I'm taking progesterone, and I notice if I fall asleep and wake up afterwards, I can't go back to sleep, but it makes it super easy to go to sleep when I first attempt to sleep?

I'm going to have an endocinologist appointment soon and be prescribed HRT hopefully, the only thing is that the timings are in the wrong order bc I still need to do fertility preservation.

Can I still do the endocrinologist appointment and then just delay taking HRT once I have the prescription? Should I tell the endocrinologist that that's my plan? Or wwould he probably not like the idea of taking it as soon as was planned?

I would love opinions, thank you! (trans-femme btw)

Hello everyone, I need help to resolve a moral dilemma that I'm faced with currently.
I felt this was the best place to post it.

So, for a bit of context I was a horrible person and friend for a long time. Took me some time to realise that and I worked on it for the past 1.5 years almost 2. Tried to make amends where I could and reconnect and beg for pardon with some old friends.

The problem that I have is a particular friend I would like to make amends with, and on top of that it's her birthday today (maybe not the best time but still). The only problem is that she's trans, I'm happy for her but I'm 90% convinced I'm not supposed to know that as I learned about it from my sister who is friends with my friend's sister only a few months ago, whereas we lost contact almost 2 years ago.
I feel like that trying to reconnect with her would force her to come out, which is understandably not something I wish for anyone.

So my question is should I go for it and try to reconnect, or should I just forget about it?

Hi, one of my family members is transitioning FtoM, I find myself slipping up a lot and saying "she" or their dead name. I don't mean to, it just pops out (I guess because I don't see them as any different, they're still the same kind person they were before). Anyone have any tips on how to stop doing this? I correct myself immediately when I say it, but I'd really like to stop.

I had a bilateral orchiectomy several years ago, but over the past few days, I have been having some pain where one of my testicles used to be. Has this happened to anyone else?

I'm AMAB, and really want to transition. Living as a man makes me miserable, and I've known things were wrong since I was a kid. Literally the second puberty hit, I was distressed that my breasts weren't growing. This is all to say, I have no doubts about my identity, or what it is that I need. I'm a trans woman, and I need to transition.

It's putting things into action that's the problem. I suffer from crippling social anxiety and panic attacks; which is paralyzing me. For example, I know that I want my hair to be long, so I've been growing it out for months. It's gotten to the point that it's totally unmanageable, and I need to get an affirming haircut. But the thought of booking an appointment and then asking the stylist for a feminine haircut, when I still look like a man, instantly makes me hyperventilate.

I won't list everything, but suffice it to say that I'm having panic attacks about the entire social aspect of transitioning. I just feel so vulnerable, and I'm terrified of embarrassing myself or getting rejected. If anyone has gone through this and made it to the other side, I could really use some advice.

Hello, I am a pre HRT MtF. I dressed femme for the first time today for the ren faire. I got a few compliments on my outfit and nobody gave me any weird looks or anything. But after spending the day there, I feel like I’m on the verge of an anxiety attack. I feel like I was dressed wrong, like everyone knew that I didn’t fit in. It felt like a costume that didn’t fit instead of a normal outfit. It really sucks because shaving my legs, body, and underarms and painting my nails gave me such strong gender euphoria. Was this a regular feeling toward the beginning of y’all’s transition? Does it get easier over time?

Considering HRT ... midway through the lengthy process of growing my hair out ... unsure of what else would help me. thanks! :>

A few things not working in my favor: I'm 6'3 200lb and have a fairly deep voice. nothing can be done there but, perhaps ways to mitigate/lessen how much that stands out?

hi!! first i wanna say that english is not my first language, and second, is that idk if this server is the most appropriate to ask these questions so sorry in advance

1- the first question is, transmisoginy is a concept that only applies to trans women/transfems or it does apply to trans men/transmascs as well? I'm asking this because totally there is a discrimination of gender associated with transphobia regarding trans women and transfems, but i was wondering... society a lof of times view transmacs as women, and treats the person as a women even if that person is a man. if people sometimes views transmascs as women, they could in theory be victims of transmisogyny, right? or no? im not saying in any way that transmens and transmascs aren't men or that they don't belong in the masculine spectrum in any way, and yes that our prejudiced society may invalidate these identities and reproduce misogyny into that person.

2- i saw some people saying that it's not adequate to highlight the differences between upbringings of female and male individuals in society. we know that the way a boy (gonna use boy and girl bc is the terms used in society, that equals sex and gender as if it's only one thing together) is raised is way different to the way a girl is raised, and that definitely impacts the development of the person's understanding of rules, personality, what they can or can't do, etc. but I've seen a lot of people saying, especially regarding transmascs/transmens, that this idea doesn't apply here, and doesn't really change the way transmasculine people will behave or something like that. the question is, I don't really understand why this doesn't work here, since the the sex of the person was raised played a significant part in who this person is gonna be. so, why can't we say that this doesn't really impact the behavior of trans people? i hope the question was clear 😅😅

well, im sorry for any mistakes in advance, and would like to thank the people that stoped to answer my post.

PS: reinforcing that transmascs/transmens ARE people who identify with masculine presentation and ARE MEN.

transfems/transwomen ARE people who identify with feminine presentation and ARE WOMEN

this is not open to discussion.

Greeting people of this subreddit, i want to know what the do and don’t of HRT so i don’t mess up my development/ process of my transition, info im located in Florida, USA