#uterus

[thingstrumperssay]

Transphobes are freaking out over this because if trans women can give birth then their piss-poor list of what it takes to be a "real woman" gets smaller and they're freaking out over "the man who stole some poor woman's uterus!"

Except, like you can read without clicking on the article right there- this transplant is between two cisgender sisters. (Cisters, if you will.) One sister was infertile.

Now, could this mean that trans women might be able to give birth in the future with a uterus transplant? Maybe. I hope to see that day. (I'd donate mine if I could. I dunno if my organs would be any good to anybody because of my blood disorder.)

[sophiaslittleblog]

Hay guys! So I’m going under the knife again! My uterus has fibroids and I’m getting them removed this fall. I’m asking for $7k to cover what my insurance wont cover. And also for funds so I can stay afloat after I take 3 weeks off from work. If you like you can also send funds to my PayPal-Sophiachester@hotmail.com My Cash App-$SophiaChes My venmo is Sophia-Chester-1 Sharing this post and tagging others is just as important as making a donation. I would greatly appreciate any help.

[redditreceipts]

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and, probably the most interesting thing I have read so far about uteruses:

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"the uterus is only for making babies and if I don't want to have babies I actually don't need it and they can just cut it out" is really just medical misogyny but you aren't ready for that conversation

[etherealspacejelly]

plunging my hand into my stomach and pulling out my uterus like kris at the end of deltarune

[daportalpractitioner]

holistic womb healing tip:

aim to keep your womb warm by avoiding or limiting the amount of cold you put into your body and replacing it with warm foods + liquids. this increases blood flow to the uterus and aids in fertility! even if you're not trying to get pregnant, on a spiritual level, having a fertile womb allows you to naturally magnetize the things that you want in life with ease.

[theotherhappyplace]

Should I stay or should I go now?

Should I stay or should I go now?

If I go, there will be trouble

And if I stay it will be double

So come on and let me know

[magnus-the-maqnificent]

Just found out that period cramps are caused due to transient ischemia of the uterus. In simpler words, blood supply gets cut off for a few seconds, cells die, uterus screams in pain.

You know where else this happens? In a heart attack. That's fucking where.

I'm literally having the heart attack equivalent of the uterus every single month. What the fuck.

[eveshmeve]

ode to iuds

[hehehehehenrik]

New Year’s present to @strangervvv !!!

Thanks for the introduction of Fear and Hunger to me, and just for being the best of best, mwah.

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

Erasing MOTHER XX

The British General Medical Council (GMC) has updated its internal policy to remove all mentions of the word “mother” for its employees, opting instead for “parent” to avoid female-specific language.

The guidance also changed the term “surrogate mother” in favor of “surrogate parent,” explaining in a maternity document that the “GMC offers maternity to all colleagues going on maternity leave,” including so-called surrogate parents.

The GMC further updated its menopause advice to suggest that it does not only impact women, making clear that it “will work proactively to make adjustments where necessary to support individuals experiencing the menopause.”

Heather Welford of the maternity action group With Woman told one outlet following the guidance update, “[t]he decision by the GMC to obscure the fact that only women have babies is ideologically driven, medically inaccurate and unhelpful to women and babies. It moves away from the drive for plain English and makes medical literature unclear.”

“For medical professionals, the sex of a person is salient to their health care. Reputable organisations such as the GMC should not be changing language on a population level to pander to ideologically driven pressure groups,” she added.

This follows a British government-funded LGBT organization recommending people refer to vaginas as “bonus holes” to increase inclusivity earlier this summer.

[gahallan]

The true monster is an author

[pro-birth]

So according to various evolutionary models I have seen, they pinpoint the first childbearing/birthing animal to a female shrew-like mammal in the middle Jurassic period. And Idk what the science behind that would look exactly, but it got me wondering about how the uterus evolved with that ability.

I know a lot of feminists and women’s activists argue that the uterus is not primarily a childbearing organ. But maybe we should respect the fact that it kinda is? Maybe it isn’t a sexist thing to say if it’s literally ingrained in our normal biology?

