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Testosterone
- Started taking
Testosterone at 22 years old
- I take testosterone
because my body can't make it for its
self.
- The end result of
taking testosterone for me is so that I
appear as I feel
Habits & Health
- Smoke
- Drink every day
- Use drugs now and then
Mental Health
Life prior to Treatment
Life before transition - I
didn't feel resolved, my life was fine I guess, I
just needed to be a bloke.
My identity prior to
transition - A blokey female that loved women. At
first I thought I was a lesbian and all lesbians
were like me, but realised I was completely
different.
Life wasn't that bad, I
felt normal emotions like anyone else. I guess I
felt incomplete, but not necessarily more than
happy, sad, love, anger, etc as any young person
might..
No, I didn't consider
suicide.
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Treatment & Effects
What medical
process/hormone regime —
I have only had chest
surgery
I would happily have lower
surgery if the result was satisfactory, but I feel
it is not.
I have implants in my
stomach, new ones go in approx every 5 1/2
months.
What changes occured
that you wanted? —
- Strength
- facial
hair
- deep voice
- change in fat
deposits
What changes occured
that you didn't want? —
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body
type before
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medium
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body
type after
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medium/large
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weight
before
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65kg
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weight
after
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80kg
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height
before
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5'11"
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height
after
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5'11"
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Did testosterone or
transition change your sexuality (who you are
attracted to)? —
for a while I felt I was
attracted to everybody, which was new for me.
I was attracted to men for
the first time. This was confusing for me until
experimenting with men. I realised I was just
wanting to be more like the men I was attracted to
rather than wanting to have sex with them. You
think about the penis a lot when you want one, is
easy to confuse this with being gay. I realised I
wanted a penis to fuck with not to be fucked by. I
think I may still be confused if I had not tried it
out.
Attitudes of HealthCare Providers
Positive aspects of
healthcare provider treatment —
My GP allowed me to make
the decision without prejudice. He immediately
treated me as a male when I first told him. He was
a great support; he made my transition relatively
easy. I didn't feel I had to prove anything to
him.
Negative aspects of
healthcare provider treatment —
No answer
Other Comments
I feel that it was the
right thing for me to do. It has been 8 years since
starting and I have never once regretted
transitioning.
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Barry
