I have a couple questions.

[Bridal Wish]

First im going to be a girl... im still a boy but i wanted to ask these questions.
1) Do i start having orgasms rather than an ejaculation (i mean does it feel different? or can i have only one orgasm per intercourse?)
2) Do i start getting a period? im assuming not but i still wan to ask.
3) Is 5'9 a tall girl? im young so i may not be done growing so im scared of being to tall. And is there a surgery to get shorter.
4) Am i able to get some surgery to be able to get pregnant?
5) Will i be able to breast feed a baby?
6) How much does a MTF surgery cost? (or what does it include)
thanks for anwsering! im so scared but maybe someone will make me less scared...

[Sandy]

First im going to be a girl... im still a boy but i wanted to ask these questions.
1) Do i start having orgasms rather than an ejaculation (i mean does it feel different? or can i have only one orgasm per intercourse?)
2) Do i start getting a period? im assuming not but i still wan to ask.
3) Is 5'9 a tall girl? im young so i may not be done growing so im scared of being to tall. And is there a surgery to get shorter.
4) Am i able to get some surgery to be able to get pregnant?
5) Will i be able to breast feed a baby?
6) How much does a MTF surgery cost? (or what does it include)
thanks for anwsering! im so scared but maybe someone will make me less scared...

1) yes you orgasm, and depending you may have multiple orgasm.
2) no
3) I'm 5'10 and yes tall.  And no, you cannot get a shortening surgery, unless you use a chainsaw.
4) no
5) Possible.  HRT can cause lactation as a side effect.
6) a lot.  In money, tears, friends and family.

Be afraid, be very afraid.  This is a trip you can never return from once you start.  It literally is the most important decision you will ever make in your life.  It will affect you for the rest of your life.

That being said, the results can give meaning to your life that you never knew was possible.

-Sandy

[Suzy]

I am so worried to see this level of questions from someone who has decided to make a change.  First of all, I know we all start this journey sometime in our lives, but how can you have decided on this path when you don't know (apparently) what SRS is even all about.  I am just a bit worried about you.

Sweetie, we will gladly help you learn, if your questions are serious,  but you really need to think this through really, and with a counselor.  The answers to all these questions and more and on here is a lot of detail.  Look around and educate yourself.  Sandy has give you the straight answers.

Best to you!

[Adabelle]

I am so worried to see this level of questions from someone who has decided to make a change.  First of all, I know we all start this journey sometime in our lives, but how can you have decided on this path when you don't know (apparently) what SRS is even all about.  I am just a bit worried about you.

Me too.

[AbraCadabra]

Don't mean to be rude... please!

Yet it seems that folks out of the African Bush would know the answer to some of those questions.... is this for real?

That has me worried, eish!

Axelle

[Suigeniris]

this and many OTHER THREADS LOL LOL

[Bridal Wish]

i thought by now someone would help... and sorry my counsoler doesnt know these either so i was asking y'all, but it seems my trust was slightly misplaced! these were seriours questions and if you know just anwser them! because i dont know where else to turn too! ;_;

[Ann Onymous]

i thought by now someone would help... and sorry my counsoler doesnt know these either so i was asking y'all, but it seems my trust was slightly misplaced! these were seriours questions and if you know just anwser them! because i dont know where else to turn too! ;_;

Aside from teh fact that Sandy ANSWERED your questions, I concur with the other comments and SERIOUSLY question the competency of any professional you spoke to if a counselor could not answer questions where those answers have been well-known for decades...

[JenJen2011]

How old are you???

[JungianZoe]

How old are you???

Please don't answer that... no, really.  Please don't.

[Suzy]

i thought by now someone would help... and sorry my counsoler doesnt know these either so i was asking y'all, but it seems my trust was slightly misplaced! these were seriours questions and if you know just anwser them! because i dont know where else to turn too! ;_;

Please understand that no one is trying to be mean.  I just have a hard time you would go to a counselor who does not know the answers to these questions.  If that is really the case, you need your money back. 

