Chloe Cole
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And a lot of them don't want to be liable for that.
Not currently.
I don't even know if I, I mean, I'm kind of afraid, frankly, of starting any new medication just after my experiences.
Well, I mean if my body was at the point where it couldn't produce hormones on its own, I would have to be taking estrogen for life basically.
But I mean thankfully I have – I seem to be healthy enough.
I still have some complications that really significantly affect my quality of life.
But I mean there's so little unknowns on the long-term effects of these treatments that doctors don't even know really what to do for people like me.
And I'm determined to change that.
I don't know how.
But I want to make sure that there's more – there's so much more research on this and that more measures are being made to protect kids from going through this as well.
I remember thinking at 16 years old after really realizing the weight of losing my breasts.
It's so over for me.
I'm never going to be able to have a boyfriend.
I am ugly forever.
Nobody wants a scarred woman.
I'm just damaged goods.
I've been perfectly fine.
I haven't had a lot of— Well, you're attractive.
But, I mean, I was so insecure for so long.
I just thought there was no picking up my life.