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Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Female to male transsexual talk (FTM) => Topic started by: Cody Jensen on October 19, 2010, 12:28:30 PM

Title: How long do you have to be on T...?
Post by: Cody Jensen on October 19, 2010, 12:28:30 PM
Before your voice starts to drop and people start to see you more as a guy (face hair, etc.)
Title: Re: How long do you have to be on T...?
Post by: Nero on October 19, 2010, 12:42:50 PM
Very individual. Even with my voice drop and stubble, it's taken me a while to pass. I am finally mostly passing I think. But my facial hair is blonde/red, so I don't have that 'blue' chin look that screams guy.

The voice does begin to drop immediately though. The facial hair follows closely after. I think it depends also on how feminine your face looked before T as to how quickly you pass. Somebody who looks pretty androgynous just with a hair cut, will probably fall into the realm of regular passability very rapidly on T.

Really, the voice and facial hair start almost immediately. Within a month or so. If you go off T, I'm not sure if these effects lessen or not. I know they don't go away.

Title: Re: How long do you have to be on T...?
Post by: Squirrel698 on October 19, 2010, 06:07:55 PM
My voice started to drop within about 5 days after my first injection.  After 5 months on T it continues to deepen and I tend to be surprised every time I hear it played back.

My facial hair started to come in after about 4 months or so.  However it came in clear actually so it can be felt but not seen.  I have a few darker stray hairs under my nose but not nearly enough to make any sort of moustache.

I didn't start passing constantly until about 3 months in or 3 1/2 months maybe.  I'm so relieved that at this point it is completely obvious to everyone that I am male and always have been.         

All that being said for you results may vary.  There is no way to predict in exactly what order T will work or exactly predict how far the changes will go.   
Title: Re: How long do you have to be on T...?
Post by: Carson on October 19, 2010, 07:55:09 PM
I passed completely pre-T, I was even stealth at college. But my first significant voice drop was at 3 weeks and 2 days.
Title: Re: How long do you have to be on T...?
Post by: jet3 on October 19, 2010, 09:00:41 PM
My voice gradually start to drop within the first few weeks. I passed most of the time when i was pre-t but as a young boy. After about 4 weeks on T, I never got questioned again! It's different for everyone though
Title: Re: How long do you have to be on T...?
Post by: Ryan on October 20, 2010, 12:29:46 PM
Quote from: Carson on October 19, 2010, 07:55:09 PM
I passed completely pre-T, I was even stealth at college. But my first significant voice drop was at 3 weeks and 2 days.
You stole the words from my... keyboard?
Title: Re: How long do you have to be on T...?
Post by: Carson on October 20, 2010, 04:23:34 PM
Quote from: Ryan on October 20, 2010, 12:29:46 PM
You stole the words from my... keyboard?

haha yeah, I watch your youtube vids, we are even built pretty much the same.