Scared To Take Testosterone? (FTM)

[AndrewTheKat]

Hi I am an transgender but the problem is, I also identify as a femboy. I have decided for certain that when I turn 18, I would take out a loan and get surgery/name changes/ect. But I have a small problem. I heard that Testosterone makes you have big muscles and have a super manly appearance. Where as this may be ideal for a lot of men, I don't like the sound of it because I just don't like being very manly (I love cute things, and yes I am certain I am a boy) I heard that you could get body sculpting surgery and this sounds ideal to me because I don't want my curves AT ALL. But would I be able to chose how I look? And not be so manly, but boyish type of cute?
Or do you think that going on Testosterone would be the better option? Honestly I wouldn't mind taking T, but I am only concerned about being too manly. Any stories anyone could share?

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[Qrachel]

HI;

I'M mtf and post-op.  Sooo, I do not speak from experience.  I would suggest you consult with an endo or nephrologist who has ftm experience.

Stay in touch,

Rachel

[Tristyn]

Hi I am an transgender but the problem is, I also identify as a femboy. I have decided for certain that when I turn 18, I would take out a loan and get surgery/name changes/ect. But I have a small problem. I heard that Testosterone makes you have big muscles and have a super manly appearance. Where as this may be ideal for a lot of men, I don't like the sound of it because I just don't like being very manly (I love cute things, and yes I am certain I am a boy) I heard that you could get body sculpting surgery and this sounds ideal to me because I don't want my curves AT ALL. But would I be able to chose how I look? And not be so manly, but boyish type of cute?
Or do you think that going on Testosterone would be the better option? Honestly I wouldn't mind taking T, but I am only concerned about being too manly. Any stories anyone could share?

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I'm sorry if this response doesn't constitute as any real advice or even meaningful input to this discussion, but I kinda relate in that I do not want to appear terribly manly either, to be honest. Hence why I identify with being genderqueer or femme as you like to put it. I still love to sing and dance. I still have my stuffed animals out in the open on my bed. Cause I actually like this stuff. I'm not about to get rid of something cause its not manly enough. Its only contradictory to my efforts of being my true self. So I see why you'd wonder about this. Talk with your endocrinologist about the dose you will be receiving. I'm sure something can be worked out. I am not on any T as of late, but I'm willing to bet that with a promising endo, you can achieve that look you're going for. I know what you mean. I want the boyish sorta charm too, but with more masculine features without the curves and full-figure to add to the mix of confusion among cis people and even myself sometimes. >.<

[Elis]

Hey. I'm fem myself and had the same worries. The possibility of going bald as well definitely put me off. But I chose T bcos I can't stand to look female to the outside world or be misgendered by others. Just bcos I may look masculine on T doesn't mean I can't wear a dress if I want too or wear earrings or have my nails painted as many cis men do. Hormones are a serious drug and will do their thing regardless of what you want them to do, but you can still be fem/gender queer with them. Hope I helped

[Tristyn]

The possibility of going bald as well definitely put me off.

Haha. Me too. But for me, I am kinda expecting it because most of the men in my fam went clean bald by age 30. I don't mind it all that much though. I'll just look like a sexy, black bronze version of Mr. Clean.

[Kylo]

T isn't going to turn you into a bodybuilder and make you sprout muscles on your muscles. Even on high doses of T actual bodybuilders need to work their asses off to get that shape. All T will do is make it easier/faster to build muscles if you do work out - potentially. So if you do nothing in the way of exercise, it's likely nothing will change on your body shape. Even the fat redistribution effects of T can take ages and may or may not be more or less effective depending on your personal biology.

But T can and probably will make you hairier. Expect it if you take T, for sure. And if you still want to take it, prepare for a lot of shaving or waxing if you hate excess hair then.

If you already look boyish chances are T is not going to make you look super manly. It often takes a lot of work for those FTMs who want to look buff and manly to get there.

I suppose the plus side from your perspective is that the voices of FTMs after T tend to range from the boyish to the young man sounding, rather than deep and exceptionally masculine sounding.

[Peep]

From what I've read it's easier to be femme on T than it is to be hypermasculine... it can't change your skeletal structure + the 'babyface' FTM effect is difficult to shake...

[CaptainxTatsuo]

Everyone is different my voice has changed a lot in only 57 days so I don't know. I was scared at first too! Then scared for about a week or two now I'm fine. Me being scared was more due to the fact that my body failed to make any hormone's regardless of the gender. When I started T. My body had a very mild freak out and fight T, week. After that is was like okay I know what this is....


