Prescribed Testosterone Blockers

Freiheit

and waiting for them to arrive at the nominated pharmacy. Daunting in a sense that I'm being made sterile and I've never before changed my physiology,but it's necessary as part of an overall project to which I'm totally committed.

deirdre_dub

Freiheit wrote: »

and waiting for them to arrive at the nominated pharmacy. Daunting in a sense that I'm being made sterile and I've never before changed my physiology,but it's necessary as part of an overall project to which I'm totally committed.

Congratulations!

If my experience, and the experience of many other trans people is anything to go by, you'll soon find yourself loving the effects of blockers (and estrogen when you get it).

As for being made sterile - it will be quite a long number of months before anything irreversable is done. Indeed, unless I'm mistaken, you'll retain the ability to reverse sterility right up until you get surgery.

Freiheit

Thanks Deirdre,I've sperm banked so nothing to fear from sterility,nothing to fear at all really,there'l probably be a little tension when my GP gives me the 3 month injection but it's for the best in the longer term. That's what I need to remember and yeah hopefully I'll feel good.

Loughlinstown isn't too bad a journey now that I know my way now that I know the 145 stops across the road.

G.K.

Congrats!

CrystalLettuce

Even if you aren't sperm banked(most of us can't afford it) you can always come off hormones for a while, generally the sterility isn't permanent, certainly not with the blockers anyway.

Freiheit

Thanks all. You know my initial reaction rather than one of joy was one of some intrepidation. While I've been having laser hair removal for years I've never before altered my chemistry and it did for a day or two evoke some doubt. But I've reminded myself as to the goal of this intervention and it's for something which will hopefully be great. So yeah I'm happy now.:)

While sperm banking is expensive,you know it's available in Galway now for E300 per year? which is a lot of money but at least it doesn't involve the expense of travelling to another country and found the service immaculate. I'm not that paternal but I'll keep for a few years and review.

Freiheit

While I know it's a t blocker and not a female hormone some minuscule feminising affects are possible are they not? slight breast growth? any chance of a reduction in body hair?. The doctor didn't think body hair would reduce but I live in hope.

CrystalLettuce

Freiheit wrote: »

While I know it's a t blocker and not a female hormone some minuscule feminising affects are possible are they not? slight breast growth? any chance of a reduction in body hair?. The doctor didn't think body hair would reduce but I live in hope.

Yes.

I don't think estrogen necessarily reduces your body hair. The amount of body hair you have is largely controlled by T. Ideally, you should have regular female body hair(which is still more than most Trans would like).

Freiheit

Thanks Cystallettuce,very helpful:). Should I also go teetotal or close? The doctor said I don't need to but I know a lot of people in such situations do.

Azure_sky

Freiheit wrote: »

While I know it's a t blocker and not a female hormone some minuscule feminising affects are possible are they not? slight breast growth? any chance of a reduction in body hair?. The doctor didn't think body hair would reduce but I live in hope.

After nine weeks I've noticed I have less body hair.

hare05

Check Links234's thread. She documented every little thing.

deirdre_dub

Freiheit wrote: »

Should I also go teetotal or close?.

God no! hick :pac:

I think my alcohol consumption actually went up quite a bit when I started properly exploring my gender issues, due to finally having a working social life!!!

Freiheit

Oh good..I had been under the impression that teetotal or close was necessary...I do drink more than the recommend safe units though,not in one setting but am in the habit of a few glasses of wine most nights...I'll try to cut back a bit regardless.

Banked more sperm in Galway today and have to say that service there is the tops,I think they underestimate the demand for the service in this community, I was they told me their first trans client,I think they'l be surprised how many they get once word gets around.

Still waiting for the t blocker to arrive.

Freiheit

It's been implanted now and it's the best day of my life to be honest. Spent so long loosing myself in analysis,could I be happy living between genders,a third way akin to Kate Bornstein,some people have regrets,will I ?

To be honest I've now no doubt at all that I will transition successfully and lead a life of high achievement,I know what I want and on all fronts I'm getting there.

Will ambitously target facial feminisation next year,may go for consultations from the spring on.

Freiheit

I've become alarmingly binary of late,an attitude I really despised in the recent past....I don't want to live between genders or be perceived as being such any longer....I now want to fit in as a woman.