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Hey guys.

I´m not sure if I should talk to my doc about this - but it´s saturday, so in any case I could only see the first aid post and I don´t think that´s necessary. Somehow ->-bleeped-<- always happens to me in weekends.

I´m cramping pretty badly down there, same pain as I used to have during severe periods, except shark week time was two weeks ago so I know it´s not that.

The pain is radiating to my lower back and legs. Just wondering if this is normal or whether I should be concerned. Did you have anything like it when you started T?

I don't think this is uncommon. My shark week started coming earlier and lighter after I started T, until it stopped altogether. My cramping was about normal the first time, and lessened. So that may be what is happening here? Unless it is worse than it was before, and lasts longer than usual, I wouldn't be concerned about it. I would mention it to your doctor at your next visit. Take some medicine, take a bath, rest. If it persists or gets worse, I would go see whatever medical folks you can see on the weekend.

Codeine-based meds shut abdominal cramping down fast and keep it down provided you don't exert those same areas right after. Use them sparingly though

Thanks guys.

@Max I´m not sure, I used to have menstrual cramps like this back when I was like 17, over the years the pain gradually lessened. It´s definitely more severe than usual but I´ll mention it to the doc. A bath sounds like a dream, I wish I had one  ;D I´ll just put a warm bottle on it.

Yeah I still have morphine too from my foot injury haha but just paracetamol works o.k.

reviving this topic since i am getting this, too.
I am nearly 8 months on T and 6 days ago i started having this bad and severe cramping in my lower abdomen. Reminds me of menstrual cycle. I am not loosing blood. I did not have my periodi since last year. May i worry?

Quote from: rorythedinosaur on April 26, 2018, 12:14:02 AM
reviving this topic since i am getting this, too.
I am nearly 8 months on T and 6 days ago i started having this bad and severe cramping in my lower abdomen. Reminds me of menstrual cycle. I am not loosing blood. I did not have my periodi since last year. May i worry?

I still have cramps but it was never severe for me. My doctor checked my extra organs and noticed that the walls of the womb looked thick. Like it was preparing to bleed but nothing ever came out. Maybe it is cramping because of that. I don't know what is going on though. There is also cysts in my ovaries but they were there before T.

A lot of people get cramps on T but if they get severe I would see a doctor. My doctor was able to look at those things through my abdomen with the ultrasound. There was no uncomfortable poking.

Did you ever suspect that you could have endometriosis or polycystic ovaries pre-T? I did. My stuff in there was never normal and according to blood tests my ovaries have pretty much stopped working now. I don't know why the womb would look thick then. I have heard that cramping and all that could also be caused by high estrogen levels. I had my hormones checked and everything was normal for a man.

My womb looked thick pre-T too although my period came much later. I suppose the doctor would have said something if it looked like endometriosis but if she wasn't really looking for it then I guess things can go unnoticed. She said that I have/had PCOS though.

I am planning to have those parts removed at some point. I don't know if it actually is dangerous or anything to have those but I am not going to deal with them much longer. After all the troubles thet have caused me I want them out.

That anatomy is really complicated. I feel like I am just rambling but but I did see a doctor and the only thing I found out is that I am not dying.

Quote from: Pogotractor on April 26, 2018, 05:04:41 AM
I still have cramps but it was never severe for me. My doctor checked my extra organs and noticed that the walls of the womb looked thick. Like it was preparing to bleed but nothing ever came out. Maybe it is cramping because of that. I don't know what is going on though. There is also cysts in my ovaries but they were there before T.

A lot of people get cramps on T but if they get severe I would see a doctor. My doctor was able to look at those things through my abdomen with the ultrasound. There was no uncomfortable poking.

Did you ever suspect that you could have endometriosis or polycystic ovaries pre-T? I did. My stuff in there was never normal and according to blood tests my ovaries have pretty much stopped working now. I don't know why the womb would look thick then. I have heard that cramping and all that could also be caused by high estrogen levels. I had my hormones checked and everything was normal for a man.

