Do trans men have periods?

So is representation, beginning with transgender male model Kenny Jones, 23, the face of new 'I'm ON' t-shirts. 'I've never had a conversation with a trans man about periods or anything to do with birth or having children'. The t-shirts have been launched by subscription service Pink Parcel with two aims. read more

I have some male friends who still get their periods, and they experience a range of feelings about it, but hearing a trans guy complain about getting his period like it’s a totally normal thing for a dude to complain about makes me feel like I can treat it like a totally normal thing to complain about, too. read more

Not-transitioned trans men and transitioned trans women do get periods (if they’re at the right age, of course), but in different ways. Trans men who have not yet undergone hormones and bottom surgery will often get periods much like cisgendered women do, but transitioned trans women will have all the symptoms minus the bleeding. read more

Technically, I could take less testosterone, get a period and still look as masculine as I do. But ultimately, I chose not to have one. My gender dysphoria, which is eased through testosterone and surgery, outweighs my sentimentality toward my period. read more

Gynomastia doesn’t make men women, and my period doesn’t make me one either. Most trans guys have to deal with their periods at some point or another. It’s not something we talk about — a lot of us are ashamed, which is understandable. But this shouldn’t be a shameful thing. read more

Post-operative male to female transgendered individuals do not have periods due to the fact that they do not have a uterus. The operation inverts the penile tissues into the body creating what is called a neovagina. read more