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Title: Puberty Blocked Without Blockers?
Post by: Allie24 on November 19, 2017, 07:46:25 PM
Post by: Allie24 on November 19, 2017, 07:46:25 PM
Does anyone know of any conditions that leads to underdevelopment in males that are not a chromosomal or intersex conditions? Is it possible for someone with normal testosterone levels to be largely unaffected by testosterone? I ask because I get the feeling that I should not pass as well as I do given the age I transitioned at (20). Many of the trans women I know who transitioned at 18-20 and sometimes younger appear to have been affected more by male puberty than I was.
My T levels were normal prior to HRT and my E levels were only a teeny-tiny bit above average.
Thoughts?
My T levels were normal prior to HRT and my E levels were only a teeny-tiny bit above average.
Thoughts?
Title: Re: Puberty Blocked Without Blockers?
Post by: extraaction on November 19, 2017, 08:10:35 PM
Post by: extraaction on November 19, 2017, 08:10:35 PM
Quote from: Allie24 on November 19, 2017, 07:46:25 PM
Does anyone know of any conditions that leads to underdevelopment in males that are not a chromosomal or intersex conditions? Is it possible for someone with normal testosterone levels to be largely unaffected by testosterone? I ask because I get the feeling that I should not pass as well as I do given the age I transitioned at (20). Many of the trans women I know who transitioned at 18-20 and sometimes younger appear to have been affected more by male puberty than I was.
My T levels were normal prior to HRT and my E levels were only a teeny-tiny bit above average.
Thoughts?
hypogonadism would be a possible answer to the first question. partial androgen insensitivity would be a possible answer to the second
Title: Re: Puberty Blocked Without Blockers?
Post by: Brooke on November 26, 2017, 06:52:32 PM
Post by: Brooke on November 26, 2017, 06:52:32 PM
In my case it was mental health Meds that acted as T blockers, as well as a misdiagnosed epilepsy disorder that in turn affected my autonomic nervous system and hormone levels.
My hormones as a result were always borderline low during puberty.
I had male fail pretty much all of my adult life. My voice never deepened, facial hair was mostly sparse, no Adam's apple development, and pretty androgynous bone structure.
To the best of my knowledge I don't have any intersex condition.
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My hormones as a result were always borderline low during puberty.
I had male fail pretty much all of my adult life. My voice never deepened, facial hair was mostly sparse, no Adam's apple development, and pretty androgynous bone structure.
To the best of my knowledge I don't have any intersex condition.
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Title: Re: Puberty Blocked Without Blockers?
Post by: Dani on November 27, 2017, 06:38:22 AM
Post by: Dani on November 27, 2017, 06:38:22 AM
Androgen Insensitive Syndrome, either partial or complete. It seems to happen in about 1 in 100,000 births depending on which study you want to quote. Some say 1 in 20,000 and others say 1 in 130,000 births.
Complete AIS people appear externally as normal women but genetically have XY chromosomes.
Complete AIS people appear externally as normal women but genetically have XY chromosomes.