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Understanding and Supporting Transgender Teens
For adolescents, coming out as transgender can be an enormous relief. But it can also be scary and challenging. Research shows that transgender teens may be more likely to develop depression and other mental health conditions.
As a result, parents of transgender teens need information and resources to help them support their children. To begin with, they need to understand what it means to be transgender.
According to the American Psychological Association, the term “transgender” describes people whose gender identity, gender expression, or behavior does not conform to that typically associated with the gender to which they were assigned at birth. Transgender is sometime shortened to trans, or trans male/trans female.
Thus, children or teens born with the biological and physical traits of a male may know without a doubt that they are actually female. Or those assigned female at birth may know that their true gender is male.
With awareness of transgender issues on the rise, more teens are coming out. In 2017, US estimates showed that 150,000 youth ages 13 to 17, or 0.7 percent of American teens, identified as transgender. But a 2018 study suggests that the number may be higher. The study looked at students in ninth and 11th grade and estimated that nearly 3 percent are transgender or gender nonconforming. Gender nonconforming means that they don’t conform in appearance or behavior to typical expectations around gender.
People often confuse gender identity with sexual orientation. However, the two are not the same.
Hence, sexual orientation refers to our physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to another person. Meanwhile, gender identity refers to one’s internal sense of being male, female, or something else, such as nonbinary or genderfluid. A transgender teenager may be straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or asexual—just like a cisgender teen. (The term “cisgender” refers to those whose gender identity matches the gender they were assigned at birth.)
The difference is sometimes explained like this: Sexual orientation is about who you want to be with. Gender identity is about who you are.
Being transgender in itself is not a mental health condition, any more than being cisgender is. However, being transgender can present specific challenges that increase the likelihood of anxiety, depression, or other conditions. For example, transgender people may face rejection by family and friends, societal stigma and prejudice, and reduced access to healthcare.
Moreover, transgender teens and children often experience an intense conflict between their “assigned” or biological gender and what they know and feel to be their actual gender. As a result, they may suffer from what’s known as gender dysphoria. Gender dysphoria refers to distress, depression, and/or anxiety as a result of this conflict.
Experts diagnose gender dysphoria when individuals experience significant distress or impairment in major areas of life. Hence, it disrupts daily functioning, including school, relationships, work, and social activities.
Many transgender people say that they knew they were transgender when they were very young. For others, the transgender identity development process lasts into their teens or adulthood. Some transgender teens experience what might be called a transgender identity crisis—a period of confusion and anxiety around their gender identity.
Sometimes children or teens know they are trans but are afraid to come out. They might be concerned about rejection, stigma, or bullying. As a result, transgender teens may come out as gay, lesbian, or bisexual before coming out as transgender.
In most cases, the initial confusion and anxiety evolves into experimentation, gradual acceptance, and eventually integration and expression of one’s identity. Studies on transgender identity development find that being able to fully express one’s gender and having a sense of self is essential, no matter how the participants expressed their gender identity. Moreover, having a safe space to experiment with their gender presentation was instrumental in their process of identity development. These studies indicated that transgender people who don’t have this safe space would benefit from working with a mental healthcare professional who specifically understands transgender issues.
Not all transgender people transition into living as the gender they identify with. If they do transition, transgender people express their gender identities in different ways. Some people take hormones and/or have surgery so their body matches their true gender identity. Some change the way they dress and/or their behavior without making major physical changes.
Transgender kids who have not yet reached puberty don’t receive medication of any kind. As they get older, doctors prescribe puberty blockers, which put the physical changes associated with adolescence on hold. The recommended age for beginning hormone therapy is 16, but some physicians say that kids don’t have too wait that long. Hence, more and more transgender teens are starting hormones earlier. While the hormones carry some health risks, experts say that the mental health benefits of physical transitioning outweigh the dangers.
In most countries, transgender teens must wait until the age of 18 to have gender reassignment surgery. However, that may change. In 2018, the Australian Family Court ruled that it would no longer intervene in cases where children with gender dysphoria have the permission of their parents and doctors. The decision cleared the way for a 16-year-old trans boy to have surgery.
Moreover, transgender teens and children may begin social transitioning at any age. Ways to transition socially include the following:
For transgender teens, rejection by family members is the worst possible result of coming out. Familial rejection threatens the mental health and safety of trans teens. Studies show that such rejection can lead transgender youth to engage in risky behavior. In extreme cases, rejection by loved ones can result in homelessness. In fact, 40 percent of homeless youth are LGBT teens who have been kicked out of the house, or who left home due to negative relationships with family members.
But even when families are supportive, transgender teens are often exposed to bullying, cyberbullying, stigma, and prejudice. The Trump administration has contributed to the hostile attitude toward transgender people with its attacks on transgender rights.
Research indicates that a combination of these factors makes transgender teens more likely to experience depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions. As a result, transgender teens are also at greater risk of suicide than their peers. A recent study of LGBT suicide statistics found that adolescents aged 12 to 14 who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender are more likely to die by suicide than heterosexual teens of the same age. And a 2018 review found that transgender teens aged 12 to 20 were 5.87 times more likely to attempt suicide than cisgender teens who identified as heterosexual.
