I know that I'm not a bio male but this is what I have heard and to me thats so unnatural for me I don't wanna give myself shots for the rest of my life, I mean I know you can stop it but changes will reverse, i'd rather just kill myself honestly because I'm not to happy about that. And it kinda pisses me off.

I met some guys in their 40s-50s at Philly Trans Health who had been on T for over 20 years. Some of them did stop taking T or went on much reduced doses. There are effects that supposedly reverse  (body hair, fat redistribution, etc.), but not sure if that would happen so much if you were not producing estrogen either naturally or via hysto.
Some effects will not reduce (facial hair, voice).


--Jay

Yep.  There are other forms available though.  Gels and creams, those would be daily.  There's a form of injectable T that you only have to do every few months as opposed to the one people do either every week, or every two weeks.  There's pellets which are surgically implanted and last months at a time.

If you have a full hysto (meaning they remove ovaries also) chances are you will be able to go on a reduced dose. 

It would seem to be common for transguys to do injections for the first couple years or so, and then go to some other form like gels and pellets.

Quote from: wheat thins are delicious on March 25, 2014, 08:24:23 PM
Yep.  There are other forms available though.  Gels and creams, those would be daily.  There's a form of injectable T that you only have to do every few months as opposed to the one people do either every week, or every two weeks.  There's pellets which are surgically implanted and last months at a time.

He beat me to it, lol.  I have also heard of people taking T pills orally, but that is uncommon.  Perhaps in the far future, it will be a more common practice.  There is the injectable T/pellets that last for months.  Nebido comes to mind. but I'm not sure if anything like that is available in the states at this time.  If anyone knows otherwise, please let me know!

Quote from: Malachite on March 25, 2014, 08:31:24 PM
I have also heard of people taking T pills orally, but that is uncommon. 

I didn't know that T came in a pill form. I thought that it was only available as shots or in a cream?

It comes in pill form but I think it might be slightly damaging for the liver? Or at least more likely to cause liver damage than injections... I might be 100% wrong though, but I know that it's unusual for people to be on T pills. I was also getting tired of doing shots after doing them for around 2 years and now I switched to gel. I actually find facial hair has been growing in faster for me since I started gel! (BONUS!) But mainly, it's way easier than injections.

Also if you get the hysterectomy and get the ovaries removed, then you will have to be on T forever or else you run increased risk of osteoporosis.

Quote from: Laura Squirrel on March 25, 2014, 08:42:03 PM
I didn't know that T came in a pill form. I thought that it was only available as shots or in a cream?

They do, but according to the Hudson's guide, they aren't as effective.

Well that kinda sucks........ Not really happy about that

Quote from: Brandon on March 25, 2014, 08:56:07 PM
Well that kinda sucks........ Not really happy about that

Is it actually taking the shots or is it just taking hormones (no matter what form they come in) for the rest of your life that bothers you?

Its both honestly, As I really sat and thought about it, I wish I was normal like everyone else, Testostrone is working miracles for my friends but theres is natural mine is not.

Yes and no.

If you don't get your ovaries removed you don't have to take T for life, however estrogen produced by your body might reverse some changes that testosterone does. Another option would be to do injections until you've gotten to a certain point where changes have plateaued then change to patches, gel, or cream.

Lots of people take meds instead of suffering. None of it is "natural".

Quote from: Emerson on March 25, 2014, 09:18:29 PM
Lots of people take meds instead of suffering. None of it is "natural".

Thats different that's medication, And I'm religious anyways and I believe that God can heal, So thats irrelevant to me, These are hormones were talking about, That could have been produced naturally had I been born correctly.

Quote from: Brandon on March 25, 2014, 09:21:49 PM

Thats different that's medication, And I'm religious anyways and I believe that God can heal, So thats irrelevant to me, These are hormones were talking about, That could have been produced naturally had I been born correctly.

Testosterone is a prescribed medication. It's not different. Some cismen have to take it too. Like it or not, you weren't born with the testicles to manufacture testosterone. So suck it up and take it...or don't. Or pray God gives you testicles.

Actually some forms of injectable T - like Sustanon, for example - don't contain actual testosterone but pre-stages of it and your own body will turn them into the "real deal", so to speak. I consider that to be quite natural IMO.

Disclaimer: I don't know if "pre-stage" is a proper term, I lack English vocabulary in these things.

Quote from: Frank on March 25, 2014, 09:29:38 PM
Testosterone is a prescribed medication. It's not different. Some cismen have to take it too. Like it or not, you weren't born with the testicles to manufacture testosterone. So suck it up and take it...or don't. Or pray God gives you testicles.

I already know I'm not a bio male and your really not helping there was no need for you comment

Testosterone is a medication. 

Quote from: wheat thins are delicious on March 25, 2014, 09:36:08 PM
Testosterone is a medication.

Yea when its unnatural like the one we have to take not if you actually have the right parts..... its a hormone

Quote from: Brandon on March 25, 2014, 09:37:55 PM

Yea when its unnatural like the one we have to take not if you actually have the right parts...   No its a hormone

I know what these words mean, but do not understand what what you are trying to convey with the way you've written them.