Voice not dropping

[wesxx]

Hey everyone. I'm Weston and new around here! So I have a question - I've been on T for nearly 3 months and my voice has yet to have a significant drop. It making me really nervous and dysphoric because I feel like it's never gonna drop. I don't ever pass and I think that my voice hinders that even more. :/ My voice will crack and is very slightly raspier (sometimes more than others), but it sounds really similar to my pre-T voice. It's really odd because I'm getting all sorts of the other (wanted) effects from T way more quickly than other guys I know. So basically, I was wondering if anyone had the same issue? Or is there any reason as to why my voice wouldn't drop?

[Emily Ray]

YMMV is always key to remember when discusing HRT, but that aside, it is to soon to be worried about your voice not droping. Remember that for even genetic boys the voice might not drop for years into puberty and just because it is slow in happening doesn't mean you won't eventually have a nice deep male voice.

Huggs

Emily

[Arch]

Lots of guys run into this issue early on, but not many of us have the problem for long. It all depends on your dosage (and we don't talk about dosages in threads) and genetics. Also the delivery method seems to matter; guys on gel and cream seem to take longer. At three months, I'd say it's too soon to genuinely worry.

I checked my old journal. At just under two months of injecting the so-called full dose, I had significant changes in my voice, but I think a lot of other people hadn't noticed yet. So I guess they weren't all that significant! At about two months, it went considerably deeper, but I don't know how many people noticed. At three months, I was deeper still, but not yet in a distinctly male register. My voice started seriously cracking at four months in--I think that's when I really started achieving a male tenor. The cracking went on for quite some time after I slipped into tenor range.

I went along like this, occasionally going a bit lower and achieving a bit more resonance, for quite some time. Then, more than a year in (maybe 17 months?), I suddenly wound up in baritone range. I've been fairly stable since then, and I've been on T for nearly three years.

Hang in there, and try to be patient. And if you're on a smaller dose (you can PM me about that once you reach 15 posts), it will take a bit longer than it would have otherwise.

[therewolf]

It will, I swear. If you have a trusty friend you can check in with, ask them about it regularly. I didn't know my voice had dropped until some of my friends told me it was time to change my voice mail message.

[Adio]

Just gotta give it some time.  All the changes of puberty don't happen in 3 months for cisguys/AMAB people/whatever term you prefer.  Voice can change quickly or slowly, it depends on a lot of factors.  Genetics, your T dose/type, your actual vocal cords, unconscious raising of your pitch (to match how you used to sound), etc.

My voice started to change early on, but, if I'm being honest, didn't sound distinctively male or within tenor range until about 3 months.  After that, I was a tenor for about a year.  Then my voice dropped again and I'm a baritone.  My voice is still changing and breaking (at embarrassing moments) at 2 years on T.  If this trend continues, I'll likely be a low baritone/high bass (what an oxymoron lol) by the time things settle.  I don't expect this to happen for another couple months/years, if ever.

Try to be patient and welcome to Susan's!

[Nygeel]

Mine didnt really drop right away. Felt different but that was it for awhile.

[Arch]

I'm still hoping to go a bit lower, but mostly because that would make it easier to sing some of my favorite songs.

Wes, have you been doing a video log or anything like that? Sometimes our perception of our own voices is a little skewed.

[wesxx]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate all of the replies. I was having a pretty dysphoric day yesterday and reading these helped out. I know all the changes T brings take time, it's can just be so frustrating to wait for some of our most desired ones. 

Wes, have you been doing a video log or anything like that? Sometimes our perception of our own voices is a little skewed.

Yup, which is how I've noticed how little my voice has changed. :/ I just compared the video that I recorded 2 days ago to a pre-T one and my voice sounds the same just a bit raspier, not really any deeper.

Lots of guys run into this issue early on, but not many of us have the problem for long. It all depends on your dosage (and we don't talk about dosages in threads) and genetics. Also the delivery method seems to matter; guys on gel and cream seem to take longer. At three months, I'd say it's too soon to genuinely worry.

