FTM "DOWN THERE" HEALTH (UTIs, YEAST INFECTIONS, ECT...)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ค. 2016
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This video is part of my Sexual Health series. Today I talk about "Down there" health for FTMs specifically. Many of us are afraid of going to doctors, or too dysphoric to even "take care" of this area. I talk about some potential complications that may occur if you don't take some necessary precautions to avoid these types of infections and in turn, avoiding having to go to doctors.
Outline of video:
2:50 - UTI (Urinary Tract Infections)
8:14 - Story time about how you shouldn't hold in your pee
11:41 - Yeast Infections
14:11 - Bacterial Vaginosis
17:53 - Prosthetic Penises
18:29 - STPs and Packers
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Thanks so much!
Even as a Cis person this is extremely helpful and they never covered this shit in health class
RemiBW In my school we only discused STIs and nothing else in "health class" so as someone who can be classified as both trans* and cis This is very imformative
NotYourMom LITERALLY OH MY GOD
I am a Grandma, when I was young, we didn't know about any of the transgender issues. Thank you for explaining this.
Chase, thanks so much for closed captions! as someone with auditory issues, the only way to understand what's going on is to read it!! you are a pal for helping out people with disabilities like this!!
If you could make another video about atrophy and the effects of hormones on that area that'd be awesome!
Noah Markis-Morrison 1 year later I second this!
In addition to eating sugary foods, using lubrication that is glycerine based (which is similar to glucose) can cause yeast infections (there's a reason why when you bake bread, in order to make the yeast more effective, it's recommended to add a pinch of sugar to it - yeast loves sugar and will grow exponentially if it can feed off of it). So generally it's a good idea for anyone with a hoo-ha to avoid glycerine based lubes.
Can you talk about going to the gynecologist? I haven't found any resources on it and I kinda dread the idea, especially if I don't know what to expect.
yes pleeeease chase
I am a cis female, just sort of saying before commenting on the question so you know where the answer is coming from.
As far as I am aware the experience is not physically different, but I have heard of smaller instruments being used on trans men. what the doctor does differs based on whether or not you've had sex before. If there are no actual issues and no need, the first time might even go without an examination (at least for cis women).
Things you should be ready for in case of an examination are as follow: a chair where you have to put your legs up wide and high (sounds scarier than it actually is), cold instruments that are covered with lubricant and inserted in the area that then spread the are wider for the doctors to be able to see further (also sounds way worse than it is, it's just cold as hell, but it is not a painful experience, just a weird one), swabs might have to be taken, those are a piece of cake and there is nothing scary about them, the doctor might and often does have to insert fingers inside in order to examine certain parts of the area,2 fingers are inserted, the other hand is put on the stomach and the doctor presses and feels around to be able to determine that everything is in order. And again, it sounds worse than it is. While it is intrusive, you should always remember it is a doctor doing these things for your health. I was scared the first time I went, I had my mother with me so I wasn't as scared as I could have been. But it was way smoother than I expected and now I have no problems whatsoever.
I know mentally the experience is very different for you, because there are extra things that worry you, but if you do need to see a doctor like that, you should do so. Health is very important and minor things that can be easily remedied can turn into things much worse.
I have not talked about it in detail with trans men, so there might be some things done differently physically. But as far as I've talked about it with them, it's scarier just on a mental level. I would suggest bringing someone with you, because that is totally fine to do. Be it a relative, a friend or a partner. Just to calm your nerves. A good doctor will explain everything they're doing so if they're not doing that, demand them to. It will bring you peace and will help with the anxiety of the appointment. And depending on where you are from I've heard asking if the doctors have experience with trans men can be a blessing. I'm European, but I have a trans male friend from USA and he did say there is a difference if the doctor has experience or not. So I would suggest asking that when making the appointment. It should help with the worrying as well, because you will know the doctors have experience and are not assholes. Depending on what you are more comfortable with you can also ask for a male or female doctor. It's not something set in stone and if one would make you more uncomfortable you have the right to ask specifically for a male or female doctor.
P.S. The first time the doctor might also want to examine the chest region, it is nothing scary either, just feeling for lumps that shouldn't be there, takes just a moment of light pressing around the area with 3 fingers and that's all.
Hope this helps at least a little with being prepared to what might happen during such an appointment.
Kevin Lee to add onto Comment before, but if you are scared of going to a gynecologist you could always call the office and ask them if they have any experience with FTM, or you can even go in to meet with the doctor to get comfortable without the exam, and then schedule an exam for a later date. I hope any of this helps! It's very important to make sure every part of you is healthy! Good luck on your search!
Kevin Lee I think ty turner has a video of his experience at the gynecologist.
