Testosterone questions

[Edge]

Yes, I know it's not a game. I'm asking because I really want to take T. No, I can't get them anyway for a few years. However, I still feel rushed to make a decision because I'm impatient like that. Oh well. Research can't hurt right?
Does anyone know if the T that is prescribed is made by transgenic bacteria like insulin is? In other words, is it human testosterone?
I noticed that migraines are listed as a contraindication to androgen therapy. Does that mean that someone who gets migraines can't get T? If someone gets migraines from progesterone (birth control pills have him holed up in bed and throwing up anything he eats), will he get similar migraines on testosterone?
Will a few years before starting make a difference to how T affects a person?
What affects does T have on faces (other than hair)?
If someone goes on T and exercises a lot, will he be able to get his body more male shaped? Does it straighten out the curves? (Aside from hip bones, obviously.)
I noticed that it increases the risk of type 2 diabetes which my grandmother has, so it's possible I have a predisposition. What experiences have other people had with this?

[Michael Joseph]

I don't have the answers to all you're questions, but the ones i can...

Besides hair, T can square out your jawline for a masculinized look. It can also make your skin harsher, or more rough. Ive seen T just make faces a lot more defined and less soft if that makes sense. It can also thicken out your neck which can make your face appear different.

Yes T will make your body more male shaped, and exercise will help it. The fat disrtibution will give u a more straight shape, and there are exercises you can do even without T to aide in a more masculinized shape. You can also gain muscle easier on T.

No, its not human testosterone, they produce it.

And progesterone and testosterone are to different hormones, so i dont believe they would effect you in the same way at all.

[Edge]

No, its not human testosterone, they produce it.

Edit: Oops! Never mind. I got my proteins and cholesterols mixed up.

And progesterone and testosterone are to different hormones, so i dont believe they would effect you in the same way at all.

I hope not. I was just wondering since both of them are steroids.

Besides hair, T can square out your jawline for a masculinized look. It can also make your skin harsher, or more rough. Ive seen T just make faces a lot more defined and less soft if that makes sense. It can also thicken out your neck which can make your face appear different.

Yes T will make your body more male shaped, and exercise will help it. The fat disrtibution will give u a more straight shape, and there are exercises you can do even without T to aide in a more masculinized shape. You can also gain muscle easier on T.

That's awesome! Thank you!

Thank you for answering some of my questions.

[Arch]

I can't speak to your medical questions, but I can attest to my changes. T took a lot of my butt fat and redistributed it to my belly (and I lost a lot by exercising). My shoulders are neither wide nor narrow, so, after T and top surgery, I have a pretty straight up-and-down body shape.

The hipbones will always be a bit of a problem--pants are always a little loose in the waist so I can accommodate my hipbones--but my contours are not out of the ordinary for a guy, and my butt has actually received some compliments from gay men.

They haven't seen it with my pants off, but still...

[Asfsd4214]

Yes, I know it's not a game. I'm asking because I really want to take T. No, I can't get them anyway for a few years. However, I still feel rushed to make a decision because I'm impatient like that. Oh well. Research can't hurt right?
Does anyone know if the T that is prescribed is made by transgenic bacteria like insulin is? In other words, is it human testosterone?
I noticed that migraines are listed as a contraindication to androgen therapy. Does that mean that someone who gets migraines can't get T? If someone gets migraines from progesterone (birth control pills have him holed up in bed and throwing up anything he eats), will he get similar migraines on testosterone?
Will a few years before starting make a difference to how T affects a person?
What affects does T have on faces (other than hair)?
If someone goes on T and exercises a lot, will he be able to get his body more male shaped? Does it straighten out the curves? (Aside from hip bones, obviously.)
I noticed that it increases the risk of type 2 diabetes which my grandmother has, so it's possible I have a predisposition. What experiences have other people had with this?

Ah the complex world of chemistry.

Insulin is a complex protein which is why it's synthesized in the way it is, by contrast testosterone is a rather simple compound that's synthesized quite easily using cholesterol as a pathway. The androgenic compound in most testosterone supplements for HRT purposes is usually just the testosterone molecule with an ester like cypionate among many other possibilities, attached to its structure for the purposes of changing an aspect of its biological properties. Such as taking longer to metabolize, changing solubility, etc. It doesn't matter a whole lot because once in your body it will tend to be metabolized at some point into its parent steroid, testosterone. Once that has happened, yes, assuming you took one of the testosterone drugs, then human testosterone is what is in your system, from a bioidentical perspective.

As for migraines, for semi-complex chemistry reasons the progestin in birth control pills is a synthetic (nonbioidentical) compound, how it behaves really doesn't say one way or the other if testosterone would do that.

As for contraindications, there's risks to anything, I guess it depends what risks you and your doctor are willing to take.

[Edge]

Thanks! That's encouraging.
Science is fun.