interesting read on this topic, see here (http://hplusmagazine.com/2014/05/08/total-gender-change-within-decade/) for details.
ReplyDeleteKim- Glad you liked it!
I'll take a look at it, Rachel. Thank you.
DeleteI mention the concept of "gene-therapy" as a primary component, (in my thinking), which gets the body to begin restructuring itself to produce the necessary hormones & enzymes for altering the host - as a replacement for H.R.T.. I have already seen a segment on a national (u.S.) cable news network, ( yes. i do watch the one that leans "toward" the "right"), about the current development & application of "penile-transplant-surgery" for those who've sustained severe injuries and I figure it's not too far a stretch to believe that using a similar process for F-to-M transitions.
I understand the promise that 3D bio-printing holds for the near future of prosthetic/reconstructive/plastic-surgery applications - and, I suppose, gender-reassignment surgeries.
Maybe the current limitations of G.R.S. are, (in addition to my own, kinky imaginings), are where I get the concept of FtoM transformation resulting in the new male having an "egg-launcher" capable -once a month - of inserting his reproductive component into the vaginal tract of a MtoF transgender for fertilization inside her. Fictional, of course, but who knows? Perhaps the presence of a fertilized egg inside a trans-woman's new vaginal tract could cause the formation of the required space for full gestation. Especially if her new genitalia were generated by her own body's genes rather than fashioned out of her former, male protrusions.
Or, perhaps my thoughts are simply geared around my preference for achieving a female form by some other, more complete, means than are currently available to medical sciences.
(Think "StarTrek: The-Voyage-Home", where Dr.McCoy gives the woman awaiting dialysis a pill that simply grows her a new kidney.)
Peace,Love&Kisses;
Elle
P.S. Having now read the referred article, Rachel, I am both thrilled and troubled by the prospects presented therein.
DeleteThrilled about the time we live in and the advances in medicine/technologies that make the mapping, deciphering and (re)-programming of our bodies a not-too-distant possibility.
Troubled by the article's mention of the economic component, in that; Financial means have always been one of my shortcomings and, as is too-often the case in this world, the realization of gross profits by those funding the initial research will likely render such possibilities beyond the reach of those who reside in the lower economic castes of society for looooong into the foreseeable future.
(And I won't even venture into mentioning the potential pitfalls on the ethical issues which these emerging prospects are already facing.)
There are obviously great expenditures of capital in the development of these medical technologies, and the researchers, technicians as well as those people who have funded them are certainly due some reward for their efforts, (apart from any altruistic satisfaction or noteworthiness in the trade journals).
I'm just saying that, as thrilling as these prospects are, I still doubt any likelihood of realizing personal access to such in my lifetime.
P.L&K;
Elle
Just a quick reply I'm afraid...
DeleteYeah, I agree, gene therapy seems like the only sensible approach (future) alternative to hormone therapies.
Your 'egg launcher' idea is interesting. Not something I've seen before. As an aside, I once read somewhere that it's theoretically possible for cis-men to become pregnant by implanting an embryo in their seminal ducts. This would be effectively equivalent to an ectopic pregnancy in a woman - dangerous, but something that could be managed with modern healthcare. However, I doubt any researcher could ever get ethical approval for *that* experiment...
As for your comment about the financial issue? Well, as a species, we're absurdly rich; it's just all that wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few. After the 2008 crash, people are getting pretty angry about the financial system, as demonstrated by the rise of Bernie Sanders in the US and Jeremy Corbyn in the UK (plus similar movements in Spain, Greece, etc...) It's entirely possible that there will be a fairly dramatic shift in wealth distribution in the next decade or so.
Furthermore, technology often drops in price quite dramatically over a few decades due to economies of scale, etc. You're probably reading this on a machine which, in the sixties or seventies, was superior to a multi-million dollar supercomputer.
Don't write off the future just yet, my friend :)