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Community Conversation => Female to male transsexual talk (FTM) => Transsexual talk => Testosterone => Topic started by: WolfSoul on September 23, 2016, 07:49:18 PM

Title: Back on testosterone after years off. What to expect?
Post by: WolfSoul on September 23, 2016, 07:49:18 PM
Hi,

So,  I got my first testosterone shot today after almost three  years off. Before that I was on close to six years. What changes  should I expect? I have noticed a difference  in mood,  appearance, etc while off it. . Just wondering if anyone else has done this and if it's like starting  it all over again or is it just the same. I can grow a full beard but I still get clocked  as female over the phone.

Peace,
Liam 
Title: Re: Back on testosterone after years off. What to expect?
Post by: Jacqueline on September 26, 2016, 04:01:14 PM
Liam,

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Title: Re: Back on testosterone after years off. What to expect?
Post by: AnxietyDisord3r on September 30, 2016, 07:26:27 AM
I'd guess the phone thing is how you talk, not your actual voice pitch. I have problems with this too because i learned to do this hyper feminine voice when talking to customers and it's a hard habit to break. I also use a more high pitched voice when I feel threatened by someone and want to mollify them. What makes me really dysphoric is sometimes I break out this calming maternal voice (I don't know where it comes from!) on people.

When I'm with  my friends I get surprised at how low my voice is. I guess I always spoke in a lower register when I was relaxed and being myself.