1. You do not instantaneously go bald from testosterone…OP has only been on T for 6 months. It happens over a longer period of time. I had very thick hair, and after 5 years the “masculine hairline” became male pattern baldness. And while personally it’s given me a lot of insecurity, it’s nowhere near the worst physical side effect of testosterone.
2. That’s breast tissue atrophy. And as a fun side effect it makes the scarring/healing from a mastectomy even worse.
3. Almost every FTM I’ve met, myself included, had a “baby face”. T causes weight gain, often a significant amount. Weirdly enough, I no longer have this problem after stopping T!
4. Beyond just “getting wet”, regular vaginal discharge is important for keeping your PH balanced and reducing the likelihood of tears and UTIs. Just using lube is a band aid solution for halting a natural body function.
(And “T dick” is not like a male boner. It’s literally just an enlarged clitoris, which has always had the ability to become erect. Testosterone does not make it more penis-like, and anyone who tells you that is delusional.)
5. There’s definitely a honeymoon phase for testosterone. It stimulates appetite and libido. It is the equivalent of anabolic steroids, especially if your prescriber starts you on a high dose. It took an embarrassingly long time for me to realize that testosterone solved exactly zero of my problems. For years, I told people that transition “saved my life” (in those words!!) while my life was falling apart. My mental health was in the toilet for over a decade but I told myself being called “sir” was life changing.
I can only speak to my own experiences, but I do feel it’s generally good advice that cosmetic changes to your body do not solve body dysmorphia— seems like this would be obvious, but it wasn’t to me.
This is not even mentioning the hypertension, sleep apnea, thyroid issues, blot clots, anxiety, aggression…
1. L
2. Considering I plan on chopping these biddies off, I don’t care how much they atrophy! They could start smokin crack for all I care!
3. I was fat before and I’ll be fat after, inshallah.
4. PCOS ruined normal pussy function for me years ago. That shits vestigial at this point. Nbd tho I’m a top and if it actually causes issues I’ll get topical estrogen cream.
(I don’t need people to tell me that, I can look down and notice it looks like a dick. Or your mom can do it for me)
5. I was started on a small dose since I already had more testosterone than the average cis woman (see point 4). I liked my higher androgen levels before testosterone and I continue to love them now. Also L.
That’s right! You can only speak to your own experiences! So why are you determined to speak over mine? And I’m not using testosterone to fix my dysmorphia, I’m using it to fix my dysphoria! And it’s working!
why do you this prev sharing their experiences is talking over you? Was you making this comic a way to talk over others? If not then what is the difference here?
The difference is I made a comic for my page celebrating the changes I’ve noticed on testosterone and the positive impact it’s had on my mental health. They responded to my comic listing every way I’m wrong for finding them positive and implying I’m delusional/being misled. Hope this helps!
1. i’ve been on t for almost 2 years and my hairline has definitely changed, but if i wanted to i could take finasteride and use minoxidil to maintain my hair. also i like being alive now.
2. i had top surgery before i started t but this claim sounds fake lmao. also i like being alive now.
3. i gained some weight when i started t and my face was pretty round for a while but it’s mostly back to normal now, and most of the weight i gained was from gaining muscle. i weigh less now than i did when i started t, but i don’t really care bc being fat is morally neutral and also i like being alive now.
4. i have a dick now. it’s a little dick that gets hard and looks like a dick. bc clits and dicks are literally the same thing starting out in the womb they just develop differently. vaginal dryness and atrophy is also easily solved with an estrogen cream prescription, which cis women can also get especially after menopause. i don’t have that problem tho. and also i like being alive now.
5. literally a you problem. did i mention i like being alive now.
also ur gonna shit urself when u find out there are ppl like me who didn’t really have dysphoria pre t. there were a lot of things about my body i was just incredibly meh about or didn’t really like, but i never had that “this is the wrong body, it should look like a guy’s body” dysphoria. after being on t for 2 years, there’s so many things about my body i had no idea i could feel anything but mild apathy about and now i fucking love them. i love being hairy and a little more muscular, i love my homegrown t dick, i love having a deeper voice. so like. sorry it didn’t work out for you, i hope you’re able to find the resources you need to feel comfortable in your skin, but that is entirely a you problem.