Check out Chase's and Aaron's podcast (you're so brave)... they did one recently on that
Know this is old, but as a woman, I can offer up some tips and tricks to help prevent Yeast infections for your viewers (both FTM and Cis). Yogurt. Is. Your. Friend. Having at least one yogurt a day, low in sugar, goes a LONG way into helping your whoo ha health! Also, wearing cotton underwear or loose fitting underwear (which I know is not usually a big problem for men) goes a long way to keeping the area dry and clean. Keep in mind, penis's can also get yeast infections, so intercourse during this time is highly not recommended! The reason that sugar in your diet can lead to more yeast infections, is because Yeast LOVES sugar, and yes it can eventually make its way down below (hence the idea that pineapple makes you 'taste' sweeter for both men and women)*
*Sorry for the bit of adult content on that comment.
Okay, so to summarise, if it hurts or burns when I urinate, GO TO THE DOCTOR!
good rule of thumb tbh 😁
Comrade Ogilvy Depends. First, try drinking more water, eating asparagus and broccoli, drink cranberry juice (in moderation) and stop drinking soda & tea. If it lasts more than a few days, then go to the doctor!
Although if you're on T, I'd ask your doctor about it at an appointment in order to get more specified information. (Cis female here, sorry if I'm out of place!)
What is not always known is you can get a yeast infection from antibiotics. I went to the hospital for a abcess tooth, the Dr put me on antibiotics. A week later I was on the phone to my sister freaking out because I had no clue what was going on, I had never had one. My sister laughed, told me what it was i grabbed the cream and pill stuff from pharmacy and cleared right up
My UTI traveled from my bladder to my kidneys in less that 3 days and by the end of a week my UTI had entered my blood stream and I was sepsis. My mom found me unconscious on the bathroom floor and took me to the hospital. I was in the hospital for a month and was hardly conscious for the first 2 weeks of being there due to the over a hundred degree fever I had, if I hadn't started getting better when I did I would've had to be air lifted outta the hospital in a helicopter to a different hospital. UTIs are no joke.
Omg sounds awful. Glad you recovered.
thank u dad
You can also get uti's from "regular" sexual activity, a good way to prevent a uti is urinating after sex and regular hygiene maintance, be safe friends!
Lol the Closed Captioning on this video is amazing!! Everything you mumbled *that word* they literally tried to spell it out! And when you laughed it honest to gosh said "Laughs adorably"!! love it
I couldn't help but laugh when you started saying bacterial-*insert funny noise*. Really though, thank you so much for all your hard work and taking the time to make a video about this stuff. It really is important and I admit that I didn't even know half of this stuff before I watched the video.
Bacterial whahahoha had me laughing a little bit throughout this lol. But thank you for making these videos, Chase!
sugary foods encourage yeast growth because they feed on simple sugars! just like how they feed on hops or grapes to make alcohol ;)
Ignoring past drama, this is still vital information for trans people and I am forever grateful for all the important content Chase has brought to our community.
I just love how open and real you are about these subjects. We could all benefit from being a little more open.
Once again, thank you so much for making sure your videos get captioned! I have auditory processing limitations, and it makes the information much more easily accessible.
I'm so glad it helps!! Some of my videos aren't captioned but they are all in the process of being (especially the new ones and vlogs!)
PSA: I know people say yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis can go away on their own but you really SHOULD NOT WAIT. fun fact: i had an infection for a whole year because i kept saying it'd go away and i refused to get it treated. It got really REALLY BAD and had to get tested and treated many times. Anyway the point is, the second you notice something weird going on you should check it out youll avoid a lot of problem and dysphoria
So I don't anything on my downstairs health and came here immediately when I started thinking something was up. Really glad you made these videos, they help a lot 💕
Sex in the front hole alone can also give you a UTI, which is why it's important to urinate after sex. To kind of clean the piping. If you feel a UTI coming on (mild itching in the urethra) if you drink A LOT (like.. A LOT) and urinate A LOT you can wash out the infection. Doesn't have to be cranberry juice, but it can be easier to stomach than a million litres of water, haha. Only applicable to a mild infection! If there's blood or severe pain or anything other than a mild irritation go the the doctor!
definitely going to insist even more on gender-neutral bathrooms in our cafe which is going to open in a few months :)
thank you so much for all that you do, Chase. everything you do via your channel and your videos helps me and so many other people. i love you so much :)
I agree!! You do so much!
I love that make these videos because it's uncomfortable enough to talk about and hard to find the information and you give it to us in a fun comfertable way
You’re amazing for this. My lesbian doctor didn’t believe me when I said my only sexual partner was my girlfriend when I had an infection. She did not know how to educate me...through google I learned lol. She didn’t know that two people with “hoohahs” could give each other infections. After she tells me like oh yeah clean your s*x toys and/or don’t share. I learned more from you too. Thank you!
