#effects of testosterone

[jackalthemagnificent]

Just got home from work and now I'm crying because I was able to sing Northern Downpour in key

I've been on testosterone for 5 years! My voice changed a long time ago!

I don't know why I'm crying over it now!!

[greater-than-the-sword]

"But I felt good about myself as soon as I got on T"

Testosterone is a mood booster, you aren't trans you are just depressed

[adams-r1b]

i love you weight gain i love you acne i love you tdick i love you voice cracks i love you bad hairline i love you horniness i love you aggression i love you stopped periods i love you shitty facial hair

[antlershade]

what they dont tell you is that even if you dont want to be a guy, you can try testosterone any ways, if you would like cute handsome tomboyish or androgynous features. even if you are a cis butch lesbian or completely unaligned nonbinary person you might like it. just do the research first naturally yknow? like a lot of research so you dont flip out on trans people if you end up not being a fan lol

[inkbarista]

An alt version of my Thad and Lizzy doodle lmao

I headcanon them as ftm and mtf respectively, and I adore these two more than I ever expected to.

[punishedgwyndolin]

idk it’s not flame for me it’s reaching out i think there’s legit a large significant amount of non transitioning transmascs who would benefit and enjoy going further on their transition like getting affirming clothes or working towards hormones but just procrastinate those steps endlessly out of fear and assuming that it “wouldn’t work” or wouldn’t be worth it, and like Every time i observe this with friends IRL i encourage them gently over time with my other friends and then watch them slowly bloom and look happier than they have in months in like a baggyish hawaiian shirt and jeans instead of their old women’s sized tees or start getting on t and laugh about new changes and inside it just makes me go Fuck guys you can have it if you want it you’re allowed to become and it’s not the end of the world you can take the leap you won’t die it’s easier than you think

[feral-like-a-dog]

No one warns trans boys about anything fr. Voice dropping? Hurts like hell and you sound dorky (affectionate and passes quickly dw). Leg hair in skinny jeans makes your legs feel numb after a while. Bottom growth too big so you have to choose which side of the seam it goes on, but so small itll break rank and shoot pain so bad youll see god into your stomach everytime you step wrong (also passes and is not permanent. And funny.)

Trans men and transmascs please share the things no one warned you about transitioning is so sexy and fun

[evignonita]

he's in his 30s i love him

[nat-20s]

This pride month I might fuckin uhhh try hrt maybe

[gynandromorph]

Please don't call me transmasc Y_Y

[sharpth1ng]

does testosterone make your hair start to thin? im scared lol

Depends on genetics. Check out the cis men in your family- how much hair do they have left and how early did they start losing it? Your hairline will almost definitely change but that isn't drastic, and it happens to a lot of estrogen-dominant people over time as well.

Androgenic hair loss (hair loss caused by testosterone) is caused by a form of testosterone called DHT, which promotes hair growth on the body and hair loss on the head. That said, not all men go through significant hair loss, it really depends on your body.

The good news is theres preventative measures, you can always take a DHT blocker like finasteride, and topical treatments like minoxidil are also an option. Theres a couple other meds as well like dutasteride, and some people say that anti-dandruff shampoos like Nizoral, which contains a DHT blocker called ketoconazol, can help prevent hairloss if used 2-3 times a week.

There's also options like hair transplants and lazer therapy if the hair loss has progressed further.

At the end of the day it's possible that treatments wont work or that you wont tolerate them, but that doesn't seem to be the case for the majority of people. Hairloss from testosterone doesn't happen all at once, none of the changes do, so if you're paying attention to your body you should be able to notice if/when it starts.

Hair loss has been a big fear of mine being on T, but I think its important to remember that there's lots of hot bald people out there, and also that human bodies always have downsides in the aging process, and it just matters which ones you would prefer to deal with.

If you try testosterone you might find that the other benefits and changes make the possibility of hair loss worth it for you, or you might not, and both of those options are totally fine. But if you think T might be good for you don't let yourself be scared away because it might have aesthetic results down the line that you don't like.

You can be on T for as much or as little time as feels right for you, and if you pay attention to the process and check in with yourself you'll have lots of time to stop if it doesn't feel right. You might also consider going on a low dose, so changes come on slower (though if you do that you may not get the maximum changes in terms of stuff like cartilage growth and body fat redistribution).

Theres a lot of fear mongering about HRT and frankly it's some real bullshit. We're just opting into the same hormonal effects that cis people have. No human body is perfect, testosterone and estrogen both have their up sides and down sides, and you just need to figure out which one gives you the balance of pros and cons that you feel comfortable with.

[mapsofnonexistentplaces]

not even saying this in a mean way but many people choose to go on testosterone when like. what they really want is just voice training. and it’s fine if you can’t be assed to do the latter but if you start complaining about growing a beard and having hair on your ass as a result well Too Bad honestly

[sensible-tips]

Testosterone Thursday

[doomdoomofdoom]

any trans person should get HRT for free (no insurance required) and in exchange they should participate in the occasional study/survey.

research into sex hormones and their effects is so scarce and you have a whole ass population group who's willing to not only switch up their hormones but keep it up for very long periods of time. you could run some incredible long term studies with participants across all sorts of demographics.

while it's impossible to conduct any blind studies on this due to observable change in appearance, there's still so so so much data we're giving up on because we'd rather...

lemme check my notes. that cant be right.

...because we'd rather deny trans people health care and let them die. huh.

[isa-ah]

i think we also need to address the elephant in the room that yes, there are people who seek gender affirming care who later realize they are cis- but that a vast majority of people who are detransitioning do so out of social pressure. whether its familial, spousal, work, school, sports, politics, resources, etc; any trans person you ask can probably explain to you in detail what exact precipice would make them detransition, or at least understand someone else doing so. its fucking hard and its fucking scary being trans in this country- not just recently, but continually. it really can be beaten out of you. not being trans, but any ability you have to pursue recognition for being trans. how many of that 1% of people decided they were cis, and how many of them decided they just werent strong enough to be out?

[kagrenacs]

Genuine question here because I can’t really find answers. Is it ok to stop and start HRT multiple times, or is that going to fuck something up in my body? I have bad memory problems and loose myself for weeks at a time sometimes and I forget to do my injections. I’m skeptical that this situation will ever improve, it just is what it is. I just don’t want to put my body through undue stress.