I need a physical (Monday) so I can start banking sperm with the option to use a surrogate in the future (Tuesday).  I'll probably make a few trips to the bank, just to be on the safe side.  Looking at a calendar... I could probably start HRT on the 27th at the earliest.

So what should I do with the next 16 days?  What can I do with a male body chemistry that I won't be able to do with a female chemistry?

One of my friends is going to teach me how to use a camera so I can make a time lapse video (something I feel should be mandatory for everybody on HRT).  What other things should I be doing to prepare for transitioning?

Quote from: Anna Michele on April 11, 2013, 07:24:52 AM
So what should I do with the next 16 days?  What can I do with a male body chemistry that I won't be able to do with a female chemistry?

Forgive me if I'm being presumptuous as I'm a newbie here but one thing to do if you  want or need it would be to start or ramp up laser/electrolysis sessions. My electrologist (sp?) says "male" skin tends to hurt less when doing the more sensitive areas.

Other than that, I dunno. Not that you can't do it as a lady but go to the pub and get a pound of chicken wings and a jug of lager in celebration?

Quote from: jamielikesyou on April 11, 2013, 07:33:08 AM
Forgive me if I'm being presumptuous as I'm a newbie here but one thing to do if you  want or need it would be to start or ramp up laser/electrolysis sessions. My electrologist (sp?) says "male" skin tends to hurt less when doing the more sensitive areas.

I've heard conflicting things about when to start laser.  My endo says that with a testosterone blocker the hair shouldn't grow back and that I should wait until after starting hormones to begin laser.  But I'll probably schedule something for the first week after starting.

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Other than that, I dunno. Not that you can't do it as a lady but go to the pub and get a pound of chicken wings and a jug of lager in celebration?

I'm not a drinker (a combination of fear of letting my guard down, Crohn's disease and now sperm banking).  Maybe I'll eat a plate of nachos for dinner tonight...

Based on my own experience, I would concur with males having a generally higher pain tolerance (at least for hair removal).

Laser first, then electrolysis...although laser takes awhile (they want 6 weeks between sessions), and E about once a week...

Fwiw, I've been on HRT for more than a year, and cannot remember what a male orgasm feels like. Maybe you would want to write a description, for your own curiosity later?

Quote from: Beth Andrea on April 11, 2013, 07:46:09 AM
Fwiw, I've been on HRT for more than a year, and cannot remember what a male orgasm feels like. Maybe you would want to write a description, for your own curiosity later?

Maybe... but my best description right now is a disappointed "wait... that's it?" feeling.

Quote from: Anna Michele on April 11, 2013, 07:51:46 AM
Maybe... but my best description right now is a disappointed "wait... that's it?" feeling.

LOL...oh yeah, I'd forgotten...