Great video, both educational and funny. I do like that you're avoiding certain words for those of us who are not comfortable hearing them in regards to themselves, and I also realise I have some advantage with that for me it doesn't matter which words I or others use about my own parts as long as they're at least not entirely off. I tend to stick with anatomically correct words when talking to others about myself, but use other words that I prefer more when it's just in my thoughts and such. I guess for me, making sense and being understood well is more important than which words make me feel slightly better. But I get that it's different for others and I do respect that. Well, in the end, words are just words for me. In other aspects too.
Very needed information. Great job Chase~
Also, regarding UTIs, they don't always present the same way. Sometimes you'll have some symptoms but not others. This happened to me recently and I didn't initially realize what the problem was until it got bad. This video is so helpful in that regard. Had I seen it ages ago, I wouldn't have nearly been hospitalized for a kidney infection. Thanks for this.
also sugary foods causing yeast infections is because sugar/starch is like super food for yeast. When you eat loads of sugary stuff, basically you're giving yeast its most favorite food and therefore it grows, because you're feeding it.
These videos seem great so far, would love it if he did an updated version of the Pap test video
another good point with uti's and kidney infections is if it goes untreated, it'll move up. from your uti it goes to bladder and then kidneys, and then it'll go to your heart and you can get sepsis and have a heart attack
I have been waiting fir this since you mentioned it in one of your vlogs!!!
Thank you for covering this☺it was really helpful
that pink color fits you soooo well !!
Something helpful to look up would be to look up infections in women with PCOS. They have very high levels of testosterone and there might be relatable information there. :)
so kinda related to down-there health (but more internal?), could you possibly do a video on endometriosis? It's decently likely that I have it and I've been trying to dig up info on it but everything on it is H I G H L Y gendered. I also can't find what symptoms may still persist when you're on t since the ☆~monthly thing~☆ goes away and most endometriosis symptoms are most prominent during that time of the month. I'm relatively certain that I'm not the only trans person with it so I think the info would be super helpful!!
Very informational! Learned a lot, great vid!!
Omg your hair looks so good!!
Thank you, Chase, for making these videos! Even though sex-ed is pretty good in my school district, I'm still learning a lot of important information.
V helpful and informative about 3 months on t and this is the most useful video I've found yet thanks and kudos
Can you make a video about contraception for trans guys on T? I feel like there is so much conflicting info about if morning after pills work, types of birth control and if they still work on trans men, actual chances of pregnancy in trans men on T. I'd honestly just like some solid information rather than just "not enough research has been done to support this information".
I had a kidney infection related to this last year! I'm glad you made this video. Please everyone just go when you gotta go and please clean yourself it will probably be !nope! But trust me it is not a fun time.
I'm glad i know about this, & how to prevent it from happening......
The first few times I had sex were in a tent and I ended up getting a UTI. Moral of the story, pee after sex and maybe don't lie on the ground naked
Oooo you done it Brokeback Mountain style
I'm so sorry I don't know why I felt the need to say that 😂
Thank you. Even as a female, this is so helpful. THANK YOU!!
The thing you have to keep in mind with UTIs is it doesn't always hurt to pee. I've had MANY UTIs and have only had one instance of painful urination.
That being said, you still do not want one. They're extremely unpleasant.
Bec Marsh you should start to feel concerned if you begin urinating more frequently all of a sudden.
Chase you're great ! I genuinely love you !!!
I remember that one time I had a horrible bladder infection. Gosh, the pain was probably the worst I ever felt.
And btw it's ridiculous how much I laughed every time you says WHO-HA. 😂😂😂
So obviously Chase can cheer you up even with a video about UTIs and stuff like that.
Yeah thanks for the reminder I'm about to go back to school and I rlly don't want to keep holding in my pee again but you're right my health is more important
Thank you for making this video for ppl with whoohas!
1. You look great in this vid, Chase. 2. Is it possible you can make a video about the change of smell from T? How to counteract that. &a how to keep your packers from carrying that smell? Thank you! 😄
great info, thanks man!
You can also get UTIs from particularly vigorous or rough sex in the front. Or if you have a lot in a short amount of time. The bladder can get irritated from being bumped around and is susceptible to infection.
I went to the hospital for self harm and they tested my urin, it showed I had a UTI and I was put on antibiotics, but I had experienced ZERO SYMPTOMS of a UTI. Just to let anyone know, you can have a UTI without any symptoms
Joy Yates Also sometimes UTIs can present weirdly. I have a friend whose UTI was confused with a stroke.
