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This wiki contains everything a budding mad (gender) scientist needs to further their work. Specifically, this is a resource for transgender people to educate themselves about the biology underlying transition and developmental sex differentiation, and to advance trans healthcare ourselves!

Resources for people beginning their transition
Finding access to hormones through a medical provider is the first order of business. You may be surprised at how accessible hormones can be, and things are much safer when medical professionals are engaged. If you are young, you may want to consider hitting the snooze button on puberty using GnRH agonists/antagonists, while making the decision to start hormone therapy. In many parts of the world medical providers refuse to provide hormones or have arcane restrictions (*cough* the Netherlands), or may be financially out of reach (*cough* USA.) In these cases, you may consider going DIY. Natural transition options: Pharmaceutical transition options: In either event, please stay safe! Blood tests and staying safe has information on monitoring your hormone levels. This isn't medical advice! I don't want you to get hurt, and DIY is a serious decision. Research independently; there's no "one size fits all" treatment plan. Lastly, if you show an endocrinologist that you're serious about DIY, they may relent and prescribe you hormones as a harm reduction measure.
 * FTM natural transition guide
 * MTF natural transition guide
 * MTF hormone replacement therapy guide
 * FTM hormone replacement therapy guide

Resources for Mad SCIENCE!
Mwahahahahaa! If you're interested in the biological aspects of all this stuff, see Papers for a collection of useful papers organized by topic. A great way to start learning is to fill in articles on the Wishlist, using information from the papers (and Mabel will thank you eternally for contributing to her project!) I'm also researching a bunch of [[:Category:Mad Science|moonshot science projects] like cellular reprogramming, alternative HRT regimens and computer programs.

Contact
I can be found as @mabelsbrain on tumblr, or mabel/esmerelda on irc.freenode.net.