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Men and women have the same risk of contracting COVID-19, but what happens after they get infected varies with sex. Men are more likely to get severely ill from the disease and are 2.4 times more likely to die, according to a recent study. A complex mix of factors, including biology and lifestyle, put men in harms way. Like father, like son, do boys share that risk?

Probably not. So far, the evidence doesnt point to it, says Susan Hassig, an epidemiologist at Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine. Young boys dont have a lot of risk, she says.

One study from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that boys are slightly more likely than girls to get COVID-19. Yet this conclusion is unreliable. Because of the way the study was conducted, its impossible to tell whether their sample reflects reality, though Hassig doubts it. I am not aware of any biologic factors that would make boys at more risk of coronavirus infection than girls, she says.

Though girls and boys may be on an equal playing field in terms of the coronavirus, boys, in general, pick up more infectious diseases and have more severe responses to them, according to a 2014 study. Girls and women have stronger immune systems a double-edged sword. They are more likely to have autoimmune disorders, but they are also less likely to contract many infectious diseases and get severely ill from them.

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Girls and womens stronger immune systems are largely due to genetics and sex hormones. Females have two copies of the X chromosome, which contains many immune-related genes, while males only have one. And estrogen, more abundant in women, boosts the immune system, but testosterone slightly suppresses it. Thats why some doctors are running trials in which they treat male COVID-19 patients with estrogen and progesterone, another sex hormone higher in women, according to the New York Times.

Men may also get more severely ill from COVID-19 because they have a higher blood concentration of a protein that helps the virus enter healthy cells, according to a new study in older adults with heart failure.

Social factors also make men more likely to develop severe COVID-19 if infected. Men in the U.S. smoke more than women, and smoking increases the risk, according to a new study. Men are also less likely to wash their hands, including after using the bathroom, coughing and sneezing, and handling money. They are 50 percent less likely than women to use non-pharmaceutical methods to protect themselves, such as avoiding crowds and wearing masks, during respiratory disease epidemics and pandemics, according to a 2016 study.

What is true for mens behavior is not necessarily true for boys under the watchful eyes of their parents. And in general, children who get COVID-19 handle the disease well. Few get severely sick, and many are asymptomatic and dont even realize they have the disease. As the data comes in, could this understanding change? Experts dont have a definitive grasp on the question of boys or girls with the data available, so yes, it may turn out boys are at higher risk. But it may not really matter. Even if boys are more likely to get seriously sick, their overall risk would be low because the risk for kids is low. So teach your son healthy habits, and keep an eye out for worrying symptoms and focus on dads health. Hes the one who is at greater risk.

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With each day that goes by, we keep hearing of novel coronavirus therapies that can speed up recovery time and potentially reduce the risk of complications and death. It seems like doctors are throwing everything at the disease to see what sticks, but thats not exactly the case. Theyve simply had time to observe that some of the drugs that were created for other ailments can help COVID-19 patients as well. One such example is remdesivir, which was developed for Ebola but never used to treat it. Then theres the controversial hydroxychloroquine, a decades-old anti-malarial that can help some COVID-19 patients, but its not as effective and safe as people would have hoped. Anti-viral favipiravir (Avigan) was made for influenza but it might work on COVID-19 as well. And if this new study is right, a treatment thats usually given to prostate cancer patients could be used to protect men from the novel coronavirus.

Cancer is the kind of preexisting medical condition that might worsen the impact of the COVID-19 disease on patients. With that in mind, its not surprising that doctors paid close attention to their cohorts of cancer patients who were infected with the new virus. Researchers from Switzerland and Italy penned a new study that shows androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer would actually protect men from the novel coronavirus infection.

Published in the leading cancer journal Annals of Oncology, the study details this startling discovery. Researchers found that patients receiving ADT drugs were less likely to develop COVID-19, and the disease was less severe following an infection. The study says that out of 4,532 men in the Veneto region of Italy, 430 had cancer, with 118 of them having prostate cancer. Men with cancer had a 1.8x higher risk of COVID-19 infection compared to the male population without the ailment, and they developed a more severe form of the disease, the report says.

