Dysphoria possibly worse than ever

[Wild-Eyed]

Something ridiculously dysphoric just got thrown my way. Thank you, God.  Yuck, yuck, yuck.

I got my first proper men's pyjamas yesterday. A minute ago, my period started and I wrecked them.

More than ever I find myself wishing I were just a boy. My twin got to be a boy. Why didn't I?

[Dena]

They are not wrecked. Normal medical grade hydrogen peroxide will remove the blood without damaging the cloth. I learned that from a doctor when a blood test went a little wrong.

[Wild-Eyed]

The are not wrecked. Normal medical grade hydrogen peroxide will remove the blood without damaging the cloth. I learned that from a doctor when a blood test went a little wrong.

It's not so much that the pyjamas are damaged so much as that they were men's pyjamas, and girl rubbish damaged them, even if temporarily. I feel like a disgrace.

[Dena]

It's not your fault and it will get better. I understand how important your first pair is to you as I remember how excited I was to get my first feminine clothes. You are learning about medical treatment and are on your way to manhood so think of the positives. If you can read, listen to music, play a game or do something to take your mind off this tonight and you will feel better about this in the morning.

[MercenaryElf]

Please don't feel like a disgrace -- it sucks that it happened, but it's not something that could be helped right now.  You're not alone with this experience, and fortunately won't have to worry about it forever.

[Wild-Eyed]

Please don't feel like a disgrace -- it sucks that it happened, but it's not something that could be helped right now.  You're not alone with this experience, and fortunately won't have to worry about it forever.

Thank you. I'm on a birth control pill that's supposed to stop your period, but, because one of my other meds interferes with it, it doesn't quite work out that way. I've got to look on the bright side and think, "at least I'm not pregnant".

This feels like a daft question, as the instinctive answer is, "yes" - but, does testosterone alone kill off periods, or are there other things you need to take for that?

[Dena]

From what I have been reading, T can suppress periods most of the time but there are some exceptions about what it can and can not do and spotting can be an issue.

[FTMax]

Testosterone use should drop your estrogen levels low enough that you stop having your period, sometime within the first three months ideally as long as your dosage is correct. For some guys, finding that right dose is a struggle and it doesn't stop right away. Many providers will recommend Depo Provera shots to stop your period if that is the case for you.

One thing to be mindful of is that spotting and breakthrough bleeding can occur at any time on T, no matter how long you've been on it. The only thing that could stop that from being a possibility is to have a hysterectomy.

[Wild-Eyed]

Testosterone use should drop your estrogen levels low enough that you stop having your period, sometime within the first three months ideally as long as your dosage is correct. For some guys, finding that right dose is a struggle and it doesn't stop right away. Many providers will recommend Depo Provera shots to stop your period if that is the case for you.

One thing to be mindful of is that spotting and breakthrough bleeding can occur at any time on T, no matter how long you've been on it. The only thing that could stop that from being a possibility is to have a hysterectomy.

Oh, I'd love a hysterectomy, but I doubt that I could get one on the NHS (British public healthcare), and could never afford private without family help, which I'm not getting. I think I can get T on the NHS, however.

[Elis]

I'm have the same thing happen to me pre T in that the blood ruined my boxers :/. As long as you wash the clothes straight away the stain will go. I found that on my period I'd wear the most masculine tops I could seeing as I had to wear a certain pair of jeans and a certain pair of underwear that I didn't care if they got ruined; because they weren't the most fashionable. It helped my dysphoria a bit.
On T periods will stop between 2 and 6 months; although you may get random spotting but that's rare and it'll be light. When you do get the go ahead for T choose gel if you can. You get a certain dose in each sachet and you apply it daily; so it's easier than injecting T and won't have to struggle finding the right dose.

[FTMax]

Testosterone use should drop your estrogen levels low enough that you stop having your period, sometime within the first three months ideally as long as your dosage is correct. For some guys, finding that right dose is a struggle and it doesn't stop right away. Many providers will recommend Depo Provera shots to stop your period if that is the case for you.

One thing to be mindful of is that spotting and breakthrough bleeding can occur at any time on T, no matter how long you've been on it. The only thing that could stop that from being a possibility is to have a hysterectomy.

Oh, I'd love a hysterectomy, but I doubt that I could get one on the NHS (British public healthcare), and could never afford private without family help, which I'm not getting. I think I can get T on the NHS, however.

Probably not right away, no. Most surgeons doing bottom surgery want you to have some kind of hysto as a part of that, and I believe that holds true with the team in London as well. I could be wrong though, the majority of my information and all of my personal experience is based on the US.

[Elis]

I'm in the UK too . I don't see why the NHS wouldn't allow a hysterectomy. There has been some research that T might cause ovarian cancer so a surgeon can't no as your ovaries may cause you health issues in the future. Plus when having bottom surgery you have the option of a hysterectomy.

[Wild-Eyed]

I'm have the same thing happen to me pre T in that the blood ruined my boxers :/. As long as you wash the clothes straight away the stain will go. I found that on my period I'd wear the most masculine tops I could seeing as I had to wear a certain pair of jeans and a certain pair of underwear that I didn't care if they got ruined; because they weren't the most fashionable. It helped my dysphoria a bit.
On T periods will stop between 2 and 6 months; although you may get random spotting but that's rare and it'll be light. When you do get the go ahead for T choose gel if you can. You get a certain dose in each sachet and you apply it daily; so it's easier than injecting T and won't have to struggle finding the right dose.

To be honest, I'd rather inject, as I've heard it's faster-acting (naturally, IM would be faster-acting than transdermal) and I'd like the ability to experiment with doses.

[Peep]

I stained my favorite pair of jeans the exact same way yesterday :/ I'm going to my GP to talk about birth control but it's really annoying because what i really need is just T. But I'll probably have to go through the birth control process instead unless i want to wait another year or so with shark week

[nameuser]

Oh, I'd love a hysterectomy, but I doubt that I could get one on the NHS (British public healthcare), and could never afford private without family help, which I'm not getting. I think I can get T on the NHS, however.

Good news: the NHS actually recommends a hysterectomy within the first five years of starting T - they will cover it even if you don't plan on bottom surgery. Because as Elis said, there are concerns around cancer and lots of other lovely complications I don't know much about.

Here's a link to stuff:

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Gender-dysphoria/Pages/Treatment.aspx

That gives an itinerary of what you can expect them to cover, and goes into a nice bit of detail. The short version: top surgery, bottom surgery, hysterectomy and HRT. The transgender dream~ (waiting times and hoop-jumping notwithstanding)

I hope your week picks up. I just lost my favourite pair of boxers to the sharks. They were chequered ;-;