periods and therapy

I don't usually shy away from talking about periods to people....but there's something that makes me want to hide under the carpet when thinking of even saying the word "period" or "menstrual cycle" to my therapist. Not that i think he'd be phased by it, but I'm scared of oversharing (i understand the irony of this) or mentioning something that he'd consider irrelevant in therapy.

I kind of need to bring it up because i have problems with it which are making my anxiety and depression soooo much worse. I'm sure it would be fine, he's been married before, I'm sure he's been with/loved people who menstruated. Even writing this down sounds ridiculous, I'm sorry.

For those of you who spoke about periods/ menstruation problems to your therapist, how did you bring it up? How did they react? Did they make it comfortable for you to talk about? Am I overthinking this?

I am sure many females with male T's feel this way, I did... until, I blurted something out randomly and saw how unphased he was. It made it super easy to keep talking about. Of course I was super comfortable and trusting with T..... so everything was "different"

t3 though, barely knew him when I mentioned having surgery earlier this year (no longer have periods) and he casually asked "So you don't have a period anymore? That must be really nice" then said something about how he was glad he never experienced that but has empathy for those of us who do. I can't recall his exact words. At any rate.... with both T's....it was really nothing. Think of all the things they hear from other clients, it's probably very minor. It wont shock them, they wont fixate on it, men typically don't think the same as women anyway so it will probably be quickly glossed over unless you bring it up again.

For me... with T.... feelings about him were by far the hardest to discuss

With t3, sexual stuff.

Both of those topics I felt like I'd die but I got through them, it helps build trust (at least for me) and comfort when you don't get the reaction you dread.

Just do it. Write it down if need be, you got this

I have only brought it up a few times even though I have only seen female therapists. When I brought it up it was because I knew it was making me extra sensitive. The first couple of days of my period I could be a bear so I wanted them to be aware why I was acting different.

I struggled to ever mention this topic and actually feel insulted when it has been suggested in the past that pmt or later on pre menstrual might be a contributing factor.
So I don't touch the topic at all!

I hid behind the phrase “monthly hormone fluctuations” and he read between the lines. He is married and has daughters from a previous marriage so I am sure it isn’t new to him.

I talk about mine kinda frequently bc my symptoms flare up big time before I start my period. He doesnt act uncomfortable at all or anything and so I feel very comfortable talking about it. Not much phases my therapist though

The therapist I had was female but when I would get a cycle (I haven’t had one in 5 years) I would just walk in and tell T “ Don’t F with me today. My period is heavy, I’m crampy and not in the mood for your nonsense”

She would giggle at me. Then I would tell her to F off for giggling and she would giggle more.

I found my male therapist actually very knowledgeable and matter-of-fact on the subject. I was going into perimenopause during the time I was seeing him, and that was wreaking havoc on my mental health, sleep patterns, general quality of life. He was quite helpful and completely unfazed by those discussions.

Never had a need but I wouldn’t have a problem with it. My ob/gyns are always men so are GPs so it’s no matter to me.

Ive just never had need to mention it. And I just dont see it happening. I would probably, if asked, just say I had a stomach ache or something

Thats just me though

Nope.

Nope nope.

I have mentioned it to my T quite a few times and he's male. He's never fazed by it, which helps. I don't really go into detail but I've told him I have endometriosis that I usually have surgery for yearly and I told him when I was seeing my obgyn for irregular periods a few months back.
That's been the hardest part of telling him when it references that.

I see female T's and I still have never brought it up. The closest I might have gotten was saying I was hormonal or having "girly problems."