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Testosterone
- Started taking
Testosterone at 33 years
old.
- I take testosterone
in my transition from female to
male.
- The end result of
taking testosterone for me is to continue
to live as a man for the rest of my life.
Habits & Health
- Smoker
- Drink socially up to two drinks a week
- Engages in occasional vigorous exercise
(i.e., work or recreation, less than 4x/week for
30 min.)
- Uses drugs socially and regularly smokes
marijuana
Mental Health
- I have major depression and mood
disorder
- Stress is a major problem for you and I can
panic when I'm stressed.
- I have seriously thought about harming
myself.
- I have trouble sleeping.
- Yes, I have noticed some changes in my
mental health prior to taking testosterone
compared to after taking it such as taking T has
helped with my depression and becoming a man has
alleviated the stress I was feeling a lot.. the
T has helped with confidence and relationship to
self and others.. integrating myself.
Life prior to Treatment
Life before transition -
hard, confusion, life experiences, living as a
woman was ok...but eventually was not right for me
and caused great angst and suicidal feelings.. so
much better now that I am manly
My identity prior to
transition - queer/lesbian
The most common emotion
for me was sadness and grief.
Yes, I had an 'exit-plan'
or had attempted suicide.
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Treatment & Effects
What medical
process/hormone regime —
- Two years on gender
program;
- three years on T;
- taken pellets for
first 6 months then swapped to fortnightly
injections of Sustanon 250..
- now take this every
3-4 weeks dependant on how my body
feels.
What changes occured
that you wanted? —
- Masculinising;
- facial hair;
- deeper voice;
- fat redistribution;
- slimmed down;
- eating better;
- healthier mind;
- muscle bulk-up;
- increased metabolism;
- increased confidence;
- no menstruation;
- loving and caring of
myself better.
What changes occured
that you didn't want? —
- balding;
- mood swings but this
is not unlike PMT just different.
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body
type before
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overweight
size 102.
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body
type after
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medium
size 87.
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weight
before
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13
stone
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weight
after
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11
stone
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height
before
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5'
2"
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height
after
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same
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Did testosterone or
transition change your sexuality (who you are
attracted to)? —
No change
Attitudes of HealthCare Providers
Positive aspects of
healthcare provider treatment —
Caring practical help with
no judgments on being transsexual.
Negative aspects of
healthcare provider treatment —
Had quite hard time with
conservative professionals and found this to be
more abusive/judgmental and sexist than
helpful.
Other Comments
Taking T is the best thing
that had ever happened to me.. it was like coming
home to myself.. it has its ups and downs and you
get used to being a new person and your own rhythms
with this.. a good doc will make all the
difference.
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Lester