But when they looked at the entire population of prostate cancer patients in the Veneto region, they found that only four men out of 5,273 patients on ADT were infected with the novel coronavirus, and none of them died. Thats the kind of unusual statistical discrepancy that warrants more research.

37,161 men who have the same kind of cancer were treated with other therapies. Of those, 114 got COVID-19 and 18 died. Of the 79,661 patients with other types of cancer, 312 were infected, and 57 died.

The researchers now believe that men who do not have prostate cancer can be treated with ADT to either prevent COVID-19 symptoms or reduce the severity of the disease after infection.

I hope that our findings inspire other clinicians to carry out clinical trials using transient ADT in men infected with COVID-19, in addition to other experimental therapies, Swiss Universit della Svizzera Italiana professor Andrea Alimonti said. Although these data need to be further validated in additional large cohorts of patients with COVID-19, they provide an answer to the hypothesis that androgen levels can facilitate coronavirus infections and increase the severity of symptoms, as has been seen in male patients.

The Swiss and Italian researchers were motivated to look into this potential therapy following recent research that said a protein called TMPRSS2 from the family of Type II Transmembrane Serine Proteases could help the virus infect human cells. TMPRSS2 can be found in other places such as the lungs, which is where the novel coronavirus replicates the most, with potentially fatal consequences.

ADT drugs target androgen receptors, which regulate the high levels of TMPRSS2 in the prostate. Therefore, ADT can also regulate TMPRSS2 levels in the lungs and potentially reduce the viruss capability to infect cells. The ADT therapy would not last longer than a month and should have no significant side effects, Alimonti said. For instance, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone, or LH-RH, antagonists can decrease the levels of testosterone in patients in 48 hours, and the effect of this therapy is transient. Once a patient stops taking the drug, his testosterone levels go back to the previous levels.

As with other coronavirus research, the cancer study will require additional research to see whether ADT drugs in COVID-19 patients who dont have cancer actually works. But the research doesnt only offer a potential treatment for men, it also explains why men might develop worse COVID-19 forms.

This could explain why men infected by COVID-19 develop a more aggressive form of disease than women, Alimonti said. It is known that ADT can decrease the levels of TMPRSS2 in prostate cancer patients, and some experimental evidence demonstrates that this could happen not only in the prostate but also in other tissues. So I wanted to see if ADT could decrease the risk of developing coronavirus infection in men with prostate cancer.

That may not be the sole explanation, as other studies show the virus does affect the testes directly. A recent study suggested that ACE2 receptors in the testicles explain why men are more likely than women to develop severe cases of COVID-19. Another report even showed that the virus can be present in semen, suggesting that sexual transmission could be a theoretical risk.

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Many natural medicines used by humanity over time are not recognized in actual days, supplements like Tribulus Terrestris, Maca Peruana, and Melatonin are very useful to provide a better lifestyle.Those supplements are natural and can improve sexual functions, metabolism, cognition, and response from the body to external conditions.

Some of those supplements were used by civilizations thousand years ago, in fact, when these herbs were used wasnt in supplement way, it was direct as plant most of the time in raw or crude ways

Here a list for you with some of those supplements that can help improve your body functions and make you live happier.

1 Peruvian Maca

This root was first used by people of Andes and was recognized worldwide by its functions related to sexual improvement from men and women, it can help women relieve symptoms of menopause and improve metabolism helping burn more fat during the day.

2 Tribulus Terrestris

Its another plant that is fully used flowers and leaves to improve libido, but it works in a different way, libido increased felling come from testosterone that is stimulated by Tribulus Terrestris, the metabolism get increased when levels of testosterone get normal. Fixing normal levels of testosterone many other benefits can be felt.

3 Melatonin

4 DHEA

DHEA is a hormone produced by the body thats responsible for many other hormones production that plays important functions on the body, hormones like testosterone get balanced when DHEA production is regulated after 30 DHEA levels get decreased and functions like muscle development get harder many other benefits come from hormonal balance, taking DHEA its a good way to fix all other hormone levels that was decreased by aging.