I checked my old journal. At just under two months of injecting the so-called full dose, I had significant changes in my voice, but I think a lot of other people hadn't noticed yet. So I guess they weren't all that significant! At about two months, it went considerably deeper, but I don't know how many people noticed. At three months, I was deeper still, but not yet in a distinctly male register. My voice started seriously cracking at four months in--I think that's when I really started achieving a male tenor. The cracking went on for quite some time after I slipped into tenor range.

I went along like this, occasionally going a bit lower and achieving a bit more resonance, for quite some time. Then, more than a year in (maybe 17 months?), I suddenly wound up in baritone range. I've been fairly stable since then, and I've been on T for nearly three years.

Hang in there, and try to be patient. And if you're on a smaller dose (you can PM me about that once you reach 15 posts), it will take a bit longer than it would have otherwise.

I'll message you once I get up to 15 posts then.

[Arch]

Yup, which is how I've noticed how little my voice has changed. :/ I just compared the video that I recorded 2 days ago to a pre-T one and my voice sounds the same just a bit raspier, not really any deeper.

It's exciting and frustrating all at once when your voice is changing pretty steadily but not fast enough. But it's maddening when you don't seem to be getting anywhere at all. I felt that way after the initial spurt of downstairs growth. I was expecting quite a bit more, and...nothing. I mean, I wasn't expecting to be hung like a horse, but I did expect more than I got.

Well, another half inch wouldn't make that much difference, would it? I will need surgery, regardless. Whereas the voice is a big deal when you're out and about.

[wesxx]

It's exciting and frustrating all at once when your voice is changing pretty steadily but not fast enough. But it's maddening when you don't seem to be getting anywhere at all. I felt that way after the initial spurt of downstairs growth. I was expecting quite a bit more, and...nothing. I mean, I wasn't expecting to be hung like a horse, but I did expect more than I got.

Well, another half inch wouldn't make that much difference, would it? I will need surgery, regardless. Whereas the voice is a big deal when you're out and about.

Yeah. Every day I wake up and say something to check if my voice got any lower. Currently it's just frustrating/dysphoric since I just want to be able to pass as male and given my overall androgynous appearance, my voice is really the only major indicative not letting me pass imo.

Yeesh, that sucks. It'd still be nice to have a larger dick even if you're gonna get surgery (I'm guessing we're talking about phallo here). Perhaps you'll still get another growth spurt? I've heard some guys get 'em even after a year or 2 on T.

[Arch]

I think mine is a case of MORE! MORE! I'M STILL NOT SATISFIED! I have a very nice voice, some face fur, and decent body contours, unlike some of my friends who are under five feet tall or who have The Hips from Hell or some other distressing physical attribute. I don't know what I'll do about bottom surgery, and I can't do it for quite some time, anyway. I need to put this issue on a shelf.

If you're on a regular T dose and don't have any real changes after six months, that might be the time to wonder WTF is going on. Not now. I guess I've already said that.

A lot of things might be going on. If you're young and your body is producing a lot of E and P, the T might be duking it out with the other hormones. If the T dose is higher than your body needs, some of the T could be converting to E. Your body might be geared for a very slow/delayed adolescence. For now, try to enjoy the changes you ARE getting. For, as one of my friends once observed, "You only get to go through second puberty once." Might as well enjoy the journey. I tried to do this, and it worked better than I expected. (But, I must confess, I always enjoyed the journey more when my voice was shifting just a little bit lower.)

[wesxx]

Heh, I suppose I should be looking at the bright side of all my changes. I am quite satisfied with all my other changes so far, in that sense I can't wait to see how I look like 6 months from now. A lot of my fat has redistributed, facial hair is steadily coming in, I'm getting quite muscular, all which excite me to no end. My parter likes to tease me when I'm inspect myself for changes because I can't help but to look at them. I'm not gonna apologize for that