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[Elis]

Haha. Me too. But for me, I am kinda expecting it because most of the men in my fam went clean bald by age 30. I don't mind it all that much though. I'll just look like a sexy, black bronze version of Mr. Clean.

Being bald tends to make black guys look sexier than white guys . We just tend to look like benadict cumberbatch in zoolander 2 . Here's hoping T magically makes me look like Bruce Willis 

[Peep]

Being bald tends to make black guys look sexier than white guys . We just tend to look like benadict cumberbatch in zoolander 2 . Here's hoping T magically makes me look like Bruce Willis 

I'm already 60% forehead and I'm not even on T. Bruce Willis c. 1987 is the one thing that keeps me going

[Sebby Michelango]

To be honest with you, it really depends from person to person. There aren't any guarantee. Some become more masculine, other not. Biology, genes etc. do matter too. If you go on T, you would't suddenly be very muscle. T make it easier to get muscle, but you have to work for them. But you risk being hairy, balding etc. You also risk getting fat changes and become more masculine in your face. Just look at Benton, Ty Turner, UpperCaseChase1 and Jammidodger. They got more masculine face after several years at T. They have a lot of comparing videos at YouTube.

I understand you a bit and I'm not a femboy. I doesn't want to look like John Cena, but I'm not concerned either. Because it's low or zero % I'm going to look like him. The reasons is because I doesn't like workout and I doesn't build muscles so easy either. My genes as well. If I could decide how masculine I would look like when I grow up, I would decide Poldark or Luke Garroway. I want to look masculine, but not the John Cena type.

[FTMax]

T by itself won't give you muscles. You'd have to work for them, so if it's not something you'd want for yourself, just don't work out and don't eat to excess.

As far as masculinization goes, it really depends what you mean by super manly. There are a lot of "universal" changes that guys experience on T like a voice drop, increase in body hair, and downstairs growth. Even if it's just a little bit, most guys get some degree of change in those areas. Other changes seem to be more hit or miss.

Unfortunately no one can say for sure what will or won't happen to you on T. Surgery is one option you could pursue and see if that works for you. My advice would be to start by talking to a doctor that prescribes HRT who has extensive experience working with transgender men. They should be able to give you the best possible explanation of whether or not T is a good idea for you at this point in your life, or if surgery is the better option.

[Sebby Michelango]

T by itself won't give you muscles. You'd have to work for them, so if it's not something you'd want for yourself, just don't work out and don't eat to excess.

As far as masculinization goes, it really depends what you mean by super manly. There are a lot of "universal" changes that guys experience on T like a voice drop, increase in body hair, and downstairs growth. Even if it's just a little bit, most guys get some degree of change in those areas. Other changes seem to be more hit or miss.

Unfortunately no one can say for sure what will or won't happen to you on T. Surgery is one option you could pursue and see if that works for you. My advice would be to start by talking to a doctor that prescribes HRT who has extensive experience working with transgender men. They should be able to give you the best possible explanation of whether or not T is a good idea for you at this point in your life, or if surgery is the better option.

True that. But I think he's thinking about the fat distribution too including the muscles. Your face may change a bit at T too. Just look up Jammidodger at YouTube. His face changed a lot. It's very high percent voice change and hair increase would happen. But we're not sure how big percent it's when it comes to facial changes.

I have no exactly idea what he means by super manly. But according to my guess, it seems like he think facial features may be super manly too. If you take a look at John Cena, you can see he has thick neck, tough guy features in his face and very broad body. Cena did workout for his body. But his facial features are probably natural. I hasn't heard about facial workout before.

Square face, broad shoulders, big body, tall, hairy, dark voice, visible veins, thick neck etc. are features that are seen as manly features. So that may give you a idea what he may thought.

[Arch]

I've met a lot of trans men IRL, and I know of only one who wound up with bulging biceps without a lot of pumping iron. I don't know anything about the physical characteristics of his father and brother, but I suspect that my friend just had a particular genetic heritage. In fact, he is actually pretty femme. He likes fingernail polish and tops in "girl" colors and uses traditionally feminine-style hand gestures and stuff like that. He's very happy in his transition.

[ashtonpuff]

Okay so when you take testosterone it starts kind of shaping your figure for you like my uncle David is on testosterone had been for a few years and he was super curvey but when he got his shots and stuff it made him broad and have a manly shape

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