Quote from: SailorMars1994 on April 18, 2017, 09:54:51 PM
Quote from: FTMax on April 18, 2017, 09:48:45 PM
Plenty of changes from T can occur in the first three months that are permanent. This is not good advice IMO.
Hey FTMax. I havent a clue what transmen go through. Could you tell me what happens to they on 3 months of T?? I know of three months of E minimal things happen... 6 months seems to be the golden time and smooth sailings after that xD 
Permanent changes on T include:
- Voice would stay wherever it has dropped to. At least half the guys I've spoken to have started experiencing a vocal shift within the first month on T, some of which were fairly dramatic. Personally my voice was out of the female range by the end of 3 months.
- Body hair that has filled in will continue to grow but new hair won't appear. How early this starts to happen varies, and may be dependent on genetics.
- Downstairs growth will stay at the size it has grown to. This is also one of the changes that typically start to appear in the first month and as early as the first week for some guys.
- If you lose head hair or your hairline recedes, it will not come back if you stop T. You can stop further loss by stopping T. My hairline changed within the first six months on T and that seems pretty par for the course.
Everything else is not permanent and could be reversed by stopping T. So if this is something OP is considering, I would take some time to look into every possible effect of T and then make a decision. I will also say that I experienced all of these changes on what is considered "low dose HRT". Obviously YMMV, but I would not go into HRT with the idea that if it isn't for you, you can be "back to normal" in three months.
T in general is a harsher hormone than estrogen. While I think it is commonplace for many MTF ladies to start HRT prior to coming out and telling people because it is more easily hidden, FTM guys generally don't have that luxury. I'd say you have 6 months tops before someone notices, 3 to be on the safe side.