5 Lemon Essential Oil

6 Omega 3

Omega 3 provides many benefits, it plays important roles in the brain and can prevent many diseases like Alzheimer's, its recognized by an anti-inflammatory answer and can prevent most inflammatory diseases like cancer. It can be used to increase metabolism by decreasing fat resistance making it easier to be burned and protect the heart against bad fat.

7 Glucosamine and Chondroitin

Those 2 nutrients are fundamental to maintain the good health of joints, mainly when we get aged and need be on move, its hard to balance moves with joint resistance thats acquired over the time, glucosamine and chondroitin can help joint get lubricated and reduce pains.

8 Green Tea

Thats a very good antioxidant and as it is can be used to increase the immune system, in addition, it can also be used as a stimulant. Its caffeine content may help fat loss and some of the studies point it as a good joint protector.

9 Multivitamins

Its always hard to eat all foods that provide all vitamins and minerals spectrum, that way some of the supplements can be taken to provide all needings of your body, those supplements are not expensive and can make the bodywork better and improve metabolism during the day. Its not recommended to take it at night because probably it will make you go to the restroom.

10 BCAA ( Amino acids )

Amino acids are very important for muscle growth and to prevent it catabolism, in addition, it can also be used to increase the immune system. BCAA is showing very good effects on liver detox and restoring and can reduce fatigue from exercises.

That was our list of 10 best supplements that can help improve your life, any supplement can replace healthy habits, take care of your food, do exercises, drink water, breathe pure air, and use supplements wisely.

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Androgen replacement therapy (ART), often referred to as testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), is a form of hormone therapy, in which androgens, often testosterone, are replaced. ART is often prescribed to counter the effects of male hypogonadism. It typically involves the administration of testosterone through injections, skin creams, patches, gels, or subcutaneous pellets. Testosterone replacement therapy is a promising technology for improving symptoms of hypogonadism and to raise the testosterone level. Furthermore, benefits related to application of testosterone replacement therapy include an increase in muscle tissue, overall surge in energy, and significant decrease in depression symptoms.

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If youve suffered from hormonal acne, you know there's no easy fix. And yet, there's a supplement that's starting to garner attention for how well it seems to work. Diindolylmethane, or DIM, is a compound derived from cruciferous vegetables (think: broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, etc.)but if you cant get enough of it through your diet, it also comes in supplement form.

While it might seem too good to be true that a compound from green veggies could heal hormonal acne, some research indicates that it could even work as well as prescription medications. In fact, Morgan Rabach, MD, dermatologist and Co-Founder of LM Medical in NYC, says that it may work similarly to Spironolactone, a prescription drug dermatologists often recommend to treat hormonal acne.

Experts hypothesize that DIM may help balance hormones by blocking excess testosteroneand when hormones are balanced, hormonal breakouts should, in theory, be diminished. Lets back up a bit: When androgens (aka male hormones like testosterone) and hormone receptors (cells that translate messages to the body) bind together, it causes changes in the skin that can lead to acne.

Think of androgens binding to hormone receptors like a key in a lockthere is a cascade of effects that it unlocks when it happens, says Dr. Rabach. "This includes things like increased oil production in the face, which clogs the pores and leads to acne. In short, when androgens and hormone receptors interact, acne happens, but Spironolactone prevents that from ever happening to begin with.

DIM, as mentioned before, is thought to have the same mechanism as spironolactone. It binds to the androgen receptor so that there's no 'hole' for the androgen 'keys' to bind to," says Dr. Rabach. "When the the two cant bind, then oil isnt increased, and fewer clogged pores means less acne."

Because there is not yet solid data backing up these results or documenting clear dosages to recommend, Dr. Rabach says she's unlikely to recommend DIM in spite of the fact that, anecdotally, it works for many people.

"DIM shows promising results on hormonal acne in some people and may be a viable natural alternative for people that do not want traditional medicine, but there are no randomized placebo controlled studies, so I can't endorse it 100 percent," she says.

One other thing to note: The supplement industry isn't regulated, meaning the FDA doesn't vet products to make sure they contain exactly what they say they do. So, even if research indicated the dosage required for results (which it doesn't), it's hard to say for sure if you'd actually be getting that dosage from supplements you can buy in stores.

