So as the title says, I’ve been on T for like two years. I started of with Gel for the first year then switched to shots. My testosterone levels are at 500ng/dL (had my blood tested two days ago). Im not really sure whats going on since i still look a bit feminine (ie curvy) with not a lot of facial hair. Only differences Ive noticed the past two years is bottom growth, voice change, weight gain, hairier legs, and like two hairs that grow on my chin. Either I have bad genetics or something else lol. My next appointment with my doctor is this Tuesday so I might ask about it then but yeah

I have a school event at the beach tomorrow and I can't stay out of it and because we will be getting wet, I can't wear my binder. Last time I tried taping I got a lot of blisters and I think I might have developed an allergic reaction but it was just one time so again I might not have so should I just try again or is there other ways? I also heard theres some stuff u can use if ure allergic to adhesive to use as a barrier of something but I have to acquire it in a day, what should I do yall

I came out to my family couple months ago. I would have never thought they would cut me off because they are not conservative and they were okay with me liking girls as a girl. But when i come out, to my surprise my mother cut me off completely. My relatives stopped calling, talking to me. I got couple dry happy birthday texts on my birthday. Never a celebration. I was extremely close with my family before. But now i dont have a family anymore. The only one who still calls is my dad but other than that everyone abandoned me. So, i’ve been trying to cope with the reality of losing my family in order to be myself. I already live in a different city by myself so i know how to survive by myself. But still. So i want to ask you guys. Did any of you got completely cut off by their parents? How did you dealt with it and how is your life right now? Does it get easier?

I've noticed for the last couple of years my voice tends to pitch up whenever I'm with any of my family but is completely fine when I'm with friends, my partner, or their family. I'm out to my dad and grandparents but honestly it seems to be the worst with them. I've always had a deeper voice but it just seems to revert.

At first I thought it was because my grandparents aren't the most supportive (They accept it and buy me the correct clothes, but still need to be reminded about pronouns and usually just refer to me by name) but my dad's been great about it.

Has anyone else noticed this happening to them at any point?

So for a bit of context I came out as a binary trans man at 16, started T, and got top surgery at 17. Now, I’m turning 22 in September and I’ve been questioning myself for a while. My sexuality is super fluid so I just call myself bi, but my gender has me stumped.

I feel like a man, but not in the typical way, and I’m scared to express femininely because I feel like my family will think it’s for attention/ I made a mistake transitioning young. I love my body, but how I dress and expressing myself has me stumped!! Anyone else feel like this? He/they pronouns

Was on Testavan for 1.5 years but decided to change to shots cuz I was sick of putting on gel every morning. As soon as I stopped gel I started getting insane cramps constantly (been like 4 months now?) never even got cramps like this pre-T. Anyway, now I’m due for my next shot and I feel like absolute shit. I’m dizzy, fatigued, constant headache, and depressed af. Does anyone know if these cramps would get any better? Also what if I applied some Tgel to kinda counter the low t levels so I don’t feel like offing myself or throwing up? I’m definitely going to go back on gel if things don’t get better

Hey there! I’m reaching out due to having an instance of spotting. I’ve been on testosterone for 8 months, and haven’t had my period for just as long. I’m setting up an appointment with my gynecologist just in case, but has this happened to any of you guys? If it’s relevant, I have a hormonal IUD and just got done with a round of paxlovid that said it could cause issues with hormonal birth control. My testosterone levels are at 160 as of two weeks ago

I’ve been out for 3 years (4 in October) and started HRT last December. Even before that I was testing “nicknames”, getting my haircut short, and binding to figure myself out. In all of this time my mom has always conveniently forgotten or seems to never understand why her deadnaming me and calling me her daughter hurts me so much.

I’ve explained to her in detail multiple times how what she does hurts me and everytime I talk to her seriously she keeps saying she doesn’t understand. I sorta understand, she’s from Russia and pretty old fashioned but I’ve genuinely given up. I’m tired of trying so hard but she doesn’t listen and my therapist says to give the same energy so I’ve been ignoring her texts for a good few weeks.

I do want a relationship with her I love her and times where I’m depressed I just want to be comforted and held like we did before. I just hate being deadnamed and being called her daughter so much but I just can’t be around her.

Anyone have tips to help her learn I genuinely don’t know what to do anymore I don’t want to lose my mom.

I never really understood packing and didn’t have much bottom dysphoria until the past few weeks. Finally decided to try packing on a whim, just using a sock. And holy shit. This awakened something inside of me. Laying down and being able to see it, plus the subtle weight? Yeah life changing. Like something clicked in my brain and I feel more like a man than I ever have.

