My saliva testosterone level came back normal, slightly above average for my age. In the light of these findings, a bilateral orchiectomy is not desirable, because I have a working sex hormone factory. I’m going to go to try to get into a urologist and/or endocrinologist as soon as I can because my ...

I sent in a saliva based testosterone test (verisana labs) yesterday morning and am trying to comfort myself while waiting for the results. The last few weeks have been basically unprecedented in terms of my sense of hormonal instability. I’ve been reading menopause symptoms thinking �� I have most ...

Learning about field effect transistors…

I have a 5000w LiFEPO4 battery that I use to run a big split phase pure sine wave inverter for appliances and tools etc. Off grid. It has a fancy computerized BMS. I also have a 100amp fuse and true disconnect hooked up to it just in case. From what I ...

I am pretty careful with the herbs, aware of some of the dangers. I just stay low dosage and not complex combinations. Vitex wasn’t working like it used to, but now black cocosh seems to help (marginally) with mood and arthritic pain. The really nice thing that I just found out is I’m probably going ...

I ordered an inexpensive saliva sample testosterone test kit, and tried contacting both primary care physicians and the local transgender center and they are all way booked out for the time being. I might be able to see someone late this year or next year. My finances and healthcare plan will limit ...

Interesting bit about the pencil test. I don’t need a bra according to that test, but I wear a sports bra for some activities, it prevents jiggling and actually makes my boobs less noticeable under a sweat shirt. What calms my anxiety is the fact that most men seem to have boobs these days, so I don ...

Here I have seen some members reporting depression after surgery, and getting relief by starting on some level of hormone replacement, either testosterone or estrogen.

Because I'm already at high risk of bone health issues because of my SCI, my docs insisted that I go on some form of hormones and ...

My gender dysphoria is rooted mostly in psychological and physical traumas, as far as I can tell. I will not share details but the overall picture of how I view myself with regard to gender.

I was born with a serious infection, after some trial and error and much pain they found an antibiotic that ...

Thanks for the information. The short answer to your question is I don’t have any current hard evidence regarding my hormone levels. it would be good to know..

The longer answer is: about 18 months after my injury I went to an endocrinologist thinking I had low T and he said your levels were within ...

These are important research topics for me because I already have joint pain and depression and so when I consider getting castrated, I am concerned about exacerbating these symptoms.

I’m especially interested in how castrated people with joint pain manage their pain when their sex hormones ...