I'm almost 16 and I just know my parents will never let me start HRT or even anti testosterone. So like is there anything I could do to slow down the effects of testosterone?
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Welcome to Susan's Place. Sadly the only way I know of reducing Testosterone production require medical intervention and if you are in the United States, that will require you have your parents permission or you reach the age of 18 when you can decide for yourself. The only other idea I have is if you are willing to come out, have a talk with the family doctor first and explain your problem and have the doctor address your parents. This approach may not work but your options are limited.
You can't slow it but you can avoid speeding it (dont work out or wank ect.)
Sadly the only options are medication or surgery (removal of testes). Some people may suggest certain herbs or teas but believe me the effects are barely negligible.
Being obese will lower your testosterone levels not a very healthy method though.
So there isn't much I can do. That stinks. :(
As with the above comments, there is nothing that does not require medical intervention. Without anti-androgens or orchiectomy, you are on a one way speeding railway trip towards masculinization.
You could call at plannedparenthood or the next lgbt center near you and ask for some counseling...
or you could ask a school counselor you trust for a referral...
or you might say at home you want counseling, either for gender or for emotional purposes, and pick someone who has, amongst others, gender on their list...if its connected with emotional issues or depression it might be covered...
they could help you along the way and help explaining... if they are not supportive look for another...
there are hormone blockers which would delay further effects... a therapist or someone from an lgbt center might help explaining...
you could have a look here for more resources:
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,190126.msg1693453.html#msg1693453
and if you want to talk to someone in person, you could call here for example:
glbthotline dot org/hotline.html
they also have a chat
hugs
In all seriousness, while there are things you could possibly do that might help a little, because of your age it would put anyone advising you in a difficult situation. So I agree with those who say that finding a way to get access to some counselling or confidential medical advice is the best way forward.
Take heart though when I was your age (1976), although I had supportive parents who took me to a gender specialist I couldnt get treatment either. Back in those days the specialist would NOT treat me until I was an adult. Now of course that meant going through an undersirable puberty, and at the time I worried, as I am sure you may be, that the delay would spoil everything.
In fact looking back I really don't think it made much difference. The important thing is to concentrate on getting through school, and getting some qualifications so that when you are 18 you have some independence and then you can get treatment without further holdups.
In general people who transition in their late teens or twenties do just fine. So don't fret. Two years seems like a long time when you are 16, but actually in the context of your whole life its just a few moments.