Excessive estrogen in men. Need help.

[naveencg]

Hi everyone,

This is my first post here. I'm a 23 year old male but I have a face with a mixture of masculine and feminine facial features. I grow beard as well. It maybe kind of scary ( i don't know ) cause no body seems to like me now and some people looks shocked when they seem me. ( Probably because they see a female face with a beard and a mustache). Now my self-confidence has gone negative seeing those shocked faces too many times everywhere I go and I'm at the point where I'm hiding in my room all day long.

I recently did a hormone check using my blood and it turns out I have normal (marginal) levels of testosterone and excessively high levels of estrogen. Turns out my Thyroid Gland had failed and it caused this hormone imbalance.

My long story is:

I was really looking good and active when I was about 13 years old. I looked like a total boy back then but then I had the appendix surgery after it was too late and exploded inside me. Doctor said it was a miracle that I survived and said I may have failed organs in future due to infected parts being blown all over inside my stomach. ( Well I THOUGHT nothing like that happened until the hormone check) Things went down hill after I recovered. I started gaining weight ( I was skinny before surgery ), my face started changing slowly to a female face over the years. Though I have a manly body, my body fat is like in a female body, fat in hips, breasts and thighs. About 2 years after the surgery my face was ok but people started joking I look A BIT like a girl ( still had friends at school and things were normal ) and over the year it went horribly wrong. My own friends started calling me hurtful names and everyone just left me over these years. My parents asked my to shave my beard and mustache because I look a like GIRL. My own sister told me that I look like a BOY-GIRL. I was really confused as why this was happening because inside of me is a total boy and I have been ok until few years after the surgery but now things have dramatically changed. Now I'm pretty sure I have grown lots of feminine features over the years and now I look like a freak. I have faced too many (almost always) discrimination towards me in public and personal life. Lots of hurtful things happened almost everyday that I can write many books with those stories. I have considered suicide many times but I'm still here flighting this.

I believe things started changing after the appendix surgery and as my then doctor predicted  Thyroid Gland failed as a result and started the hormone imbalance after the appendix surgery. It makes sense to me now. It is basically like being on estrogen for 10 years without me even knowing.

My questions are:

1). What is wrong with me?

2). Do you think having excessive levels of estrogen since 13 years old have led to this? (It's been 10 years now)

3). Would taking testosterone doses solve this? (important)

4). I have feminine forehead, feminine temple, feminine eyes, feminine cheeks, feminine jaw line and lots of fat in cheeks and jaw line. My face is full and V shaped now. Have fat in my breasts, hips and thighs like in females. My voice is not deep but it is acceptable as a male voice. Adams apple is visible. Facial hair and other body hair grows fine. Genitals are normal and functioning well. Libido is fine. (As far as I'm concerned, it is only my face and fat distribution is affected by estrogen)

Do you think taking testosterone will turn these features back to masculine?

(I have had fuller lips too and I did a lip reduction and now my lips looks okay)

5). Which speciality doctor should I see? I'm currently in Singapore.

6). Where should I go to get testosterone prescription?

7). Below are my hormone check results. Kindly let me know if anyone knows how bad these results are compared to normal male hormone levels.

Results: Testosterone male: 15.40 [ 8.40 - 28.70 nmol/L ] and Estradiol male: 162.0 [ 0.0 - 141.6 pmol/L ] 


Please do let me know if you have any advices and suggestions such as tests I should do and stuff.

Cheers!

[Dena]

Welcome to Susan's Place. We don't really have anybody trained in this but we have a fair amount of knowledge. First you will need to find a good endocrinologist and the source of the estrogen should be verified. There could be a tumor or you could be intersex with testicles that produce both testosterone and estradiol.

Once the source of the problem is understood and if surgery isn't required to correct the problem it possible that testosterone treatment would suppress the estrogen production. There are also drugs that could suppress estrogen levels however they may still need testosterone to supplement your production.

I believe with a knowledgable doctor your condition should be treatable but I would expect the doctor to require several tests before deciding on a treatment plan.

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[kelly_aus]

You really need to speak to a specialist, an endocrinologist.

I can see several possible issues, but they would be guesses without further diagnostic testing. Your T level is OK for a male, but your E level is quite high for a male. The E level, if it has been at these levels long term, would explain your feminine appearance.  As for whether taking T would help, I don't know, there are some variables that require testing for to determine that, such as testing for aromatase activity..

[Dani]

naveencg,

Your condition is very complicated and needs proper medical care. Endocrinologists can diagnosis your condition and they can prescribe hormones that are truly effective. These prescriptions can be filled at your local pharmacy. Medical grade hormones are much more effective than any herbal or non-prescription plant based hormone products.

Susan's Place is primarily for people with gender issues and others that may be concerned. You have not expressed any issues with your present gender. We cannot diagnose specific conditions, especially complicated conditions such as yours.

Seek proper medical care from licensed doctors. Internet opinions are sometimes good advise and sometimes not so good.  Take care, you have a serious condition and do not delay in seeking proper medical care.

[Cindy]

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