Didn’t have a chance to write up a detailed post, either on a fruit or the topic I was originally thinking about. I think they’re neat and they taste good.
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You know, you joke, but it’s not as crazy as it sounds. I’m a post op trans woman, and I’ve had a pap smear before. The US’s NIH website actually used to specifically recommend that for post op trans women every five years or so. The recommendation has since been purged along with all other trans health info, but it used to actually be an official recommendation. Here’s a blog post going into more detail on it:
https://drashleynova.medium.com/trans-women-need-pap-smears-too-d461d41818a9
Obviously trans women can’t specifically get cervical cancer. But the same test, a pap smear, tests for other vaginal cancers that post-op trans women and nonbinary folks can get. Anyone with a vagina needs a pap smear, regardless of gender assigned at birth or transitioned gender.
working on it