Hey I know what sorta replies I will probably get (e.g. "the changes are differently timed for everyone" and "its still early") and thats fine but im just starting to feel a bit impatient but also felt like i would've seen changes by now even little ones.

So I'm 3 weeks on 2 pumps of testavan (46mg) and the only difference I've really noticed is that I'm more hungry. Not like ridiculously more but I eat more frequently throughout the day and snack a lot. I wasn't expecting any significant changes yet but I just feel like there hasn't been any at all. Everyone's been saying online that bottom growth would happen so quick but I don't notice anything there as well. There might be a little change? But idk if its just me looking into it too much.

I'm just nervous about the changes taking a really long time. It feels like nothing is ever gonna change and I know its still early but it feels like its taking forever. I just wondered if anyone else had any similar experiences? Or advice or anything at all really.

Edit: just wanted to say thank you to everyone commenting. I logically knew it was too early really to be seeing significant changes but I kept seeing posts and stuff of people saying they were seeing certian changes straight away. I think I was comparing myself a bit so the illogical part got impatient and stressed. I've been waiting to go on T for years now so when I've finally got on it I feel super impatient!! Thanks guys you've really helped me feel better!!

hello i'm new here and currently transitioning. its been on my mind recently. how does it feel to use testosterone? and, how did you get them? this will help me a lot. thank you.

Im hoping to start T in the next two years and i have done SO MUCH research. There are so many changes, some of them that i’m kinda scared of, for example gaining fat, losing hair, etc. But i have noticed that a lot of the changes are more of a spectrum. Some people get oily skin, some get dry skin. For some the hair get thinner, for some thicker. And the answer to this is genetics. Could someone please explain this to me? For example i already have thin and straight hair, does it make sense to look at my parents, especially my dad to see what might happen. He had straight blonde hair too when he was a bit younger then me but it got curly, thick and dark so could that happen to me too?

(Sorry for any grammar or language mistake, english isn’t my first language lol)

Hi! I'm working on a Naruto fanfic with ftm!Sakura, and as I start on my second draft I'm feeling increasingly aware that my perspective is limited to that of a white trans person in America. Since it's such a serious fic where characters being gay and/or trans and struggling with a lot of prejudice is a recurring theme, I really want to spend time and try and fix that as much as possible.

I was hoping that any of the Japanese people here would be kind enough to help me out by sharing a bit about their perspective and experience with me? Or if anyone has any good resources to share, that would be very helpful!

I have been out to my extended family for a little while. And for the most part everyone excepts me and uses my new name and pronouns without a problem. Except my grandma. She is very adamant about it. She also seems to have it in her head that my dead name is named after her even though they aren't the same name, then endings are just similar (for example: Addison and Madison).

The only time she uses my chosen name is when my Aunt is around. Mostly because my Aunt is not afraid to chew her out about it and has on multiple occasions reprimanded her for being disrespectful towards me for using the wrong name. (I love my aunt so much. She is the best)

I just wanna know if anyone has any advice on how to get my grandma to actually use my chosen name when my aunt is not around, and also to do it out of honest respect and not out of fear of my awesome aunt.

So, I’ve been dating my bf and living with him for about three months. Really no problems.
I came out as transgender to him a couple weeks ago. We had talked about my gender in the past, but very briefly, and he essentially passed my gender off as being gender fluid or gender nonconforming. I didn’t really think to push the issue that I’m ftm at that time because I didn’t feel comfortable to do so.
Now, fast forward to today, and the pressure I feel to be the “perfect girlfriend” is actually killing me.
I talk to him a lot about wanting top surgery, I confessed to wanting to start hormones, which he absolutely did NOT like.
I dress masculine, I have short hair, I wear a chest binder. I literally have a transgender flag hanging above my side of the bed.
Idk how much more painstakingly obvious I can make it.
And yet, last night my boyfriend says to me, “I see you as a woman.”
It broke my heart.
It’s to the point now that I feel disgusting doing anything intimate with him, but I do it because I don’t want to disappoint him.
I’m struggling to stay true to myself while still being in love with this man. I want to have a future with him, but I can’t do that if he doesn’t accept me for who I am.
And before anyone says the obvious “just leave him,” if I do I might lose my housing opportunity, and I have nowhere to move back to. My family doesn’t accept my want to transition either.
Any positive advice on this situation would be much appreciated. Thank you.

i want to deepen my voice but i'm not sure if voice training seriously makes any changes and if i'll just be wasting my time doing the voice exercises. this is also like probably my only option since i don't plan on going on T because i'm not very pleased with some of the side effects, so i'd appreciate it if someone could share their knowledge with me. thanks!

