Aunt Flo being a real pain in the....elbow

[Mr.X]

Yeah...Stupid topic is stupid. I really do not like to discuss these things because I rather deny and ignore her existance, but here she is...

I've been on T for two weeks now. On the day I started, this stupid aunt came over. It was a rather normal visit, nothing unusual. Now, a week after she finally got her stupid ass back home, she came over again! I'm really confused right now. Is this normal? I mean, is the T causing my system to be very, very wacky?

I do have to say that before T the visits were regular, but I did tend to bleed a little in between visits. I figured it was something hormonal, because after trying a left over week of those dreaded pills (you know the stuff...female hormones *shudder*), it immediately stopped and stayed away until the next aunt visit. I guess I'm a little worried that there is something wrong with my system with these bleedings, even though they have never been very bad. I think the term for it is spotting. Just this time, on T, it's more than spotting and more like a real visit from the aunt of whom I wish had died a horrible death by now.

Any thoughts?

[ford]

I think it's the T...and normal.

I used to have 3-4 day 'visits'...since starting T it was much heavier, and lasted 8 days. ICK.

[D0LL]

Sounds normal. Any type of hormonal changes in the body tend to confuse it and make it overreact like that. =_=

I used to have 3-4 day "visits" before, then when I started on estrogen and progesterone, they became 5+ days long (even though progesterone usually makes it shorter or makes it not come at all). Now that I've flushed those things out of my body, I'm on my 7th day. >.> And that's just the changes experienced from letting my natural T levels rise. I expect the same or worse when I start adding T to my natural levels. But I think once your body adjusts you should be fine.

There was a time when I was put on birth control by a bunch of morons and I had a month and a half long visit and subsequently lost my libido entirely. THAT was all kinds of awful.

[Mr.X]

Thanks guys, that made me feel a little better.
I searched the entire forums and can't seem to find many other guys with this issue, though. Most of them just report a few heavier periods, but no spotting in between. It's starting to make me think something is quite wrong with me.

It is still going on, but its spotting now, no heavy bleeding. But mentally its tearing me apart, being constantly reminded how female my body still is. I was so hyped to finally start T and start becoming a man, so this is just a huge kick in the nuts. On top of that, I have not noticed anything of the T yet apart from the weird bleeding. I just want it too stop :<

[desperate believer]

Some guys take awhile to experience many changes on T. You'll have changes in due time. As for your spotting I wouldn't worry about it. My cycle was completely screwed up before T from taking Depo Provera in an attempt to stop my cycle entirely. Instead my cycles lasted weeks at a time though they weren't as severe. Recently however I've had no spotting nor cramping. It just takes time for the T to work. ~hope