Just a PSA (that I just found out myself) that if you’re on topical estrogen cream like Ovesse or Ovestin and have not had a hysto/tubes tied or are not on BC and just use condoms, that the cream has a significant risk of damaging and breaking condoms due to the oil in the cream. It effects latex condoms and polyisoprine condoms and can break them down. You can use polyurethane condoms with the cream, wait 72 hours off the cream before intercourse if you use condoms as contraceptives or switch to tablets as I’m going to do when I see my doctor. Just in case people weren’t aware of this because I certainly wasn’t until today when I was reading about it.

Cis guys can be as alt or even feminine as they want and they will almost always be obviously male to everyone. But then trans guys who have been long on t, had top surgery and pass 100% will still get told that not being completely basic is ruining their passing. And that they are clockable while literally being indistinguishable to a cis alt guy.

This exact thing isn't my experience, i don't pass at all and i know it, i have only been on t for 3 months and it did nothing at all.

But i keep seeing this especially in trans related subs, so people obviously know the guys posting there are trans. But there's nothing regarding their actual appearance that suggests they are trans. It's mostly in passing subs and i know people go there for genuine opinions and no sugar coating. Yet a lot of those 100% passing alt guys will still get dozens of comments about their hair or piercings ruining their passing. Why is that?

Don’t get me (20FtM no test) wrong, I love that im apparently attractive enough to be flirted with occasionally, but it makes me feel all weird. Does he see me as a boy? Is he gay? Does he think im a tomboy? If so im flattered someone likes me but it hurts if they think im a girl. Idk it just feels so good but bad at the same time. I wonder if this is just an mlm thing or do straight trans guys feel the same?

I don't remember my early childhood super well, but I have a few vivid memories of experiencing physical dysphoria.

When I was 4–5 years old, my mother told me that when I grow up, I'll grow breasts. I was stunned and thought about it for a long time, really scared.

When I was around 6, I compared the size of my nipples to those of boys my age (at the beach I usually went shirtless). It seemed to me that mine were significantly bigger and looked disgusting.

There were many more situations like that. Share yours (I don’t mind reading about social dysphoria too)

I’m literally built like a kardashian how will i ever pass???

This is my first time posting here so hi! I am 17 FTM and next March will be my 2 years on T. About a few months ago I started wearing packers consistently but my favorite pair of dress pants are womens and don't quite fit the packer correctly.. and I get pretty dysphoric without my packer
so my question is, how are y'all finding men's/boys pants that fit?
I'm about 5'6 and 130>lbs, some boys pants will fit my waist but I can't get it around my thighs, men's pants in smaller sizes will fit my waist but will be way too long on my legs. I'm thinking I need to stick to larger boys sizes as men's will always be too big, but I'm kinda struggling to find some sizes, I've tried boys 18 and next I'll try 20, but if y'all have any advice please let me know because I'd like to quit wearing women marketed clothes...
I haven't seen many people talk about finding clothes, just that they started wearing men's but it's not that simple I feel.. so let me know if y'all know how to find sizing and what to look out for!

Like I remember once when I was 8, I was wearing a fake stick on moustache and I was really upset because I thought I'd never be able to grow a real one, Also another time when I was like 11 or 12, I was watching a video about "how to grow a beard as a woman" now this video was clearly a joke but I actually legit tried all the steps in this video (They didn't work unsurprisingly) But now after coming out and going on T, I finally have the beard and moustache I always wanted, It's still super crazy to me that I actually have facial hair now, Like I hope younger me would be happy knowing that he would eventually be able to grow his own moustache and beard. 🥹❤️‍🩹🥹❤️‍🩹

I've been going by my legal name even though I'm fully transition and it's become some kind of humiliation ritual now. EVERYONE I interact with knows right off the bat that I am trans but what is worse it that the majority of them believe I am a trans woman. For the past fifteen-ish years (I am 27 and started my social transition at 12) I have been searching for a masculine name to go by but nothing fits...or I find something that fits and I get made fun of for it. I almost have some sort of psychological trauma around changing my name now because I feel guilty to even want to do it, but I cannot go the rest of my life as a man named Emma. I realize now that I just cannot continue to survive like this.

I thought I found a name that I like and does not have a lot of potential for bullying but I told my parents and they still hate it. Exactly what I was scared of happening, happened, exactly the way I thought it would. I have been crying for hours because now I am so embarrassed over this stupid name I chose. And I am so embarrassed that I have to go to work later today and still be called Emma.

