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while most measurements are taken no differently than for a genetic female, we have noticed that a crucial body measurement needs to be taken differently for the transgender woman.
The measurement area of concern is the breast. Often the medical literature as well as physicians not familiar with transgender practice will suggest measuring the breast itself. This technique calls for measuring each breast—taking a measurement of the breast along the horizontal and vertical axes. While treating the breast as a hemisphere and taking measurements accordingly works well for the genetic female, it offers little for the transitioning female. Let's take a look at why:
For the genetic female, no de-virulizing takes place. The muscles in the upper body do not diminish as they do in the transgender woman and breast growth is normally significant. So for the genetic female, taking a measurement of the breast, itself, is the most telling. But, this traditional technique is not very useful for the transgendered woman.
For the transgender woman, breast growth occurs along with the diminishment of upper body muscle mass. So the traditional technique which measures only the breast area does not take into account the competing forces of breast growth and decreasing upper body mass, and provides little in the way of useful information.
I'm very glad that I came across this information, otherwise I would have been very puzzled with lack of increase in bust measurement even though I now have small breasts where everything was boy-flat before. That half-inch increase in bust measurement is actually a two inch increase in differential between bust and measurements above and below.
