Let& #39;s talk about thrush!

Specifically, let& #39;s talk about penile candidiasis in people on transfem HRT.

The reason for this thread is that I know several trans women, including me, who experienced an increase in thrush, or thrush for the first time, since starting HRT.

But I can find literally zero research or information on this issue, or many thrush resources for trans people.

Thrush is more common in cis women than cis men. I have no idea what the frequency rates are in trans women, trans men and non-binary people, and I don& #39;t know that there& #39;s ever been research on it. All I know is lots of anecdotes and trans women sharing info among themselves.

I& #39;m also doing this thread because it& #39;s (a) it& #39;s difficult for many trans women to talk about their genitals so someone has to be public about it, and (b) when I asked the GIC about it they knew absolutely nothing and had never heard of this being an issue.