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Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Female to male transsexual talk (FTM) => Topic started by: Canl on October 26, 2014, 10:37:59 AM

Title: Does taking birth control pills affect testerone pills?
Post by: Canl on October 26, 2014, 10:37:59 AM
I am currently on birth control pills because of my menstruation pains and I was wondering if I am allowed to take testerone pills? I know I'll probably have to stop my birth control pills right? Has anybody ever took birth control pills and then testerone pills after? I don't like taking birth control pills since I'm adding female hormones into my body when I feel like a guy but I have to because of my pains.
Title: Re: Does taking birth control pills affect testerone pills?
Post by: Alexthecat on October 26, 2014, 10:57:18 AM
Your doctor would know but there are guys who have taken depo-provera birth control and T shots at the same time for months at a time starting out.
Title: Re: Does taking birth control pills affect testerone pills?
Post by: Ryan55 on October 26, 2014, 11:20:46 AM
I don't think so..I'm not hundred percent certain though. I know when I started T, I was just coming off my birth control pills. The doctor told me if I was to have sperm to egg sex, to continue using birth control cause you can still get pregnant even though your on T. The doctor would probly just have to change the doses around that you take for the T. I would talk to the doctor about it.
Title: Re: Does taking birth control pills affect testerone pills?
Post by: NathanielM on October 26, 2014, 11:45:30 AM
Asking your endo is probably the best thing to do. I take progesteronepills (birthcontrol without estrogens) and take them continuously since I started T. So I do think it is possible if you ask about it.
Title: Re: Does taking birth control pills affect testerone pills?
Post by: Randi on October 30, 2014, 12:01:49 AM
Is there such a thing as testosterone pills?  I know about Gels and Injectibles, and even buccal troches, which you use like a snuff pouch.  I have never heard of testosterone pills.

Randi
Title: Re: Does taking birth control pills affect testerone pills?
Post by: wheat thins are delicious on October 30, 2014, 12:05:58 AM
Quote from: Randi on October 30, 2014, 12:01:49 AM
Is there such a thing as testosterone pills?  I know about Gels and Injectibles, and even buccal troches, which you use like a snuff pouch.  I have never heard of testosterone pills.

Randi

There are but they aren't prescribed in most places because they are horrible on your liver.  The only places I've heard them prescribed are places where trans health care is very poor and almost non-existent.