New York City-based publicist and blogger Stephanie OQuigley read about DIM online after finding herself lost for options on treating acne. Because it appeared every month at the same time and was mostly centered around her chin, Stephanie strongly suspected it was related to hormonesand no amount of clean pillowcases, salicylic acid or a dairy-free diet, was making a difference.

I started taking 200mg of DIMI'd read online that this was a great starting dose," she says. "After two to three months, I started to see results." After four months, her skin was pretty much clear. I didnt have to worry about waking up with a big whitehead on my chin," she says. "I would get the odd pimple, but for the most part, I felt great about my complexion.

For Stephanie, however, the good results ceased after seven months. There are so many factors that we dont know about each individual who takes DIM, like how is their diet, skin hygiene, stress, etc.," says Dr. Rabach. "One of those factors or a combination can override DIM." Unfortunately, it comes back to the same limitations on our knowledge of DIM's effectiveness and how it works: "There is no good research to explain how long or if DIM will work for everyone in a predictable way," says Dr. Rabach."

While there is no research-backed recommended dosage, anecdotally, some people say taking 100 milligrams twice a day has worked for themthough, of course, you should always consult your dermatologist or doctor before adding a new supplement to your regimen.

If you and your doctor do decide DIM is a good fit for you, Dr. Rabach says the most common side effects to be aware of are nausea, vomiting, bloating, diarrhea, gas, and headaches. It could also darken your urine due to the presence of DIM metabolites that have an amber color. "Individuals who eat large amounts of DIM-containing cruciferous vegetables would notice similarly colored urine," says naturopathic doctor Marcus Laux.

Bottom line: It may be worth a shotif your doctor approves.

While the hard-and-fast data and studies may not be there for DIM, the initial feedback from people who have used it is that it may work very similarly to Spironolactone. Plus, there are multiple personal success stories online. Sound like it might be a good fit for you? Be sure to have a conversation with your doctor first to determine whether it's safe.

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Wild turkeys displaying fields are thinning out as many of the recently fertilized females are now on their nests. Frustrated, polygamous males are walking farther to find the dwindling number of still-unfertilized, potential mates.

Exchanging my shotgun and crossbow for binoculars, I took the opportunity every morning this past week to closely observe the testosterone-driven males bizarre wattles that decorate their necks.

The red, white, and blue, naked, wrinkled and bulgy wattle skin isnt just a patriotic color combination. Its actually a very functional courting ornament for numerous species of male birds, including roosters and pheasants.

Wattles vary greatly. Large wattles correlate with peak maturity, high testosterone levels and good nutrition. They consequently advertise a sexy, healthy male and help turn on females. Young jakes have small, less impressive wattles.

During hot months, those highly vascularized pouches of skin, which are then predominantly white, can also help reflect and release heat. And now, when males are breeding, blood flow can engorge them so much in moments of excitement that they turn fire engine red for even greater sexual attraction. If I werent studying them to write about, Id be putting them on this weeks menu.

Successful turkey hunts have meant many delicious meals of supremely healthy meat that contains no man-injected hormones or anti-biotics that we find ubiquitous on our market shelves. And preparation is easy.

In quickly dressing their birds, many turkey hunters just fillet out the breasts. Most discard the highly tendinous, tough legs. But they shouldnt.

Those tough legs can be surprisingly delicious. I asked both my son and son-in-law, who were each successful in taking turkeys last week, to save their legs for me. Oakham bow hunter Rob Toupin taught me how cooking them and deer shanks in low heat for three to four hours in a crock pot will produce succulent, tender meat that can be easily pulled off the tendons. Dark meat is always more flavorful than white meat.

As for the breasts, its hard to top slicing off broad, thin pieces, then pounding them between wax paper to a uniform, pancake width, which allows for even, quick cooking. Just give them an egg wash, dip them in Panko, and saut them briefly in butter. Theres no simpler, quicker or more delicious way to serve them.

Turkey season continues through May 23. Forest walkers would be prudent to safely wear orange each morning till then.

