Is there any transgender people on here? Transexual?

Question

Have u stared retriving hormone treatment? How is it? What do u go through?

Answer 1

it all starts with regular meetings with a therapist. these meetings will determine whether or not the person experiencing transsexual feelings really is indeed transsexual. if approved, hormones will be recommended. the first batch usually slows down testosterone, then the next batch will be actual female hormones.. this treatment literally takes years until the body actually transforms.. and transsexuals are usually on hormones for life

Answer 2

I'm a female to male pre-op transsexual.

I've been on hormones for 3 years. I first started with Androgel testosterone gel that you rub into your skin. Then I went to a compounded hormone cream made by my pharmacy that you rub into your skin. Now I am on Depo-testosterone hormone injections..yes, injections. That means I give myself a shot in the rectus femorus muscle (that's the upper leg) with a needle that is about 1 inch long. I give myself a hormone shot once a week.
I also have to go in for yearly pap smears still since I haven't had surgery yet, and testosterone in that high of a level in "women" can contribute to cancer.
I also have to get blood work done. For the first year, I had to get my bloodwork done every 6 months, now it's just once a year. They check CBC's, Chem 12, liver profile, hormone levels, hematocrit, HDL and LDL cholesterol levels.
I despise the Harry Benjamin standards of care. There's too many therapists out there that are biased against trans people and will do everything in their power to prevent you from starting hormones. I DID see a therapist for about 4 months, but then at one of my transgender support group meetings, a doctor came in who was advertising her services and support of the trans community. So, I went to see her and got my prescription to start "T" (testosterone) the same day. Haven't been back to therapy since. I still see my doctor for my routine medical checkups and for my prescription refills.
I've been on hormones for 3 years now. When I first started testosterone, hmm, my voice deepened, I gained weight, gained muscle, umm...the clitoris starts to elongate and become sensitive, body hair starts to develop around 7 months, including facial hair and the "happy trail" down the stomach. Ugh, the acne, and the sex drive goes sky high, not to mention you get aggravated easier. It really IS like going through puberty all over again, just this time as the other sex.
Have fun! :)

Answer 3

Transsexual. Nope, no hormones or surgery. I'm a non-op, non-hormon transperson. (I'm not transgender).

Also, I've never let a therapist tell me what my identity can or can't be. Gender deviance is not an illness, it is a revolution. (more about that in Foundations of GS list in link below).

I am the Director of Gender Schmender, an online, international gender education community. I also Co-Direct Intersexes Are Human (ISAH), an intersex education community, with my partner. If you would like to check out our communities and post questions there, please feel free to.

Answer 4

I completely dispise the Harry Benjamin Standards of Care v6.0(aka HBSOC v6) now called someother name but I don't care becuase its the same hoop jumping BS that dictates how people should feel about themselves) ANYHOO, there are online resources available for finding out about HRT and its effects. There are other things you have to consider to put on your DO LIST in order to feminize a "male" body. You obviously have a 'puter, use it.

Answer 5

Wow you need to know a lot in one question. I will put my e mail and you can contact me if you wish. I am a post op TS. [e-mail]

Answer 6

i'm still trying to figure it all out...so... maybe i am??