Big decisions.

[upsidedown11]

Hello to everyone that is still active in this group. I was an active LiveJournal user many years ago when I began my transition. I had a web-site all about my journey and the reasons why. I joined the community as a transparent and I felt very alone. I wrote a book that some might have heard of called "My Mommy is a Boy

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[rajiotaiso]

Hi, a friend let me know someone was thinking about pregnancy many years post-transition. I was 12 years on T when I started seriously considering pregnancy. I really really really wanted a baby and for various reasons had decided fostering/etc wasn't for me. I looked into egg retrieval and surrogacy but the costs were beyond what I could seriously consider. Then I started thinking about pregnancy and decided I would give it a shot, with mental permission to change my plan if I couldn't handle being off T. I went off T and 3 months later my cycle returned. I learned a ton about fertility and assisted fertility (eg Clomid shouldn't really be used for more than 3 months straight, btw, because it diminishes the uterine lining) and enlisted the help of a local fertility clinic. The RE had never worked with a trans guy but seemed game for whatever. I used home OPK testing plus ultrasound follicle monitoring plus trigger shots (some months) and Femara (one month) and got pregnant on my 4th attempt (6th month off T - long cycles) in a

[maryirons71]

Lots going on here for you. I've been thinking about having another child lately also. I already have two amazing boys 7yrs and 10yrs and feel if I'm gonna do this it should be soon. I noticed in the study posted that there was no difference in dad's who continued to take testosterone and those that stopped in terms of an effect on the child. I also noted that some of the guys felt that it was the first time their body worked for them.
Being out at work can be difficult. Even in the field of social work, you'd think people would be pretty cool, there have been some real difficulties. Lots of misgendering, some stupid questions, and the inevitable treating me as if I were gay. It was weird. Post note though it has gotten better and I now know who in the office is an ass and who I can call friend. This feels very good.

[un_learner]

thanks for sharing your experience! can you tell me the name of the FB group for guys who are/have been/are considering pregnancy? Also do you by any chance know of a similar FB group for guys who are seeking to freeze their eggs? (I've been off T for about a month now to start oocyte cryopreservation, and would love to talk to other guys about this process!)

thank you in advance!

[obisato]

Hi hun