Fortunately, parental support can buffer against the challenges that transgender teens face. When trans teens feel accepted by their families, their health, self-esteem, and social support improve. Moreover, they are less vulnerable to depression, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation.
Here are 10 tips for parenting a transgender teenager.
Int’l J Transgenderism. 2018;19(4). 
Prof Psych: Research and Practice. 2009;(40)2:194–200.
JAMA Pediatr. 2018;172(12):1145–1152.
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By Sam Baker For Mailonline 15:24 BST 16 Nov 2020 , updated 21:53 BST 16 Nov 2020
A transgender teenager who was born with male genitalia and raised as a boy has become pregnant after discovering that she also has functional female reproductive organs.
Mikey Chanel, 18, from Boston, Massachusetts, who identifies as a women, felt like she was different from the boys she grew up with, despite being raised as a male by her family.
While she was still in her mother's womb, tests determined that Mikey was going to be born a girl, which left doctors and her parents shocked when he was born with male genitalia. 
Speaking about growing up, Mikey said it was obvious to people very early on that she was different.
She said: 'It was obvious to everyone that I was different right from the start.
'At age five I'd be playing with my aunt's purses and putting on my mom's lipstick.
'I never felt like a boy. I was quite effeminate and I never really went through a whole "boy puberty" thing.
'I only have a tiny bit of facial hair. I've always had a feminine-shaped body, with hips and a butt.
'I got bullied at school, everyone told me I was a f****t, a tranny, since third grade, before I even knew what it meant really.' 
At the age of 13, Mikey came out as gay and later wondered if she might be transgender.
Last year, she was undergoing routine tests at the doctors when it was revealed that she had internal female reproductive organs. 
Mikey said: 'I had been having a weird feeling after peeing and after sex, so they did an ultrasound of my urinary tract.
'They told me that I had a cervix, ovaries, uterus and fallopian tubes and that I could get pregnant if I wanted to.
'I actually thought it was a joke. I didn't even know this was possible. I was like "Haha where are the cameras?". Then they showed me my uterus on the screen.'
Mikey was diagnosed with Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome (PMDS), a rare condition where a person has external male genitalia, but female reproductive organs internally. 
Although people who are diagnosed with PMDS typically do not have a vaginal opening, they can still experience mensuration via blood in the urine or semen - which usually occurs in the very rare cases where the condition goes undiagnosed until after puberty.
One man who was diagnosed with PMDS in 2015 recalled finding blood in his urine and going to the doctor, who warned that it could be a sign of bladder cancer. When those tests came back negative however, further investigation revealed that he was actually menstruating as a result of his female reproductive organs. 
The man in question - who never revealed his identity - was set to undergo a hysterectomy at the advice of medical experts, who warned that the condition can lead to much more serious and life-threatening health concerns if it goes untreated.
That same advice was given to Mikey after her diagnosis. However, after learning that her male reproductive organs were infertile, she explained that she couldn't turn down the chance to conceive her own child before undergoing the procedure. 
Mikey said: 'People with PDMS are susceptible to cancer and tumors and the risk is lessened if you have a hysterectomy. 
Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome affects some people who are born as males and it means they are born with both male genitalia and internal female reproductive organs.
The uterus and fallopian tubes found in those with PMDS are derived from the  Müllerian duct, which is meant to have broken down during development of the foetus.
Those with the condition have normal male chromosomes and normal external male genitalia. 
Symptoms include one or both testicles failing to descend, and fleshy hernias in the lower abdomen.
If the condition goes undiscovered into puberty, blood may also occur in the semen or urine after periods start.
'My male parts came back infertile but I was told that my ovaries were functioning.
'I was in a state of shock for a couple of weeks then I realized that I wouldn't be able to have a child unless I carried it myself, and soon.
'I always knew I wanted to be a parent. I used to play with baby dolls when I was little and I've always seen kids in my future, so I decided, "It's now or never I have to try and get pregnant."'
Following this, Mikey underwent a series of fertility procedures, including ICSI which involves donor sperm being injected directly into a woman's egg to fertilize the embryo.
Due to Mikey not having a vaginal opening, three fertilized embryos were implanted into her fallopian tube via an abdominal cavity. 
Mikey, who is four months pregnant, said: 'I was told there was only about a 20 per cent chance it would work, but it worked, and I was so shocked but happy.
'I can't wait to be a parent. My parents weren't around much when I was a kid, so I want to be the parent that my parents couldn't be, I really want to be there for my child.
'I want to be there for everything from the first step to the first word to them graduating from college, I want to be supportive in everything and anything they chose in life.'
After being prescribed estrogen to help with her pregnancy, Mikey says she feels more like a woman now more than ever before and hopes to continue her transition further after her baby is born. 
Mikey is now sharing her story to try and raise awareness of PMDS and show that the condition is normal and could happen to anyone.
She also wants to break social stigmas related to gender nonconformity. 
She said: 'Nobody really speaks about this, most people have never even heard of it.
'There isn't a lot of research about it and there aren't a lot of tests, often it's found accidentally, like in my case.
'I feel like there should be more research, I'm just trying to educate people about it. Once people understand it could break a really big stigma with gender and within LGBT communities.'
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