Never – but speak to your Doctor about concerns if you have any.
Tag: hrt
Different anon, but still. Did you notice any changes in ability to learn or memorize things? Or ability to concentrate more or something?
I noticed I was able to concentrate more, but I feel that was mainly due to the fact that my internal turmoil regarding my transsexuality was subdued once I got the transition ball rolling, so to speak.
I have not noticed any difference in my marks with High School vs. University – if anything my ability to write essays has improved, as have other academic qualities. I don’t see this as a product of testosterone, more age and maturity.
how does T affects your body type? I’m an ectomorph, and I’ve been considering into going ftm for a long time, and I’m curious if T would make me very muscular, because I’m not really willing to get rid of my natural skinny body. (sorry if this sound really stupid)
Personally, Testosterone did not affect my body type. I’m a mesomorph and was also before I began testosterone, just a little less able to build muscle. In the first few years of T, I put on a bit of mass – kind of like “puppy fat”, it was mainly water retention which my body sorted out on it’s own.
Honestly, if you’re very worried about this you should speak to a Doctor about possible side effects of Testosterone; it’s not a given that you will experience T the same as another person – it’s all down to genetics.
Perhaps you need to really question why it is that you want Testosterone – you mentioned you were “considering going ftm” – this is not a decision, really. It’s something I felt I had to do in order to survive.
If you were on a deserted island for the rest of your life with no one else; would you still transition?
Can you see yourself as “female” for the rest of your life, even if it’s uncomfortable?
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