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For the other anon: I’ve actually looked into this for myself, and like he said the only way I’ve found is to freeze your eggs prior to starting T. However, it’s prohibitively expensive and not always successful, so it’s a really good idea to talk pros & cons with a doctor, and definitely DEFINITELY do it before you start T, because like I said it’s already got not a great success rate so adding T into that equation before freezing isn’t going to help.
Thank you for your helpful advice, Anon!
Previous Anon; you should find this useful.
Hi, i’m looking to start T very soon. My girlfriend and I have been together for a while now and we’ve spoken about having children. I don’t want to carry a child but would like to have a biological child with my DNA. I guess my question is, what process would we have to go through so my girlfriend carries a child that is linked to me biologically?
I didn’t carry or donate any genetic material to my Son, who is technically my Step-Son.
The only way that I am aware of accomplishing this is to have your eggs frozen and stored, and have your girlfriend carry those fertilized eggs insider her as a surrogate. Once again, I am not a medical professional so your best option is to speak to someone who is.
As far as I am aware, you should most likely look into freezing your eggs prior to Testosterone, so as to have the maximum potential success for any future usage of them.
My boyfriend and I have been together for a few years now, and one day we’ll want to have children and he’s ftm. This is a weird scienceyish question I guess? Generally, when cis men have kids, their testosterone levels drop significantly. How do you think this effects transmen as fathers?
This is something I am certainly not qualified to answer, despite having some university Biology under my belt.
I feel as though if your boyfriend has had a hysto, and is taking testosterone – there will be nothing to “drop” his testosterone levels (or raise his estrogen). If he still has his reproductive organs, perhaps they may infer an undue amount of estrogen during/after pregancy, but that’s just a haphazard guess.
My best advice would be to see a fertility specialist. Good luck!
Some time ago, I made a stupid decision and outed a transgendered person without thinking before I spoke. Looking back, I’m not sure why I did this, and due to my anxiety disorder I’ve been unable to stop myself from feeling guilty since this happened and constantly stress over it. I feel like what I’ve done is completely unforgivable but I need some closure, and I wanted to ask for your opinion on it as you’re someone I greatly admire.
Firstly I want to say congratulations on your self reflection and assessment; I think it’s very bold to own up to past “mistakes”. Secondly I also want to remind you that, well, you’re human! We are fallable and often make mistakes in order to learn from them.
I can understand Anxiety Disorder, and if you were to message me off Anon, we can speak about that at length if you wish.
You need to understand that no amount of guilt or self punishment will “retract” past actions/words, nor will they make you feel any better about the situation. In fact, it’s likely to do the exact opposite.
If you are still in contact with said person, perhaps to gain the much needed closure you speak of, perhaps write them an Anon email or message or something similar, and apologize.
What you did wasn’t nice, but it’s certainly not “completely unforgivable” – I think by the way you have phrased this you are more than aware of the reprecussions of outing someone. That is more than enough of a lesson learnt; many trans people still don’t understand this.
Give yourself a break. You are human, and we all make mistakes. What is impressive to me is that you are working actively to try and rectify what you see as a wrongdoing. Again, much more than most people ever do. Well done.
Get a wedding invite from friends in the mail: explicitly mentions children are not welcome at the reception but are welcome at the ceremony. Both reception and ceremony are being held at the same damn place – do people not realise how challenging it is to be a parent when things like this happen?!
We will have to pay for a baby sitter, and drive K to/from ceremony before we can attend the reception. Bit inconsiderate.
I just wanted to say that I have the utmost respect for you for sharing these details of your life. It really has helped me be a little less nervous about the future and possibility of children. So thank you so much for that.
Thank you for your kind words, they are very much appreciated.
I figure if I can get one dude to see that the future doesn’t have to be so bleak, then all of this over-sharing is worth it!
Again, thank you.
Whenever someone emails me or Kik’s me – I tend to give them a false name to call me by. Only one person on tumblr that doesn’t know me IRL knows my actual first name.
All of the others… I’m just trying to remember which name i used!
Often I’ll be all “Hello (insert name here), you can call me XYZ.”
So yeah. Apologies if I don’t remember the name I gave you.
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I’m pretty sure a lot of people know me as Mike Kaiden, so call me that.
Hi, I am a transsexual male and I have been going to therapy for the past few months now. Hopefully within the next few months, I will be able to start testosterone. However, while I am happy that I get to see myself grow into the man that I should have been, there are been bouts of nervousness and doubt that I have been dealing with. I am not sure if it’s normal or not. Most of my nervousness and doubt is the fear of my future. Fear of the unknown. Are these fears and doubts normal? (cont…)
(cont…) I mean, I honestly can’t see myself living the rest of my life as a woman. Not because of gender roles or how I dress, but because I literally feel like I should’ve been born male. I should have a flat chest and a penis. As a future parent, I see myself as father, not a mother. He and him. But as I said earlier, I have just been have a lot bouts of nervousness and fears. Even anxiety. I don’t know what to do. I am at a loss here. Are these fears also fear of regret?
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I commend you for your thoroughness regarding therapy and the like, well done. I can’t speak for everyone but from my experience it is certainly “normal” to doubt yourself/transition. I would be more concerned if you had no doubts, to be blatant.
Transitioning is an exceptionally large process to undergo, and should not be taken lightly – you seem to have a good grasp of this and that’s great.
Fear of the unknown is one thing humans are fantastic at. It’s also a really valid fear – it’s scary not knowing what to expect/what will eventuate from decisions you make.
You mentioned you can’t see yourself as a Woman, and wish to be a Father. These are all things you need to reflect upon when feeling doubtful.
But you also need to remember that self doubt in small amounts is healthy, it’s a critical way of looking at things and serves a purpose.
Did you grow taller when you transitioned? Did your hands and feet get any bigger either? Just something I’ve always been curious about.
Unfortunately I did not.
I medically transitioned when I was legally able to, at 18 years old – as my parents were not willing to be supportive with regards to the medical side of things.
I have always had a short stature, especially when comparing my height to the rest of my family – but unfortunately I had finished all the growing I was able to do prior to the introduction of T.
Growth plates are fickle things; if you begin medical transition early enough (or before your growth plates fuse) you may be able to benefit from some height growth, alongside other body parts.
I think perhaps my feet grew half a size, but I can’t be exactly sure because I never really bothered to find out my actual foot size to begin with. Other people I have know that are on T have reported an increase in foot size, however – so it’s not totally impossible.
As far as hand size goes; same deal, I didn’t experience any change. I am relatively happy with the overall size of my hands, just wish my fingers weren’t to thin, long and bony – purchasing a wedding band was an absolute nightmare. I had to get a men’s ring sized down to a very small size.
If anyone else has any experiences, feel free to chip in?
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