Creatures of spring

This week, baby robins hatched, and mothers secretly carried away their shells and droppings. Red trilliums blossomed along with apple trees. Newly emergent, highly variable shades of young green thrilled our eyes.

Just as we were drawn outdoors by the high-70-degree temperatures, ants were drawn indoors, exploring countertops and floor board boundaries. Female mosquitoes searched for blood, and blackflies found many human faces to aggravate.

Sitting under a tree for a sundowner by our fire pit, I had several baby caterpillars and other insect larvae fall on me. No wonder the migrant songbirds from the jungles are returning en masse from the tropics.

To our regret, not all the caterpillars are good, though. Reader Pamela Shanley sent in photos of duct tape she just placed around her oak trees to protect them from gypsy moths, which are hatching on the ground right now and climbing up to eat fresh, tender, most nutritious baby leaves. While their population may be down this year, its worth killing every gypsy moth caterpillar we can. A single female can lay from 500-2,000 eggs.

Pamela annually wages war against them, even banding her neighbors together to fight the endless war. She recommends that this week we overlap three or four layers of duct tape around the trees inside out so the sticky part captures the instinctively climbing larvae. Once the tape is full of stuck caterpillars, Pamela applies new strips right over the used tape, which she totally removes from her trees in mid- to late June.

Here come shad

The number of shad passing over the Holyoke dam on the Connecticut River has been very impressive, considering how early the season is. Some 7,291 shad passed over on May 4 alone. Receding water levels helped that first passage last week, but rising flows over the wet weekend forced closure of the fish lift operations again. Interestingly, the COVID-19 challenge has resulted in the implementation of video counts.

The runs duration is much dependent on our weather. Shad will proceed upriver and drop their eggs in place wherever they are when water temperatures are about to get too warm. Its vital that males accompany the females all along their way to eject their sperm at the precise moment that the eggs are laid.

Plenty out fishing

The opening of Wachusett and Quabbin to shore fishermen was celebrated like Fourth of July. Reader Peter Bourneuf reported, Took a ride around the Rez yesterday. Must have been over 300 cars, trucks, and bikes over there. But the fishing has been great. Three- to 4-pound lake trout have been the main prize at Wachusett.

Over on the West River, size 14 black quills have been hatching out along with caddis to provide some excellent dry fly action.

Tuna limits adjusted

Big game recreational fishermen may be surprised to learn that NOAA adjusted the 2020 tuna daily limits. Private, permitted vessels are allowed two bluefin from 27 to less than 47 inches, and one 47 to less than 73 inches. Anglers can additionally catch and release or tag and release bluefin tuna of all size. Were counting on those latter anglers to be ethically responsible and handle those fish in a manner that will maximize their survivability without removing the fish from the water.

Permitted charter boats will now be able to take three school tuna (27-47 inches) and one large tuna 47-73 inches. Head or party boats will be able to take six school tuna and two large ones. Some local charter boat captains think this increased limit is too high and blame the vocal and politically influential charter boat lobby down south.

The commercial limits have yet to be set. Last year was a fiasco. The season opened with a three-fish-per-day limit, which almost instantly flooded the market. A knee-jerk reduction right afterward failed to heal the damage, and prices beneficial to fishermen never rebounded. Some captains would like to see opening week limits set at one fish per day and possibly adjusted sensibly afterwards.

Party and charter boat fishing may open May 18, if all goes best. Those first party boats with large capacities will be fishing mostly for scup and sea bass. They attract many outsiders from the bigger cities. As charter boat captain Bruce Peters shares, There really isnt an effective way to safe distance individuals on these boats. But small charter boats can be very different, and as such, may deserve differential treatment.

Most charter boat customers are families, workmates, and friends, already in close contact with each other," Peters claims. "Our charter boat takes six or fewer people, and are large enough to enable social distances. With masks, there is not a high-risk factor at all.

Peters is hoping that by June, restrictions will be more reasonable.

Good bass

On the striped bass front, cows up to 40 pounds have reached as far north as western Long Island Sound, and faster-moving schoolies already have invaded the New Hampshire coast. Although fluke season doesnt open here until May 23, its open now in New York, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Lobster pots now

Since the last right whale mothers have taken their babies north out of Cape Cod Bay, lobstermen can now set their pots, and boaters can increase their speeds.

