I recently started to feel connected to my body, which is very new because I don't remember ever really feeling like I really inhabit it before. Definitely not the way I do now. But with that, I have started having a lot of dysphoric feelings. I work in a craft store and there are pictures of happy beautiful women everywhere.
The other main thing that brought on these feelings is that me and my girlfriend are having a disagreement about fertility. I want to get a sperm bank so I can start Hrt, but she is worried the insemination will fail and then we will be unable to concieve. I am okay with donor sperm, but she thinks it is important to be our child. I would like it to be our child, but I don't know if I can wait that long to start as that is years down the road.
That in mind, does anyone have any ways to deal with dysphoria? Does anyone know of ways I can start hrt without making infertility permanent? I mostly want the "fog to lift" as some decribe and to have a figure more matching my feelings. If i could grow breasts and then stop for awhile but stay on anti-androgens perhaps? I am meeting with a gender specialist in a month and I know it is best to get a professional to advice on genes and whatnot, just seeing if anyone else ran into a similar problem and had advice.
Much Love,
Bren
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The sperm bank will take multiple samples because it's likely it will take more that one trial. In addition, you may want more than one child so there will need to be enough sperm stored so you can have more than one child. I am not sure but I think one sample will be enough for several tries. Ask about this at the sperm bank so you know whats possible and if you need to make special storage requests.
Even cisgender people sometimes can't conceive. It's a lottery: sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and that's the same whether you are inseminated artificially or the old fashioned way.
Sperm banking is a good idea, and you should do it anyway, even if you decide to try other options. HRT will eventually make you infertile. How long "eventually" is varies.
As for dysphoria, the only way I have heard of to control that is some degree of transition. How much transition you need is up to you.
Thanks for the advice y'all. It is appreciated :)
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