euryale-dreams:

starduststarling:

I appreciate that this site has info on the differences between heart attacks in girls and in boys, but like

As a trans girl that’s been on hormones for almost two years now, I have no idea what to look for lmfao

All trans people, regardless of their gender, should make themselves familiar with how heart attacks typically present in women. ‘Masculine’ heart attacks aren’t exactly subtle. On the other hand many, many women end up dead only for the medical examiner to discover that they’ve had multiple heart attacks in the past that weren’t recognized or treated.

It doesn’t hurt to familiarize yourself with the way that heart attacks typically present themselves in both men and women and to seek emergency medical attention if you experience symptoms of either. Even cis men should make themselves aware of the different ways that heart attacks can present themselves.

Just… if you have any of the symptoms of a heart attack seek medical attention right away from an emergency room. Don’t blow it off because it could be the difference between life and death.

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Tags: medicine ALSO medical equality there's actually not a lot of data on how things present in trans vs cis people for a number of reasons most of them shitty but i'm too tired to get into it