Have some fish

Meanwhile, as pork, chicken and beef supplies from outside our region become less reliable, this is a great time to patronize fish markets and support our local fishermen who can bring us the best fresh haddock, squid, shellfish, scallops, lobster, sea bass, mackerel, striped bass and fluke.

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With the recent reports observing the pattern of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been found that while infection rates between men and women are even, in comparison to women, more men die of COVID-19.

Professor Andrea Alimonti of the Universit della Svizzera Italiana-Switzerland said the reason is the presence of male sex hormone, testosterone, and those who are receiving androgen deprivation therapies (ADT) for prostate cancer are less likely to be infected.

ADT administered to patients of prostate cancer heightens their chances of not contracting coronavirus as compared to those who are not on ADT. This therapy is given to prostate cancer patients to reduce testosterone production or blocks its binding to receptors. It works on the observation that cancer cells thrive on male hormones and without its presence they starve, unable to multiply.

And as patients undergoing the treatment have shown less susceptibility to COVID-19, chances are that the reason males are more likely to die than females from the pandemic is the presence of testosterone.

Thetheory was further backed in the Annals of Oncology, by Prof. Alimonti that to date, patients of cancer, including prostate cancer, are at a higher risk of being diagnosed with COVID-19 in Italy's hard-hit Vento region as the disease lowers a bodys defenses.

He found that men with prostate cancer were 1.8 times likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 as men who dont have cancer. But when the results were compared with the patients who were on ADT, it was found that while men with prostate cancer not on ADT, 0.31 infection rate, men undergoing ADT have a quarter of the mentioned infection rate.

We... have found that those being treated with ADT for prostate cancer are protected, even though all patients with cancer have a greater risk of Covid-19 infection than non-cancer patients, Alimonti said in a statement.

But, even though, Alimonti suggests that men, whether patients of prostate cancer or not, should be given temporary doses of ADT to men, especially those who have a higher risk of catching the virus and assured testosterone levels return to normal once ADT is stopped.

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Dear reader, here you will find three stories of transgender and genderqueer students from NYU. All of them embarked on separate journeys of self-discovery and self-acceptance once they found themselves in college. They faced various challenges along the way and preserved in their goal of living at their most authentic selves.

For August, attending NYU was a dream come true.

They had come out as transgender at the beginning of their high school career. NYUs location in Greenwich Village, a hub for the LGBTQ+ movement and home to the Stonewall Inn, presented an exciting experience suited for August.

New York, and NYU by proxy, associates with a queer-friendly climate. At the university, such an environment was created by the clubs and alliances run by and for LGBTQ+ students and staff members from all across the spectrum. Theres also a graduation ceremony that celebrates queer students and The Gender and Sexuality Team at the Student Health Center, helping transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals transition, explore their identities in a safer environment and live as their authentic selves.

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August, now a Steinhardt graduate, turned their tassel at Yankee Stadium last May. They had spent their last four years at NYU coming into themselves as an active member of NYUs LQBTQ+ community and the president of T-Party, a safe space on campus for TGNC individuals.

August saw NYU as their excuse to get as far as physically possible from LA, where they were stuck in an inhibiting home environment with their father, an avid conservative, and their mother, misinformed on LGBTQ+ issues. But, in preparation for the cross-country move, August had a difficult promise to keep.

[My parents] said I was going to NYU if I dont medically transition, August said. My tuition was on the line. I agreed. It was either go to my dream school or not go to my dream school.

With this, August left for New York. Regardless, they were excited for a change in the environment. But they never really intended on keeping their promise to their parents. They spent their first two years getting acclimated to college life, but the promise they made weighed heavy on their mind.

My dysphoria was getting worse, and I was going into such deep depression watching all of my friends transition, August said. Just knowing that there was this thing I could be doing for myself, but there was this arbitrary reason that I couldnt.

Junior year came and August pushed their fear of backlash from their family aside, concerned more with their own happiness and decided to start medically transitioning.