Great info!
Another small fact about Yeast Infections is that if you take an Antibiotic for lets say a Sinus Infection depending on the person you can get a Yeast Infection from that sometimes Yogurt can help with that too not just cranberry juice.
My mom is very prone to utis and one she had recently was misdiagnosed and she was given the wrong antibiotic and she got worse and worse. She was in so much pain I almost had to take her to the hospital. She was feverish, had chills and a lot of pain in the abdomen and back. Always be careful even at the doctors office. Another tip is to always pee after sex to flush out the urethra. Also good hygiene in the area is critical too. Always have clean hands if you are gonna touch down there as well.
great video thanks! id love to see a video about topping cis guys and about binding/dysphoria during sleepovers.
this is a great vidio, very informational
Also with the yeast infection: people (trans or not) who buy a dilddo that ejaculates, if they use a jizz that has ANY sugar at all you WILL get a yeast infection
I remember the first time I got a uti. I woke up needing to pee real bad and went to school and couldn’t sit on the bus and I ended up just squatting in the teachers office crying because they wouldn’t let me go home. It’s so painful. I wouldn’t wish one upon my worse enemy.
You're so cute! Loved this video! Well done!
thankyou sooo much
thank you for this video!!
D-Mannose is such a great and valuable item and source of help for dealing with UTI's. It is a kind of sugar being extracted from corn so it has no side effects at all. Highly recommended from someone whose bladder will freak out all the time.
I can kind of see how hormonal changes can lead to at least "hooha" infection. I'm not trans and am a cis female, but my "hooha" was all kinds of crazy whenever I just started birth control (which is basically blooding the body with estrogen and progestin) . It was miserable and I'd never had that many problems in my entire life.
Yes, sugary foods can trigger an yeast infection because the candida albicans (the actual yeast fungus) feeds on sugar. As you said there´s yeast in the who-haa by default and an hormonal imbalance, stress and a lot of other things can trigger an imbalance of your who-haa microflora allowing the yeast to increase. If you than happen to provide food for it i.e. sugar - it can easily get out of what your body can control ... So, cutting out sugar rigorously will help you to restore that balance in your who-haa. (just to be clear, I´m taking about the white, refined processed stuff; not the sugar contained in fruits.)
Chase I get terrible bladder infections. I have no idea that I have one. And yes I to get kidney infections. Then I developed septicemia and battle not to die. This has happened to me three times. I'm, as you may know, am a heterosexual woman. But I only urinate once a day. I never feel like I have to go. I've been like this my whole life. Thank you so much for being rave enough to tell people about this. Oh and my bestie and I call our who ha our snee bee. Now you have another choice.
I'm sorry, Chase but I'm in love with your hair colour!
Be careful when treating a yeast infection! BV and yeast infections have very similar symptoms and if you use yeast infection meds on BV it can be HORRIBLY painful. If you can afford it, I promise going to the doctor is a much safer alternative. If you still are set on over the counter, I recommend the brand honey pot. They also have a wash that you can use to keep your yeast & other stuff in check day-to-day.
D mannose is good for utis too, especially if you catch it early and want to avoid the doc 👍(of course go get the antibiotics if you need them!)
After quarantine my grandma wants fo drag to me a gynecologist just because I've never been checked out there...I hate the thought so much. But she has a point for taking me only because people in our family have had cervical cancer. But I still completely dread going.
just a tip for anyone with a whoha! I used to get bacterial vaginosis all the time until I stopped drinking soda and drank more water. a simple fix for a crappy problem !!! hydration can help your private health so much.
As a man who is going to be a gynecologist, I'm going to be a LGBTQ+ friendly doctor. My name will be Ashton just letting y all know
Wish you lived near my area 😩
Cranberry juice and pineapple juice works with UTIS, mostly because they change urine's ph and makes difficult for bacteria to survive. Anyway, if the pain is too heavy, the best thing is to go to a doctor and get antibiotics.
I had a lot of UTIs in the past... and yeah, that worked pretty good.
This is a very informative video, thanks, I think I have an infection in what i call the Spoffer, i am scared because one of my drs is very transphobic, it really helps as I’ve been on hormones for 4 days
I had so many UTI s when I was younger and apparently something happend with the amount I had and the amount of antibiotics I had that now I'm left with the feeling and pain of utis perminatly however there's no infection 👏🏻👏🏻
yeast infections: can be caused by a pH imbalance, and eating a lot of sugar can throw off the pH of any part of your body, including the V... this allows the yeast to grow at an abnormal rate. yeast infections are contagious and spreadable. if you have a yeast infection, you may also have thrush, and even dandruff can become worse. basically all the natural flora in your body can overgrowth, so if you have one, be on the lookout for the others...