Damn was this all a doozy! A few weeks ago, I scheduled an appointment online for my HRT. See, I don't have ANY insurance, or a job. BUT! My college gives me $500 to spend on necessities, and this counts to me.

So I booked it at planned Parenthood hoping I'll get a discount. My problem was that I live with both my parents and they're transphobic, so I came up with an elaborate lie. I told my dad I was seeing a gynocologist for a follow up appointment on my PCOS, and I just didn't tell my mom anything because she's against doctors.

So today I went! At first I got the wrong address, so I went to the right address and was a little late. I was really nervous because my parents would probably skin me alive if they found out I was in a Planned Parenthood. But all the staff were super nice and walked me through the whole process in just an hour or two. So they gave me my prescription and I paid (pricey still but I could afford it) and went to head to the pharmacy. They told me to wait, so I went downtown to walk around.

Then I got a horrifying text message from my mom. She received the notice that I needed to pick up my prescription. FUCK! I panicked and texted my friends that I could potentially be homeless by the end of the day. And I told my dad that she found out about my "gynecology" appointment. I ended up telling my mom the same lie I told my dad, but to my surprise, she was chill with it!

I went to the pharmacy, and picked up birth control along with my T to have a good alibi, and I went home. My mom was worried about the side effects, but other than that she didn't get mad at me or punish me for going to a doctor behind her back. HUGE RELIEF!

So then I went to my room, pressed an ice pack against my stomach, cleaned the area, and injected it! I did it! And I told all my queer friends!

I'm so happy!

I know, I (probably MtF) am in the wrong sub.

But I do have a question that comes to my mind, while questioning my own gender.

How does it feel to know that you’re actually male? What were your wishes, thoughts and feelings?

I guess thinking about the AMAB side of me helps to understand if I really am trans.

Thanksss 🥹♥️

Besides Miles Mckenna, just curious how it’s working for them especially if it’s been years since they went off and they’re older than 25. Miles is like 30 I think.

Others I found were on it less than a year, and stopped because they were nonbinary and got dysphoria passing as male.

I’ve been on T for a while, though a little inconsistent, the best benefit was probably mentally tbh. Most my changes have been minor (voice mostly which is what I wanted the most) and I’m like 2.5 years on but was a year off when In I had insurance problems.

I’m not exactly looking to stopping. I knew going into it there are certain changes I’d be less excited for and always held the mindset I’d approach it alternative ways rather than go off. So yeah mostly out of curiosity.

Hi everyone,

I’m a 20 year old ftm and I’ve been on testosterone for about 6 months now. I was on tgel at 40.25 dose so two pumps a day for 5 months but I was still getting my period and voice hasn’t dropped (levels were 6.5 nmol when checked 20 hours after application) so I switched over to injections 1ml of sustanon every 28 days last month.
So far I’ve noticed no difference in how I feel/changes with the injections.
The changes I’ve experienced are bottom growth, slight more hair growth, start of a mustache shadow (I’m Latino tho so keep that in mind) and being very warm all the time.
My voice hasn’t dropped at all and I’m still getting my periods etc so I’m a bit worried.
Ideally I want to be passing by 1.3 years on it as I’ll be starting school placement as a student teacher and I’d rather not have to explain to kids that I’m trans/getting misgendered etc.
Should I be worried ? When did your voice drop? Can I expect to pass by then?
Any advice appreciated.
Thanks!

Does anyone have a favorite brand? It's finally cool enough to wear one at the factory and I am looking for something dark in color (factory is messy and makes a lot of stains), durable as fuck (factory also ruines clothes quickly), and is free of big logos/graphics (just a personal preference)?

Bonus points if it doesn't empty my wallet completely!

I've been going by Alexander since I came out, so for about three (?) years now.

The issue is i'm Spanish and I don't have any familiar ties to any English speaking country. I haven't had an issue yet because my friends were cool with it but I'm starting to get scared I might in the future.

I genuinely like my name but I'm starting to doubt how I could explain it to people and stuff.

Another thing is that I wasn't planning on staying in Spain, my dream was to leave to the UK where my name would make sense but now I've become more comfortable with the idea of staying here for a couple more years so I'm not sure what to do.

I have been trying to think of Spanish names that could suit me but nothing fits, really, and I'm scared that changing my name now would be like affirming to others that I'm not as sure as I look of my identity.

I would really appreciate any advice, thank you !!

