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Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Male to female transsexual talk (MTF) => Topic started by: FairyMonk on January 12, 2010, 06:53:11 AM

Title: Benefits from orchi in youth
Post by: FairyMonk on January 12, 2010, 06:53:11 AM
Hello fellow forum goers!

I'm in such situation that the country I'm living in is about to change the law for changing id marker, but they haven't done it yet. So I can't start HRT if I can't change documents  afterward and I don't have money for the full SRS yet. However I can do orchi which, as I have read slows down masculiziation. I'm 22 and I have read that till 25 body grows towards most masculine. On the other hand, orchi without HRT may bring some bad side effects. So is it worth the trouble? My main concern is, if doing orchi could slow masculization, HRT will be more effective visually when I will be able to start it. Maybe I should avoid doing orchi and just ask my endo for T blockers?

Thanks in advance,
Emily