First question, does testosterone shrink the breasts?  I heard awhile back that it did but i wasn't quite sure..

second question, how many weeks on T  did your voice finally drop?

and third..did you loose or gain weight on T? i hear so many different things, i guess its different for everybody.

Yes, it does shrink them a bit.

Maybe on the second week it dropped noticeably.

I gained weight because testosterone builds muscle and muscle weighs more than fat. Some of this has to do with me being thin, if I were fatter I'd probably lose a bit of weight.

ah, thanks for the information guys.   

Quote from: Damian on June 04, 2010, 06:56:39 PM
i guess its different for everybody.

That's pretty much the pat answer for those questions.

Some guys say their chest got smaller but I've heard a couple of guys say through working out that their chesticles actually got bigger.

For ANY of the changes on T it can vary between people on how long it takes to see results. You can have 2 guys start at the same time on the same dose but they won't experience changes at the same time, and of course T affects every one differently.

As for weight gain, again depends on the person. It can go either way.

Yeah, you never know how it's going to turn out.  My chest went down about a cup size on T.  I've known at least one guy who started out as a large B/ small C and ended up small enough that he became a candidate for Peri.  Lucky bastard. 

Most guys voices seem to drop within 1-3 months.  Mine took its own sweet time, never making a dramatic drop, but slowly descending until it finally hit an undeniably male range at about 9 months.  It's still dropping a bit at 13 months.

I gained about 10 pounds right off the bat on T, but I believe it was muscle because I also dropped a pants size.

im 7 months.

big drop in first month. then gradually - kinda fast. 

gained 30 lbs total.  not any more fat than when i started.  was 120 when i started.

1. Breasts shrinking on T isn't guaranteed. If you have alot of fat (which I imagine you don't) in your breasts, then this will redistribute. If there's only breast tissue in there, it's not gonna go anywhere. Although T may break down the tissue slightly which makes them look and feel a bit smaller.

2. My first started to change at 3 weeks, then a bigger drop at 7, then a massive drop at 11. It's still continuing to deepen all the time though and I'm currently at 15 weeks almost.

3. My weight is the same. Although I've definitely gained muscle mass.

My moobs havn't really gotten smaller, maybe slightly but nothing that noticeable.

My voice dropped around 1-2months and it was a very sudden drop.  It squeaked for about half a day around amonth and a half in then just dropped.  It reached quite a low point after 3/4months on T.

I never gained or lost any weight even though i've been on T now for just over 13months.  I haev weight trained a bit but even then, there hasnt been any change.  I've barely had any muscle growth at all.  I only experienced fat redistribution and thats about it.  I'm wearing the same shirts that I wore a year ago and they still fit, maybe a tad more snug but again, nothing major.

Is it true that T stunts your growth? I've heard that too

Also, about the voice drop. I hear that it just depends on the person , but idk

1) Yes. I think it either breaks down the chesticle tissue or actually shrinks it. Or maybe its cause it makes us gain muscle in our pecs which shrinks the fat in that area. But mine have shrunk some.

2) I noticed mine dropping slightly at day 12. Which is early for most guys. Mine has dropped again slightly at week 3, and continues to be sore at some point everyday and is still dropping. It'll continue to drop for awhile.

3) it all depends. T makes some guys retain water, which causes weight gain. but i've cut out added salt from my diet since startign t so I haven't noticed any of this. I'v egained muscle, and my ass fat is redistributing to my stomach..but I don't think I've gained any weight other than muscle yet.

Quote from: Jacob on June 05, 2010, 10:28:21 AM
Is it true that T stunts your growth? I've heard that too

Testosterone's responsible for hardening the epiphyses (the parts of the long bones where growth occurs) in boys. But unless you're on blockers, you'll have female hormones already doing that job, so I'm not sure how much of a difference T would make.

Quote from: Jacob on June 05, 2010, 10:28:21 AM
Is it true that T stunts your growth? I've heard that too

Also, about the voice drop. I hear that it just depends on the person , but idk

For most guys, we start T after we've finished growing anyway, so it's not an issue. But I know that under 16 trans guys are advised to take hormone blockers and wait until they're tall enough before starting T because it will stop them growing.

thank you everyone for the responses, i appreciate it alot. 

Quote from: Jacob on June 05, 2010, 10:28:21 AM
Is it true that T stunts your growth? I've heard that too

Nope, not really unless it is converted to estrogen. But you probably had female hormone levels which really already did a great job of stunting growth.

Quote from: Damian on June 04, 2010, 06:56:39 PM
First question, does testosterone shrink the breasts?  I heard awhile back that it did but i wasn't quite sure..

second question, how many weeks on T  did your voice finally drop?

and third..did you loose or gain weight on T? i hear so many different things, i guess its different for everybody.

1. Mine have shrunk a little bit, not a whole bunch, but just from the larger end of a cup size to the smaller end I think.

2. Mine dropped a bit after about 2 weeks but really dropped for the first time at 3 weeks 2 days, since then I have had no big drops just gradual changing.

3. I was and still am skinny, I was about 100 lbs pre-T, I've gained about 15 pounds in 5 months and it is all muscle.

1) Nope, not yet. I'm only 11 weeks in though, so it might happen later on.


2) It started dropping after the first 5 days, and it's still dropping.


3) I gained A TON of weight. Some of it is muscle, but mainly fat. So far i've gained 20 pounds. It really sucks, i've never had an issue with my weight before. I noticed a 10 pound weight gain about a month in. So i started eating REALLY healthy, and cutting out all deserts. Unfortunately, haha that hasn't helped at all. I gained another 10 pounds. It's totally testosterone related. I think i'm going through the awkward chubby stage that happens to a lot of boys when they first hit puberty.

Ok, I just found out that I haven't gained any weight apparently. I was 150 pre-T and still 150. I've gained muscle that's for sure, and I guess lost fat.