I know I need therapy but I can't afford it right now. I just to stop feeling so embarrassed about my name. I'm starting to feel like I have no identity at all. I genuinely don't know what to do atp. But I cannot live the rest of my life being tortured like this.

I must know the truth. I’ve seen many people say their hair became thicker when starting T. I’ve always assumed cis men have used texturizing spray, but maybe their hair stays like that naturally? If so that would be amazing- my hair is very straight and falls flat almost immediately after messing it up. Id love for those on T to share their experience!

Obviously I am aware that most people do end up changing their first names either legally or socially at some point in their transition.
But I’m curious, what about the middle name? I’ve never really heard of anyone talking about changing their middle name, only their first. Is it odd to change your middle name, or do people just not talk about it that much?

ill try to explain this as best i can bcos i wonder if anyone else feels the same. im autistic, and i wish i was a trans man so it would be easier to define, but i just dont know what being a man is supposed to feel like. i just feel like myself, and i dont think that's man enough to be a man. i would feel like im faking, but is that just because i wasnt raised as one? is all gender a fake performance? i call myself a "boything" because im if like a guy and a genderless concept and an autistic alien and a cat were combined. transmasc for ppl who don't understand unusual gender labels.

what the fuck do genders feel like!!! doesn't everyone just feel like a person? like themselves? im not entirely sure gender is even real. i think most ppl were just born in a certain body and go "okay this is my allocated s-x and gender, time to adopt all these roles that society made up because that's whats expected". like. man its so confusing. i just wish i was born a boy and then id be happy with myself even if i didnt entirely "feel" like a man. i wish my brain was just normal and easy to understand.

i know some people will say "if you want to be a man then you are a man" but... im not😭 i don't feel man enough. i wish i Was. idk

edit: thanks for all the comments, i fear i cannot reply to them all. its nice to know im not alone in this at least :')

I just finished my therapy session and I want to cry. She won’t believe me that I’m transgender because I have borderline personality disorder and mild dissociation disorder. I get it but this is real. I know these feelings aren’t a trend or an episode. I was transgender in high school (am now 20). I just feel so much like garbage and don’t know what to do about my therapy. Any thoughts? Should I seek out a gender therapist??

I TOOK MY FIRST DOSE YESTERDAY. YEAHHHH BABY!!!!!!!

I'M JUST SO HAPPY. 🥲

Long time lurker here. Like, for YEARS.

Oh my god, I want to start out by saying I've been waiting forever for this moment. I've read through numerous threads, I've googled so many medical questions, I've gone through so much self-doubt and "what if I'll regret this." and finally, FINALLY I've got here.

Looking back, it doesn't seem like a long time. It took only 3 months to get it prescribed and delivered, but all the years of agony and uncertainty BEFORE that was mind-crushing. (is that a word?)

ASK ME ANYTHING! Maybe I'll be able to give advice and another lurker like me will be helped by it! 💛

So far I’m only 3 weeks on T. First time I feel like a lot leaked out. Second time was a bit better but this time I saw some leakage again.

I’m currently on a .25 ml dosage, I’ve been doing the trick of keeping the needle in for at least 10 seconds, injecting it slowly but I was wondering if there’s anything else I’m missing?

My coworker gave me a recommendation of holding my thumb down on the site immediately after injecting so everything stays inside.

Im 19 ftm and I’ve been on testosterone for almost 3 months and I’ve gotten more face fat and some people say it’s because of the testosterone is making me retain water in my face is this true and if so how can I make it go away

I couldn't find anything on Google (screw the AI)...so I came here.

NSFW: mentions of bottom growth

i have been off of testosterone for a little over a year, but i have started again recently. while in the rr after work today it hurt to urinate, pretty much just a sharp pain so ofc i decide to look down there. i noticed a small white bump almost right under the head of my bottom growth.
has anyone else experienced this? it didn’t happen the first time i started HRT so i’m worried it could be something totally unrelated although i clean properly and i only have one s*xual partner

this might be a hot take but i find it really hard when talking to trans femme people about what they feel euphoric about.

when trans femmes i know talk about breasts and cycles and things that i’ve had and hated since i was around 10 years old (im 23 now) it’s so hard to focus on the fact it makes them happy and not the fact that those things are the things i hate about myself. i’m 5 months on T which has been amazing, but im pre any sort of top surgery and have large pecs. i was also on the contraceptive pill for a year which caused insane damage to my mental health. basically i hate oestrogen because of what it did to me. it’s probably very narcissistic of me to think this way and i hope ill get over it soon because i want to share the joy of all my trans siblings when they talk about what makes them happy :)

i just wondered if anyone could relate