In preparation to medically transition, many transgender individuals decide to take either testosterone or estrogen to develop masculine or feminine traits, respectively, a procedure known as Hormone Replacement Therapy. After completing a blood test at the Student Health Center, it was determined that they were healthy enough to get on testosterone. Hormones can be taken in a variety of ways, including applying a hormone-induced gel on your shoulder or forearm and receiving intramuscular injections. August started taking hormones at the beginning of their junior year in the form of AndroGel gel pumps.

After Augusts parents found out through an insurance company notification, they took August off their insurance plan and presented an ultimatum: If August wanted to stay at NYU, they had to stop taking hormones. August refused and, eventually, their parents agreed to keep paying their tuition if they saw a therapist in the city.

After being on testosterone for nearly two years, August decided to get top surgery, a common type of gender-confirmation surgery which involves breast removal in order to create a masculine chest. With no medical insurance from their parents, August needed alternative payment methods to cover the surgery.Luckily for them, NYUs Consolidated Health Plan partially covered it. The rest came from Augusts GoFundMe, Augusts Transition Fund. Many things changed for August since their surgery, even their relationship with their parents improved.

Things are good between me and my parents right now, I think, August said with a smile. A lot of their transphobia is seeded in fear that me being trans will hinder me in some way. Its up to them to do the work on other people instead of working on me. Working on other people being comfortable with me.

With a coffee cup in her hand, Remy Elliott looks serene. Her saturated pink lipstick seems to be exactly the right shade to match her pale purple blouse. Her mouth forms a slight smile. When she talks, her voice is soft.

Steinhardt Masters in Childhood Education student Elliott publicly came out as transgender during her senior year in college. Elliott began by coming out to her close friends only. Feeling their acceptance of her authentic identity, she made an announcement on Facebook for International Womens Day in March of 2019, hoping to reach her hometown friends, acquaintances and distant family alike.

After years and years of careful thought and reflection, Im so happy to finally announce that I am transgender! Elliotts post reads. From here on out, Ill be living my life as the woman that Ive always been! Id like to be called by my real name, Remy, and not my deadname

Coming out later in her college career bore a lot of challenges for Elliott, externally and internally. While she began mentioning her struggle with her then-cis gender identity to friends around her sophomore year, coming out more publicly took time and seeking for validation from within. Elliott was worried she wasnt transgender enough.

For a long time, I was under the impression that I was trans but will never do anything about it, Elliott said. My dysphoria wasnt so bad that I felt like I was living a lie constantly. I could kind of make it through as a man.

But the pressure grew as the end of college approached. As a senior majoring in education, she had to have a teaching placement and was assigned to teach in a New York primary school last January.

Wishing to enter her new workplace as her real self, Elliott pushed herself to make a switch from masculine to feminine pronouns.

Contributing to the difficulties was the mismatch in the way Elliott felt and the way she was perceived from the outside. For many transgender individuals, theres a distinction between coming out and socially transitioning. For some, the two go hand-in-hand. For others, the choice to do one or the other can be more nuanced, involving difficult financial decisions, possible medical roadblocks including health conditions and considerations, lack of appropriate insurance coverage or potential judgement of those closest to the person. While social transitioning usually involves a name change, after which ones birth name becomes their deadname, and a pronouns switch, medical transitioning involves a multitude of procedures, including hormone replacement therapy and top or bottom surgeries.

Even with her determination to finally come out as a trans-woman, she found it difficult to navigate the resistance in her immediate community. The closest of her friends made the switch with no issues but the majority of the community around her struggled with misgendering and deadnaming Elliott.

Once I started going full-time [as a female] it got easier for people to come to terms with, Elliott said. When I was fluid, people had a harder time wrapping their heads around it.

After coming out, I didnt start transitioning immediately, Elliott said. I kept wearing masculine clothes and went by my deadname for a while.

Later in her senior year, Elliott began experimenting with her appearance, practicing different makeup techniques she enjoyed and building a more feminine wardrobe, discovering what clothes she felt most comfortable in. Towards the end of her senior year, Elliott chose to begin HRT and started taking estrogen with the intention of feminizing her appearance further. As an NYU student, she had Comprehensive Healthcare Plan insurance through Wellfleet, which covered the cost of her HRT.