Also this is old but i wanted to mention... Yeast feeds on sugar and causes it to grow and multiply thats why they say to limit sugary foods
on this topic for those who suffer from uti's make sure you are not given any flouroquinolones which include Cipro and a few others. educate yourself on the medications you are being prescribed and safe yourself from being floxed. I've been dealing with healing from cipro after it was prescribed to me over a year ago because of an UTI.
I know this video is super old but this helped so much. I’m fairly certain I have a uti rn and it is very awkward and difficult to bring up. I’ve scheduled a doctors appointment and i am not excited 😒
Thank you for making this. After I first started T I got yeast infections all the god damn time. I think we probably are more susceptible to them.
me too! what the heck??
I'm p sure i had bacterial vaginosis as a kid cause i had no idea how to wash that area properly and painful urination and stuff happened but i didn't tell anyone and everything got better after i learned that using a lot of shampoo/bodywash on there is not a gd idea
There is a product available over the counter (at least in the US) called Azo that is amazing for UTIs. Also the cranberry supplements (also available without prescription) are more effective than cranberry juice. As someone who had a kidney infection that had me on antibiotics and vicodin for 5 months I do not fuck around with UTIs.
If you could make a video about how to take care of yourself while having a catheter and things you should know, that would be awesome 😁
Very helpful video! Could you make a video about IUDs (copper/hormonal) for trans men? Thankssssss
Fun story; I get severe reoccurring yeast infections and decided I would just hit up the pharmacy and self treat...it turned out to be Strep B in the...hooha - It got bad enough to have to go to the ER so while I know going to the “hooha doctor” can be dysphoric I promise it isn’t nearly as bad as an undiagnosed issue down there, definitely go to the doctor.
Some more BV facts:
BV is the most common hoohah infection for people between the ages of 15-44.
2 in 5 people who have a hoohah will get BV at some point but 84% of them won't realize it bc they either don't have any symptoms or the symptoms will be mild enough that they won't notice.
Having BV makes you 60% more likely to contract an STI and far more likely to pass an STI on to a sexual partner (statics say 3x more likely to pass on to a partner who has a penis but I wasn't able to find anything about partners who also have hoohahs).
That said, BV is more common among people who have sex with people who also have hoohahs although the reason for this is currently unknown because BV is not sexually transmitted.
Some lubricants can increase your risk of developing BV, such as oil based or petrochemical based lubricants, lubricants that contain alcohols, glycerin, parabens, and nonoxynol-9 (spermacide). Petrochemical based lubricants in particular have been found in some studies increase risk of BV as much as 22%.
BV can also increase your risk of pelvic inflammatory disease.
For me, the only reason cranberry juice did anything for my UTI infection, was because I was just drinking more fluids than usual, and that usually helps end it when it's still very mild.
It is kinda funny that you call it a who ha because I have called it that for years and I think that is a better name then the other one!
If you're still in high school the school nurse should have a unisex bathroom in her office that you can use. That's the only bathroom I used at school all of senior year. If you talk to your counselor and nurse and tell them you're not comfortable using the gendered bathrooms (you can make up a different reason about not feeling safe if you don't want to come out) then there shouldn't be an issue.
If you're not in school and are still uncomfortable, make sure you always have a friend with you when you go places. I used to make my friend come with me every time I went to the bathroom. That way if anyone tries to start something you have someone who can step in or back you up. Plus they're less likely to say or do anything if you're not alone.
Also, in my experience (not scientifically tested or validated to my knowledge) caffeine an foods with added and/or synthetic sugars really increase the quantity of UTIs.
in 2010, the top floor of the Hall building had a single stall bathroom. it might still have.
I’m actually in love with Chase saying Who ha 😆😆😆 the children are educated tho! Keep doing what you do
Oh shit, i'm literally watching this while holding it in
This is a very good video, even for non trans. Thank you
thanks
I don't know if anyone has said this but whenever i bake bread with yeast, i put a bit of sugar in the yeast water cause the lil yeasts love love love to eat it, it makes the yeast rise faster. maybe putting more sugar in your body makes the yeast eat and reproduce more quickly? idk that might be silly
Can having an untreated STI cause an increased risk for UTIs? I haven't been tested in awhile and have urinary retention, but I've had a lot more infections lately. I know I should go get tested anyway, but I just want an idea of what I'm getting into.
Can I add that another massive way to prevent UTIs is to *always* empty your bladder after 'front hole' sex, if any bacteria has got into the entrance of your urethra it will probably be washed away quickly and will not cause an infection.