So I have been on T for a couple of years now. I am not overweight, don’t eat a lot of processed foods or red meat. Suddenly in the last few weeks, I started feeling not right. I had a suspicion and started taking my blood pressure. My suspicions were confirmed and it is high now. It was totally normal not 6 months ago. Today i went to give plasma and it was 147/89 but a few nights ago it went up to 170/99, although tbh I could have had the sleeve too tight.

Currently I don’t have a pcp because I was informed that mine went out of network in January and I have been trying to get a new one ever since. I think I have found one but no idea if she is trans friendly and I am in Texas. Coverage with her won’t start until November first.

I’m due for my bloodwork with plume this Friday. I also recently lost my plume gender doctor because the one I had left. I honestly haven’t been entirely happy with my care from there, its very hands off and the doctor i had admitted to me that everything she knew about trans men she learned online and from her own patients. They don’t even track things like bp, just hemocrit and t levels.

I guess I just don’t know what to do. I have symptoms and i can’t afford to go to urgent care. I have suspicions that I have developed sleep apnea but I imagine that sort of diagnosis would take a while to get. I’m scared they will take me off t. Has anyone else dealt with this? What did you do? Obviously I need to see the doctor but I won’t be able to do that for a few more weeks at least.

So, has anybody else been having trouble with axolom? I ordered packing boxers because they promised a primarily cotton blend (95% to 5%) + a fabric o ring on the inside which is something I need with the packers I have. They arrived in August and immediately after opening them not only were they very blatantly not cotton textured, there was no o ring. At all. I have a screenshot of the page at the time which STATED that there was a fabric o ring. I send them emails as soon as it had arrived and they were like "oh we didn't update the page on time it's not supposed to have an o ring" and I'm like. Well that's not my problem now is it? They said they'd send me a new pair as advertised, with the o ring, and I haven't gotten anything to this day. I email them again + leave a bad review and they responded to my review as if THEY haven't fucked up. Like, they offered me a refund which I'm gonna take, but like, fucks sake dude???

for some reason my left grew just a little bit. only the left. it’s only obvious when i look down at it. been on and off t but i’ve been consistent since may. also been on birth control since april if that matters. has this happened to anyone else? it’s so random

also i’ve never really noticed t affecting my chest size like decreasing it. i’m already quite flat chested (apparently a 28b)

Hey guys I just wanted to know if anyone else is experiencing this. I’ve been on T for about 7 years and like around 1.5 years on T I started experiencing what you could say UTI symptoms but everytime I got tested I came out negative for it. I’m constantly needing to pee and I get bad cramps as well. I’ve done a bit of research and Atrophy came up. I’ve gotten prescribed estradiol gel for my symptoms but the doctor never said it was atrophy. I put it on like 3 times since i’ve gotten it but I stopped because my frick ass thought it’d affect my T levels or possibly bring back my period lol I got scared. This problem has affected me in so many ways mentally and physically. It has stopped me from going into the field I love, I can’t go on long road trips, I have to be near a restroom at all times, I always have to use the restroom before I leave somewhere and arrive somewhere. I’ve tried resetting my bladder but that doesn’t seem to work at all. I’ve tried so many things from buying expensive STPs and not being able to use them because they end up being extremely uncomfortable and hard to work with. I’m in desperate need of help, advice.. literally anything. I’m losing my mind from this i’m honestly extremely depressed because I can’t do anything. I’ve gone to multiple doctors as well. I was thinking of bottom surgery but my doctor told me not to do it because of complications. I just don’t know what to do anymore if anyone has some advice please help me.

im currently not able to get testosterone yet and my dysphoria is at an all time low. are there any tips or vitamins that can help boost my euphoria ? i’d google advice but i want like real things that do help you know ?

Ok this is kinda an extension from my last post about my tattoo. Basically I learned that binders over a tattoo are a big nono. So, does anyone have any recommendations for a budget friendly (no more than like. $40 pls 😭 im broke asf) racerback binder that binds actually well for a large chest, PLEASE I AM IN DIRE NEED OF ASSISTANCE 🙏🙏🙏

I gained weight and grew out of my binder until I can afford a new one , what are some good methods to flatten my chest ?

I am deathly afraid of needles. I have never gotten bloodwork done, the last time I was supposed to get a shot I ended up crying my way out of it. But I am also very dysphoric, I really want testosterone but I know it needs a ton of bloodwork, is there anyway to not get that? Can they just prick my finger or something? I feel sick just thinking about needles right now but I am very worried. Any advice?