I was always turned away by the prices of packers, but I’m starting to think it’s worth it. Definitely recommend trying it just once tho bcs damn

Hey, so I’m disabled and part of that is I have a lot of brain fog and difficulty understanding things at times. Ive been trying to fill out the paperwork for years and every time I try I can’t get through it and get too overwhelmed and confused by it all. Is there any free service that can fill it all out for me? I don’t have any friends or family that could do it with me and I’m just so lost. I’m 22. I first tried to change my name legally when I was 18, I can’t handle showing my ID anymore when it says my deadname. I don’t care about the gender marker but the name kills me a little more each time. Im not cut out for this stuff.

Edit: location is Trinity Center CA

Do I regret them? Kinda. Will I get them covered up? No. They're a part of me and I had my own, very personal reasons for getting each of them, reasons that went beyond "I'm a Harry Potter Fan"

Harry Potter was my childhood. It's what got me into writing myself, which is my biggest passion and coping mechanism to this day. And I'm not gonna let this terfy c#nt take that away from me. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely do hate her and everything she does, and I do understand that a lot of the story is built upon racsim and other far right ideologies, but child-me didn't know that. I feel like I'd rob past me of the few good childhood memories I have.

But I feel like I'm not allowed to hold onto those memories and feel nostalgic. I don't buy Harry Potter merch anymore, neither official nor un-official, if I do watch the movies, I use the DVDs I've owned for a literal decade and I'm not going to support the new TV series.

I keep reading posts that say if you engange with Harry Potter in ANY WAY, you're supporting transphobia, and I don't... understand? I've even read posts that said reading or writing Harry Potter fanfiction is bad. Fanfiction has basically nothing to do with the terf who wrote it??

As a trans person, I feel like as long as you're not giving her money or spreading her dogshit opinions, you should still be allowed to enjoy what you already have.

Is that really such a bad opinion to have? :/ I'm actually genuinely scared to post this. Please be gentle if you disagree with me lol

i'm 2 months on T and want to buy a pump. my mom is very supportive of me and wants me to feel comfortable with my gender so i don't think she'd say no to me buying it. BUT that is a super awkward conversation that i really don't want to have 😭😭 how do i go about this?? i'd be paying for it myself, probably shipping to a friend's house bc i wouldn't want her to see the actual package...she has access to my credit card history so there's not really any way for me to hide the purchase, even if i bought a gift card she'd see the transaction of me buying the card and obviously ask. i also love my mom and i don't want to hide things from her so i'd rather not be sneaky about this. HELP

edit: i told her and she asked WAY more questions than i thought she would 😭😭💔

me: i'm buying something

her: what

me: gender affirming product

her: ok what is it

me: uhh its for my thingaling i dont think you want to hear about it

her: its fine you can tell me

me: i dont want to

her: seriously its fine idc

me: makes a "stop talking to me" face

her: ok you dont wanna talk about it i get it

mom allied too close to the sun 💔

Hi! I'vw been managing my period with a lot of dysphoria and menstrual cups. I've been wanting to try period underwear as I believe that would make me more comfortable, but I exclusively wear boxer style underwear, and the greatest majority of what I'm seeing are longer pants or super tiny underwear that would make me even more uncomfortable.

I plan on using it more as a compliment to menstrual cups rather than on its own, so it's not super important if it's super high absorption.

Have you used period boxers or know of any brand carrying them?

( I will update with my findings in the next couple of days)

TLD: For those with acne, did reducing your T dose help? What else has helped?

Right so, I've been on testosterone for 6 years now. During those six years, I went from the gel to the patch, back to the gel, then finally to IM injections. The injections are, admittedly, a lot easier for me to manage since I have pretty severe eczema.

ANYWAY! My question is for those with acne after being on HrT longterm. I have horrible cystic acne on my back, scalp, and then lots of whiteheads and blackheads on my face. My scalp is the thing that honestly makes me the craziest. I've done soooo many things to try and get a handle on it all from a strict regime of facial cleansers (salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide 5% and 10%), adaptalene gel, clindamycin lotion, hypochlorous acid spray, ketaconazole shampoo, salicylic shampoo, hydrocolloid bandages and patches, minocycline and doxycycline, etc. I've done a lot, and I can never seem to get control of it long enough before I have another big breakout.
My last and final thought is if dropping my T dose would help. I've done periods where I've gone off my hormones for brief spurts (after discussing with my doctor) and found that starting back up always resulted in a bad flare. But I've never tried learning my dose. My dermatologist and managing PCP have been pretty useless, unfortunately, in offering me any legitimate suggestions. 🫠
Right now I'm at a pretty standard level of T for an average adult male.
Prior to HRT, I did not get acne. Maybe the one off whitehead, but I lucked out growing up. Currently I take 1mL every two weeks. For those that also struggled with acne, did you ever drop your T to see if it helped? And if not, what has helped you manage your acne?

