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A birth control pill that's friendly with testosterone? Does one exist?

Started by Walter, April 07, 2013, 06:26:34 AM

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Quote from: ZoeM on April 07, 2013, 06:40:42 PM
I never said it was a serious plan. :|

Why even suggest it then?  If you were trying for a joke, that wasn't funny. 


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Magnus

The first thing that I thought of was an estrogen blocker and because estrogen is so crucial to getting and staying pregnant that without ANY, it's simply not possible.

Also, never, ever mix birth control pills and T. Cardiovascular events are extremely likely in that scenario (and they're already increased by the BCP's themselves) and so just don't even go there. It's risky enough just starting on the T with your own hormones initially fighting it. Synthetic hormones fighting synthetic hormones, forever? Even more risky. I don't feel as though my Endo was joking around when he told me that himself before my first shot... really.

I'd even be leery of the Progesterone-only contraceptives. If there's too much (which obviously there would be with the contraceptive methods using it) you would actually be increasing the estrogen rather than decreasing it (whether your own body's production, if it is still making its own, or else through the aromatase conversion of T to E).

But, there's virtually no risk at all of any negatives with E-blockers while on T. At least not anything that would be against what you said you were looking to avoid. But of course, you'd need to speak with a doctor (GYN or Endo).


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Walter

Ok, this is a delayed response, but I'm going to reply

First....I am not going to publicly say why condoms are out of the question. But I will rule out allergies or any of the "main" reasons people don't use them. Mine goes a little deeper than that and I have not had anything but ridicule for it. So unless I know I'm not going to be told what a piece of sh*t I am, I won't say it

I just got the depo shot. The Dr. told me that it won't interfere with my T. They wanted to originally put me on an IUD but....no. Just no. Too much pain, and I've heard that it can be "felt" during intercourse...so no. In a couple weeks I'm going to be getting a blood test...they're going to check my Testosterone levels to heighten my dose. I'll ask them to check to make sure the Depo isn't interfering

My SO can't go on any hormones that would lessen the chances of pregnancy because....well...he's not really up for that. And I can understand

I know of an FtM in my town who has been on the depo shot for seven years and his T worked just fine....he's been on the depo longer than he has been on T. So....I'm not too worried. But I will still have the Dr. check to make sure nothing's happening
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