For the Transgender Day of Visibility celebrated on March 31, Somaya Gupta posted a picture of themselves ready to shave, with the shaving cream on their face and a razor in their hand.

I have a distinct memory of being a kid and watching my dad shave his face and thinking that looks so fun, I wish I could do that, Gupta wrote in the caption. But growing up as a brown girl, I quickly learned that shaving my face was not acceptable One incredible lesson Ive learned through accepting my transness is that the instincts you had as a child were usually right

Gupta, who is graduating from Steinhardt this year, identifies as genderqueer and uses any pronouns. Despite being a senior, Gupta finds themselves in the process of still figuring out the labels they feel most comfortable with and where they fall on the gender spectrum.

At some point during their first year, Gupta and their then-roommate went to a friends dorm. The friend identifies as non-binary. On their way back, Guptas roommate asked what non-binary meant and Gupta explained, ultimately wondering how people ever realized their genderqueerness.

Does anyone ever feel like their gender? Gupta asked. You just say youre a girl because you were told that, right? But she was like no, you feel like a girl and so panic ensued.

In their sophomore year, Gupta, still silently questioning themselves but leaving the thoughts about their gender identity on the backburner, joined Shades, seeking a community of LGBTQ+ people of color who could relate to and understand their intersectional experience.

Throughout their time at NYU, theyve been involved with LGBTQ+ advocacy as the president of Shades LGBTQ+ Centers club for Black queer people and queer people of color and serves as a campus ambassador for GLAAD. While advocating for others, Gupta found themselves on their own journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance.

By their junior year, they had a lot of transgender and genderqueer friends, to whom they related a lot. This allowed them to begin self-discovery without the fear of losing their loved ones.

Junior year, when I came back from winter break, we had our first Shades meeting, Gupta said. We all go around and say our names and pronouns. And I said to everyone, when I usually said she and her, Im not sure so Ill just go with any pronouns. After I said that, a couple of people were like woo, thats cool!

All of Guptas friends were very supportive when they came out to them. So was Guptas older sister, who helped Gupta educate their parents about genderqueer people to avoid possible misunderstandings for whenever Gupta might choose to share their identity with the rest of their family. When they did, their parents accepted their child.

We were on vacation, I knew they would be more relaxed, Gupta laughed. I was saying how in queer spaces it was very common for people to say their pronouns and my mom said well, what pronouns do you say? I [said] yeah, Im genderqueer, and my mom was like, wow, shocker! She knew it was coming.

As a process of their coming out, Gupta began more openly expressing their queerness on social media. They started experimenting with their appearance, cutting their hair because having long hair no longer felt as though it was them. As of late, they have begun posting pictures of the way they changed thanks to the workouts they have taken on to make their body suit their mind better. But medically transitioning by going on testosterone, even though desired, feels like a risk too high to take right now. Guptas a musician and their voice might change in unpredictable ways if they were to start HRT.

So Im taking more time to think about it, what dosage I would need and finding the right doctor for my situation and stuff, Gupta said. I would look forward to being more muscular, my hips being less prominent wider face and neck! I would look forward to mostly just people looking at me and not automatically assuming Im a girl.

For each of these students, their path to becoming and presenting as themselves has been a complex one, and each of them finds themselves at a different place in their journeys.

Right now Gupta is getting ready to graduate, eagerly looking at their future and preparing new music for release. Their single Do You Ever will be available for streaming on May 15. August is currently living in New York as an openly trans person with their dog, Frank. They have fully recovered from their top surgery and model for We Speak Models. Elliott is continuing her journey with NYU as a graduate student, preparing to become an educator and feeling happy to have CHP insurance covering estrogen, which she started last spring as a part of her medical transitioning path.

Just like their transitions, the lives of August, Elliott and Gupta go on.

Correction, May 8:The last name of an individual profiled was removed upon request after publication. This article has been updated to reflect this and WSN regrets any errors.

Email Anna-Dmitry Muratova at [emailprotected] A version of this article appears in the Friday, May 8, 2020, print edition. Read more from Washington Square News While You Were Here 2020.

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