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Feb 27, 2010 18:04

For those of you who feel comfortable sharing: What are your reasons for not pursuing HRT?

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some_effulgence February 28 2010, 02:48:10 UTC

I have several reasons for hesitating about HRT:

Fear that my partner won't be able to handle my physical transition.

Lack of funds for hormones/therapist visits.

Fears that I will look even less attractive.

A desire not to grow butt hair and back hair, or even chest hair until I can afford top surgery.

Fears about aggravated migraines.

That covers most of it.

-Dominic

nightshadow_15 February 28 2010, 03:05:15 UTC

i'm a singer, and can't afford to lose my coloratura soprano.

kyooverse March 3 2010, 20:19:42 UTC

(I am so jealous)

emboline February 28 2010, 05:12:31 UTC

Heart Disease. According to doctors and other Guys I know on T, I have a large history of heart Disease in my family and this can be made worse by T.

emboline April 23 2010, 20:10:33 UTC

You are right to be careful, I know one guy who has to stop T now because his heart condition got really bad. As he already had ovarectomy, he doesn't know what to do.

charsama February 28 2010, 10:16:31 UTC

Actually.. thinking about why I want T in the first place is simple. What little "monthies" my body can manage as is, are horrific. I would take the back hair.. it's really the only hair I don't already have- just to get rid of "that." The only thing I wouldn't be able to handle is hair loss.

I've no intention of ever having any surgeries unless it's to take out these...messed up organs.

But to be back on-topic- after a while people are going to notice the extreme change in my voice when I do T. (Yes, I have every intention of doing it- that is as far as I am going so I can still be in this group). It's also for health reasons to take it. I can handle looking different in a few years.. just, it's hard to hide the voice.

velvetmafia February 28 2010, 12:21:46 UTC

Losing support from my parents and increased risk of heart disease, mostly.
I'm already type 1 diabetic, so I don't want to make my existing health issues worse, esp. since the medical community can be pretty transphobic and I need to see a lot of doctors as it is, having to deal with them being predjudiced about that too would just make it too traumatic.
I just have to deal with being a man without looking like one or having much hope of ever passing in future either, and although its saddening I can deal with that.