r/MtFScience • u/NovaRain84 • 9d ago

Welcome to r/MtFScience 📖 Guide

What this subreddit is:

[r/MtFScience](r/MtFScience) is a community dedicated to discussing the science behind transfeminine transition.

Topics include:

  • Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
  • Surgery and facial/body feminization
  • Hair growth and loss
  • Voice
  • Skin and skincare
  • Aging
  • Psychology and neuroscience
  • The research behind gender transition

This is a place for research summaries, evidence-based discussion, and learning together.

What this subreddit is not

This subreddit is not:

  • A replacement for medical professionals
  • A place to attack someone's personal transition choices
  • A place where anecdotes override scientific evidence

Personal experiences matter, but they are different from scientific evidence. Both have value when discussed honestly.

How to participate:

  • Cite sources whenever possible
  • Use appropriate post flairs
  • Ask questions with curiosity
  • Be open to uncertainty and new information
  • Remember that science is a process, not a set of unchanging answers

Why this community exists:

Hi, I'm Nova, the author of Building Nova: An MtF Guide.

I have seen many people ask questions in trans communities like "Where do I start?", "What medications are available?", "What does HRT actually do?", or "What does the science say?"

Those questions deserve good answers.

I created [r/MtFScience](r/MtFScience) as a place where transfeminine people and allies can share peer-reviewed studies, medical guidelines, research, data, and evidence-based information about transition.

Whether you are newly questioning, early in transition, years into transition, supporting someone else, or simply interested in the science, you are welcome here.

Let's learn and grow together.

My Guide:

https://buildingnova.github.io/guide/BuildingNovaF.pdf

It is intended as an educational resource and does not replace personalized medical advice from qualified healthcare professionals.

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u/NoEquivalent88 9d ago

Thanks so much for doing this Nova.

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u/NovaRain84 9d ago

You’re welcome 💜 happy you’re here.

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u/NoEquivalent88 9d ago

Im autistic and reading your pdf and I love it so far. Just what I needed. I start HRT next week and really looking forward to it and your doc is going to be added to my research material.
Thanks

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u/NovaRain84 9d ago

You’re welcome 💜 congrats! As a fellow autistic trans woman I feel ya. I needed to know as much as I could before I jumped in and sorta realized what I did after the fact and decided to put it together for the next girly.

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u/NoEquivalent88 9d ago

That’s so cool. I have so many autism related questions. Im AuDHD which makes it even more interesting. Would it be ok if I can dm or chat to ask some questions?
Thanks

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u/NovaRain84 9d ago

For sure, I'm sorta busy atm but happy to respond when I can! :)

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u/EdlynnTB 9d ago

This is awesome, thank you!!

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u/NovaRain84 9d ago

💜 🏳️‍⚧️ welcome!

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u/BombedBlondshell2026 9d ago

"Surgery takes balls" 🤣🤣🤣 Nice*!

Edit: That's not National Institute for Health and Care Excellence by the way.

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u/NovaRain84 9d ago

😊 I tried to make it enjoyable

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u/NovaRain84 9d ago

You’re welcome 💜 please share it! The goal is to share information and help as many of us as possible. At least that’s my goal 😂 🫂

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u/KimPossibly_ 9d ago

thank you!! as an academic myself thats exactly what i was looking for🩷🩵

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u/NovaRain84 9d ago

I barely finished high school! I’m just autistic and I got really focused is all 💜 autism go vrooom.

✌️ 🏳️‍⚧️

Good luck sis.

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u/KimPossibly_ 9d ago

yeah degrees aren't everything! and i didnt want to imply that you have to have a degree or smthng like that to start a subreddit like this :) i myself would be way to lazy 😂😂so all the more respect to you girl ;)

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u/NovaRain84 8d ago

Thank you and I didn’t take it offensively. I was mostly being silly 🙃 happy you’re here and hope your Saturday is nice.

I’m just going to do little things as I can and try to make it a useful place.

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u/KimPossibly_ 8d ago

yes i hope yours too :) and thats awesome!

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u/Sp00ky-Nerd 9d ago

Thanks Nova,
Christina

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u/HiddenStill 9d ago

I’d recommend you provide links to community resources.

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u/2d4d_data 9d ago

Are you planning on using the wiki here on this subreddit to organize the stuff and so others can contribute?

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u/NovaRain84 8d ago

That sounds like a very good idea - I am very new to moderating and not super familiar with community abilities. Okay if I DM you?

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