Regardless of whether you have children, a healthy and functioning uterus has health benefits of all sorts for the woman who has one. I’m not saying that if the uterus is primarily for pregnancy then you have an obligation to become pregnant. BUT, the uterus was formed before, during, and after our mammalian ancestors gained the ability to birth live offspring. That is a fact, and you know what else?

This switch from egg laying to gestation is likely what enabled our ancestors to survive the meteor strike 65 millions years ago. Little pregnant Juramaia were able to flee into caves and other safe crevices while the world burned and froze over and struggled to equalize. Countless lives of our own ancestors in turn were able to share space more effectively by not having to leave behind eggs to guard in what little room they had.

It was the childbearing purpose of the uterus that has allowed humanity to thrive and survive. This primal tradition can even be seen in historical and present day women figures fighting for changes and their own destinies while pregnant!

I’m not saying that pregnancy is all sunshine and roses, or that it should be mandatory. I’m just saying that this ancient gift should be respected, at the least, for literally and figuratively birthing us. That we should respect the power our uterus holds for our own lives, just that fact that we COULD birth and raise little humans who can change the future.

The uterus is a childbearing organ that gave us life. I am okay with that; maybe if society was too, we can make it into a new age of true equity.

[pessimiavium]

☆ MOONCYCLE by Melanie Martinez ☆

[ohmenthamo]

Another drawing yayyy

[alpha-whoore]

tips tmi para todxs lxs útero portantes en este agujero del infierno ♥️

- cambiense el tampón. no sé lo dejen quinientas horas. les va a hacer mal. creo que es entre 4 y 8 hs que hay que cambiarlo.

- vacíen la copita/ disco después de las horas recomendadas (o menos si están con el sangrado a full). les puede hacer mal y se van a cagar manchando como yo.

- no se dejen la toallita mil horas tampoco. las infecciones urinarias y demás que puede traer eso es tremendo. aparte de que se pueden paspar feo.

- usen ropa cómoda que les permita que les respire todo. es una paja que se les esté colando la tanga con la toallita puesta.

- si usan botellas de agua caliente o calentadores eléctricos, Ojo! tomen descansos y no se lo pongan directo sobre la piel. se van a cagar quemando.

- TOMEN AGUA E INTENTEN COMER BIEN. no me hagan ir a buscarlxs.

- el dolor no es normal. vean a sus ginecólogxs. pregunten. saque se dudas.

- si están sangrando más de lo que sangraron en su vida vayan al médico!

- todxs tienen un tip para limpiar sangre. si consultan con sus madres, padres, figuras parentales, amigues, etc, les van a poder recomendar la mejor solución es una paja igual. yo dejo todo en remojo con un poco de jabón en polvo sobre la mancha, si está muy arraigada un poco de bicarbonato (intenten que no pase tres días entre que se les mancho y entre que lo lavaron), y después lavarlo normal.

bueno. eso nomás. si se me ocurre algo más, les aviso.

✨besos, cuídense.✨

[magicalaugirl]

To everyone being told their unbearable menstrual pain is normal

Today is endometriosis visibility day

To everyone being denied medication for menstrual pain when needed

Today is endometriosis visibility day

To everyone being accused of exaggerating when describing menstrual pain

Today is endometriosis visibility day

To everyone that had to go through outrageous numbers of ginecologists before being given a diagnosis

Today is endometriosis visibility day

To everyone that only found out they had endometriosis because they were trying for pregnancy and were infertile

Today is endometriosis visibility day

To all the scientist advocating and being denied funding for the study of endometriosis and women’s menstrual rights

Today is endometriosis visibility day

To every single person that up to this date have to take contraceptive pills because there is no treatment for endometriosis

Today is endometriosis visibility day

To everyone being denied medical leave by their jobs despite not being able to get themselves to work due to menstrual cramps

TODAY 14/03 IS ENDOMETRIOSIS VISIBILITY DAY