This guy private messaged me on an NSFW post. I probably shouldn’t have responded since I’m a minor and was talking about masturbation, but I did anyway. We talked, and he started asking more questions related to sex. I told him I wasn’t going to answer those and only responded to what I wanted. He knew my age. I got his Instagram to double-check when he followed me back, but he didn’t keep texting. I know it was because I look like a girl, which I made clear.

It was on Reddit, where I was talking about being trans, so I was very clear. I told him I was switching to Instagram and that he could DM me there, but I’m going to block him on Reddit because my account is for my feelings, and I don’t want him to see them. He said he didn’t want to talk on Instagram, so I said “good day” and blocked him on both.

I’m not mad at him—I don’t care about him—but I’m mad because he blocked me because I wasn’t “man enough.” He didn’t use those words, but that was implied. I know I’m a pretty girl; I’m Italian and society deems me hot, but I don’t feel that way. I don’t look like a guy, and I hate myself. I just want to be a guy. I want to go on T so badly.

I fucking hate Florida law. No one knows I’m trans except my cousin, and now I’m worried he has my Instagram and Reddit account. If he wanted, he could post about this and tag me. I don’t want to delete my Reddit account, though. I’m so stressed, and I just want a hug. But I know if I were out to my family, they wouldn’t love me the same. So why would I want that from someone I know would never accept me if they knew?

This probably falls into the category of random things that give you gender euphoria but anyone got specific foods? For me it's either ribs or this bacon carbonara it's so good I love it sm I don't have a recipe for (because it's store bought lol)

I am in Australia and on T for almost 10 months. I’m taking the shots. Currently I’m getting the standard dose (1000mg/4ml) every 14 weeks.

Something I’ve noticed that gives me heaps of dysphoria and makes me feel really horrible is that in between shots, the past 2 times, my voice has dropped to a deep sound in my chest when my T levels are at peak, and stays that way for a while (this part is great). But when i’m getting closer to my next shot date and my T levels are lower my voice gets heaps higher again, and it’s impossible to feel it in my chest the way I did just a few weeks prior, and it audibly sounds higher and more feminine.

When i get my shot and wait a couple weeks it gets deeper again.

I want to know if anyone else is having this experience, and if it goes away after a certain amount of time, or if it’s just going to be my life from now on? Is there anything I can do besides voice training to try and help it? Should I just switch to the gel since it keeps your T levels more consistent?

TLDR My voice keeps fluctuating with my T levels in between shots. Is anyone else experiencing it and what could I do about it?

P.S. I can’t get my shots at a smaller dose more often because as far as I know they just don’t do that in Australia/Victoria. There’s the one dose and that’s that :/

edit: my shots are 14 weeks apart as my blood test a few months ago indicated that my t levels were a little bit higher at my trough than ideal. I was told that changing the dosage of the shots wasn’t an option but I will be asking my doctors about it since some others have said it is an option. thank you

ok i have a dr appointment set up but i’m almost certain im atrophying. so far the only treatment i’ve seen recommended is vaginally inserted estrogen cream? that sounds absolutely horrible to me 😭does anyone know of anything else? i’ve seen some ppl talk about applying it on the vulva which is what i’m planning on trying for now.

something i love about being ftm besides the obvious feeling comfortable in my body and knowing who i am is that i get invited to everything. boys nights, girls nights, bridal showers. anything that is usually for just one gender or just women, people just invite me anyways even though i am a binary trans man. i never feel like im missing out because of my gender in my adult life. i hope everyone who wants this to happen to them it does and i totally get if other guys don’t want to be invited to things that only women go to tho.

Obviously it's gonna happen, I'm 9 months on T and it's actually so uncomfortable how much I have now. My family is very Italian so we have a LOT of hair to start out with and it's also very dark. I thought I had long leg hair before- bro I can't even see my tattoo anymore. Im growing hair on my inner thighs and that's new, my whole stomach is one VERY dark and VERY bushy happy trail, and my ASS bro it's bad. I'm actually thinking of shaving again purely because I feel like a jungle, at first I was proud but now I'm getting nervous of lycanthropy. (But of course my facial hair is thin and blonde)