My womb looked thick pre-T too although my period came much later. I suppose the doctor would have said something if it looked like endometriosis but if she wasn't really looking for it then I guess things can go unnoticed. She said that I have/had PCOS though.

I am planning to have those parts removed at some point. I don't know if it actually is dangerous or anything to have those but I am not going to deal with them much longer. After all the troubles thet have caused me I want them out.

That anatomy is really complicated. I feel like I am just rambling but but I did see a doctor and the only thing I found out is that I am not dying.

What did they use to measure the thickness? Ultrasound? Asking for my own peace of mind. It looks like you said it already, but wanted to make sure.

I am to start T soon and get bad cramps every month now, was hoping with T they would be gone.  I don't like getting this monthly pain may have to think about getting those parts removed sooner rather than later if I am still getting the monthly pain.  Never liked the monthly bleeding idea when I first found out all cis women get it for years.  Will have to see what happened after a few months on T.

Quote from: Pogotractor on April 26, 2018, 05:04:41 AM
I still have cramps but it was never severe for me. My doctor checked my extra organs and noticed that the walls of the womb looked thick. Like it was preparing to bleed but nothing ever came out. Maybe it is cramping because of that. I don't know what is going on though. There is also cysts in my ovaries but they were there before T.

A lot of people get cramps on T but if they get severe I would see a doctor. My doctor was able to look at those things through my abdomen with the ultrasound. There was no uncomfortable poking.

Did you ever suspect that you could have endometriosis or polycystic ovaries pre-T? I did. My stuff in there was never normal and according to blood tests my ovaries have pretty much stopped working now. I don't know why the womb would look thick then. I have heard that cramping and all that could also be caused by high estrogen levels. I had my hormones checked and everything was normal for a man.

My womb looked thick pre-T too although my period came much later. I suppose the doctor would have said something if it looked like endometriosis but if she wasn't really looking for it then I guess things can go unnoticed. She said that I have/had PCOS though.

I am planning to have those parts removed at some point. I don't know if it actually is dangerous or anything to have those but I am not going to deal with them much longer. After all the troubles thet have caused me I want them out.

That anatomy is really complicated. I feel like I am just rambling but but I did see a doctor and the only thing I found out is that I am not dying.

My menses were never okay (they went away for a whole year when I was not in t, then they came back alone and suddenly, just like how hey went away!). But my gynecologist never found anything wrong with my organs, everything was ok according to the internal echo  so I guess I did not have any issue before starting t. But now my lower abdomen hurts :( it is not an unbearable pain, it's something I can deal with even if I don't take any drugs for pain. It's just "strange" so I just would like to know everything's okay

Quote from: rorythedinosaur on April 26, 2018, 10:10:37 AM
My menses were never okay (they went away for a whole year when I was not in t, then they came back alone and suddenly, just like how hey went away!). But my gynecologist never found anything wrong with my organs, everything was ok according to the internal echo  so I guess I did not have any issue before starting t. But now my lower abdomen hurts :( it is not an unbearable pain, it's something I can deal with even if I don't take any drugs for pain. It's just "strange" so I just would like to know everything's okay

IF you have PCOS the testosterone could naturally be diminishing the cramping (some folks lose periods altogether.. others get them much worse).  That you have them constantly speaks of the need for another hormonal test, my thoughts would be if you went on progesterone or birth control the cramps would diminish... if that is an option.  When testosterone drops, the cycle might be tempted to return with a vengeance.   

Quite possibly you have follicular cysts that form around ovulation. They're perfectly normal, except... when they get too big or rupture. Sometimes they rupture before the OBGYN can detect them with an ultrasound, so it appears that everything's perfectly normal by the time they see you.

I had one of these earlier this week for the first time in several years. Not fun.

Quote from: Doreen on April 26, 2018, 08:24:58 AM
What did they use to measure the thickness? Ultrasound? Asking for my own peace of mind. It looks like you said it already, but wanted to make sure.

Yeah, it was ultrasound.

Quote from: Pogotractor on April 28, 2018, 03:54:20 AM
Yeah, it was ultrasound.

That's what started this hole dark rabbit hole for me (bad pun).  Only thing that helped me some was pamprin.