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Hi, I'd really appreciate views from those who've already transitioned. Did you feel it fully or largely took away your GD? Given the personal and financial cost to myself, my wife and children if I continue on my current path, It would help to know.

Thanks, Megan.

From an FTM perspective - it has largely taken away my dysphoria. There are times I even forget it's there. Instead of an ever present, soul crushing pain, it ebbs and flows. There are times I still fight those demons or feel less than or insecure. But socially, mentally, emotionally, I am a much better and much more whole person than I was before I started transitioning.

The discomfort I felt, I pretty well lost at the end of my RLE period but I questioned my decision right up to the moment of surgery. Post surgically I have not had a minute of discomfort or regret. Maybe my social life might not be exactly what the doctors would like to see but my mental state couldn't be better. For me it's a new and entirely different life that the life I lived before.

I'm 1 year on t and 3 months post top surgery. I do consider myself post transition. It's only been a year and I'm great. I'm a much happier person. My GD is pretty much gone. My only issue is at times my brain trips and I get frustrated when I can't STP. However, its very minor and happens once or twice a month. I have no regrets and I could care less what anyone thinks. That includes opinions from family. I'm single and have not experienced dating as a trans guy. I'm sure everything will go well in that department.

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Once I finished transition I felt whole. It was nice. Kind of like the feelings I had before for the most part went away. Sometimes when people say things on tv it bugs me for other now though. But happy and enjoying my 20s I am

For me it became better and better but it never really seems to completely go away. I was rather happy after 2 years of hormones and GRS but I still had dysphoria over my voice and uncertainties about my body shape and face. So 15 years later I did voice surgery and it took away a big chunk of my remaining dysphoria. I also lost weight a lot which took away more. So now I am left with only temporary phases of being dysphoric, if I somehow suddently think my voice is still bad or my face looks like a guy's... I hope it can go away eventually.

Thanks all for the feedback, it seems quite consistent, that it helps alot of not a complete 'cure'.