A few concerning problems "down there"

[Headsupbuddy]

Messaged you arimoose!

[Lauri]

1. I think that pumping might be a good idea. If it is true (and not you imagining it) that your growth has one down, then it might have gone into your body and pumping could make it come out(?) But the biggest advantage with pumping is that you feel that you're doing something about what you're unhappy with. It also gives you experience to pass on to others if you mesure and stuff!

2. OK i've never experienced this (luckily), and even if it is natural/normal as people seem to suggest, I don't think it is something you shoud need to endure! I recommend you to go to your doctor, and if for nothing else, then talk about hysterectomy as an alternative. Maybe it's related to your lower growth because it makes you not want to have sex or masturbate?

3. My tip wold be to look into dieting. I've both heard people (women) say that they would stay away from meat to improve odor, and doctors on TV (embarrassing bodies xD) talk about it. They recommended this woman who had problems especially around her period to go on a special diet which varied during her cycle. Maybe you could eat differently a couple of weeks around your shot?

[Orangaline]

just throwing this out there, not sure if it will help or not.

[Going4Miles]

I'm not sure if we're allowed to make numerous posts at once so I thought I'd address a few questions I have here.
All of them concern my lower half so they're sort of related.
For some background info, I've been on T for about 9 months.
Here are my problems, from most to least important:

1. My lower growth has not only stopped, it really seems to have shrunk. I used to be about an inch erect, maybe a little less. Now I'm lucky to be half that, and I've noticed that even when I feel aroused I don't get erect very often. But when I do, it's much smaller.
This is so depressing to me because lower growth was one of the side effects I was most excited about, and the initial growth gave me a lot of confidence.
Is this normal? Can I expect any more growth?

2. Cramping. Even though I lost my period months ago, I've been getting a lot of random cramping that feels a lot like period pain. This happens at any time but also every time I orgasm.
It's not terribly painful most of the time but sometimes it is pretty bad, and the ones I get after orgasm are actually pretty bad.
As you can imagine it's putting a bit of a damper on my sex life...

3. Smell.
Oh my god the smell. It's only noticeable the first two or three days after a shot but in that time my smell completely changes and it gets STRONG.
Strong enough that I'm sure people may smell it if they're too close.
It's embarrassing and I'm not sure if it's normal either or if there's anything I can do...

Well that's it.
Sorry for the long post, these are all problems that have been weighing on my mind for a while and I'd really appreciate some feedback, especially on the first one.
Thanks in advance!

The smell issue is going to be a major concern for me since I'm already a bad breath sufferer.  I ask those reading my post to PLEASE watch yourselves and do not hurt my feelings here with insults.  I've lived with this problem for more than 10 years and life is already hell because of it and yes, I've spent hundreds of dollars in search for a cure and have already consulted with dentists, doctors and specialists with no solutions. My problem originates from the stomach and/or gut, this is the only thing I know and I will probably have this problem for the rest of my life. I do not have a body odor problem, but this is a real concern for me because of my bad breath situation. I live as a mute because of it and this is no joke. There is a rare disease that causes body odor known as Trimethylaminuria (TMAU), as defined by the KIM consortium of endocrinology disorders as fish odor syndrome or fish malodor syndrome. You can learn more about it from here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimethylaminuria.  I seriously doubt I have this disease, since my odor problem is breath only, but others who have a body odor problem that is somehow related to high acidity could possibly have TMAU, and this is the reason I am mentioning it.  The body's digestive system does not properly break down a protein which causes the smell and so it leaches out from the sweat glands. The smell can appear anywhere on the body in the form of sweat. There is not cure for TMAU as well, and the only "treatment", if you can call it that, is the person must follow a strict low choline diet. Anyway, I hope the body odor can be managed through washing with a good deodorizing body wash.  If not, than I am really screwed.    Again, please watch what you say when it comes to odor issues, words to hurt. Again, imagine yourselves in the shoes of someone who suffers with this problem.  Thanks for listening.

     

[adrian]

The smell issue is going to be a major concern for me since I'm already a bad breath sufferer. 

Hey, really sorry to hear about this -- I simply assume you have probably tried everything diet-wise as well, but if you want to chat about this feel free to PM me (you'll have to reach 15 or so posts before you can send PMs). My problem isn't with odor but plain old food intolerances, but I think I know quite a bit about "gut stuff" (more than I ever wanted to, and definitely more than all those doctors who never took me seriously do).
Sorry for the OT!

[Bran]

I'd add a few fun physiology facts that I've been thinking about for a while--

1) Growth-- if you've gained weight that might be part of it too.  Erectile genital tissue doesn't have any fat in it, but the stuff around it does.  If your body fat increases, your stuff appears to shrink, because more of it is inside.

2) Cramping-- uterine cramping for hormonally female people is mediated by prostaglandins and oxytocin.  Oxytocin is produced at orgasm for men and women both (also during labor for women, same chemical).  Prostaglandins are completely blocked by high doses of anti-inflammatory pain meds like ibuprofen and naproxen (advil and alieve).  If you don't have a reason not to use anti-inflammatories, you might consider taking 600 or 800mg ibuprofen (3 or 4 over the counter tablets) a couple hours before you anticipate having sex.  It might help. 

3) Smell-- from what I've heard, its universal for trans guys on T.  I suspect it's not as noticable as you think.  Guys smell different from girls, and the testoserone is the reason why.  But female hormones during development cause the part of the brain that registers smells to be larger. So a trans guy will probably notice his own smell way more than a cis guy would, even if they smell the same. 

And douching?  OMG no.  There's nothing good about OTC douches.  They're usually just scent and water, sometimes with some acetic acid.  They make it way more likely for you to get infections, both harmless ones like yeast and Big Bad STIs like HIV.  If you want to rebalance things for the internal genitalia, try a couple tablespoons of plain yogurt, or a prebiotic lubricant (luvena comes to mind, though it's super girly).  If you must use acetic acid, use plain vinegar, 1-2 tsp (5-10mL) in 1-2 cups of distilled water. 

And that's enough Saturday night health geekery, I think!