As I said above, we will try to help you all we can.  But Sandy did answer them for you.  if you have an follow-ups, or if there was anything you did not understand,  ask away.

[JenJen2011]

By the way, that was more than just a "couple" questions.

[Bridal Wish]

ohh no!!!! im so sorry sandy >.< i didnt see your post when i wrote the stuff this morning.. thank you for your help (and im sorry for sounding like an ass...;_;) and i know once i start i cant turn back, this is why im asking these (and the chainsaw is a bit rash ._.) questions i just want to be able to understand what my body may or may not go through once i've gotten the surgeries and such.

[MsFierce]

just remember. everyones journey is different from the next. ones persons changes don't automatically change for the next.


If your 18 I would say your pretty much all set at 5'9. I started at 5'7 and NO LIE!! My foot went down a size from my start date and I went down a height to 5'6. so it's different for everyone.

[Bridal Wish]

ohh... but i dont want to grow anymore >.<

[Sandy]

ohh no!!!! im so sorry sandy >.< i didnt see your post when i wrote the stuff this morning.. thank you for your help (and im sorry for sounding like an ass...;_;) and i know once i start i cant turn back, this is why im asking these (and the chainsaw is a bit rash ._.) questions i just want to be able to understand what my body may or may not go through once i've gotten the surgeries and such.

No offence taken.  But the others have given you some serious answers.  Also, many of the questions have already been answered a number of times.  If you take some time to review the WIKI here https://www.susans.org/wiki/Main_Page, you should find all the answers you need.

The chainsaw answer was tongue-in-cheek by the way.

And actually, SRS is the LAST part of transition.  Transition will take YEARS.  And it has quite a number of components.  As the others have indicated, if your therapist has no idea of gender transition, you have the wrong one.  You need to see a therapist who has training in gender transition.

HRT only affects the soft tissue, it does not affect hard tissue like cartilage or bone, so you will never grow shorter than you already are.

But realize that there are women who are tall and only a very, very few of them are trans women like me.  Don't really worry about ending up as a 5'9" woman .  I'm 5'10" and no one looks at me any different than any other woman.

But I am very serious about being afraid.  Even just mentioning to people that you think you might be transsexual will cause people to shun you and affect just about every relationship you have.  This is not a journey to be taken lightly or without your complete commitment.

Take some time and look around and get comfortable.  We try not to be mean here.  We really do play nice and we are here for you.  Most new people introduce themselves and tell us a little bit about themselves.  Feel free to take advantage of that.

-Sandy

[Karynm8621]

just remember. everyones journey is different from the next. ones persons changes don't automatically change for the next.


If your 18 I would say your pretty much all set at 5'9. I started at 5'7 and NO LIE!! My foot went down a size from my start date and I went down a height to 5'6. so it's different for everyone.

Yeah I've dropped an inch in height and one shoe size as well. i didn't know if this was from the HRT or age lol

[Suzy]

Yeah I've dropped an inch in height and one shoe size as well. i didn't know if this was from the HRT or age lol

Well yeah same here.  I have dropped about half a size in shoes and half an inch.  Might also be due to age.  Who knows?

[Debra]

And actually, SRS is the LAST part of transition.  Transition will take YEARS. 

This is kind of what everyone on this thread is thinking. A lot of your questions seem surgery-based and yet surgery itself is actually kind of a small part of transition. HRT probably does a lot more than the surgery itself. It changes how our body functions, looks, and even brain chemistry and emotions. Living full time as a woman (which is required for at least 1 year before surgery) also makes a huge impact on us...it can either be really hard or really fulfilling for many (or a mix!).

I'd definitely recommend reading up on the whole process in general. Check out http://tsroadmap.com as well as my blog if you want to see how my own journey has gone over the last 2 years: http://transitioningpast.com .

Hope that helps and best of luck to you!!

[Guantanamera]

Again, I'm not trying to be rude.

But I smell a troll in these waters.

I don't think we have a huge problem with trolls here (unless you count trolling each other.) But it might be worth checking out, as a good troll can bring a stable forum down in flames.