Hopefully this will be my 2nd to last or at worst 3rd to last post on banking genetic material.
Im at the point where I should be able to make a decent sample but I have some forms and tests to complete before I can actually do it. The forms should be easy enough and im assuming that hiv tests are easy enough. The hiv test is just for their safety. It will allow me to get a cheaper storage rate as well. Im hoping i can get all of this done in the next 3 weeks but im not sure of the time line. I have to take my brother for a college visit next week. That may take some time but it’s no biggie.
This whole process has been very taxing both mentally and physically. I can’t wait to have the testosterone blocked and estrogen flowing back through my body again. Also, knowing that I have material banked I may choose to have an orchi in order to not have to worry about T blockers anymore. I’m still on the fence about that though. My thoughts on gcs are still unclear.
The continued effects of T are as follows. My skin and hair have become so oily. I used to only wash my hair every other day but now I have to wash it daily. I have also had lots of breakouts and my hair seems to be shedding faster but that may just be paranoia. My sweat has changed odor. It is awful. I wonder if it was like that before hrt and I just never noticed? My facial hair seemingly grows faster which is awful. My last laser session was very painful. My libido is out of control. My breasts have lost volume and my nipples lost puffiness. Very terrible. I hope it comes back when I resume estrogen. Anyways I will update this after i complete my tests and have completed it.
Update. I was going to stay gone a little longer but I realized that I couldn’t find a lot of information on what i am currently doing (going off my hrt to bank some genetic material) and thought over the next few days I could maybe give some insight in case any one else was considering doing the same.
Here goes!
So I came to the conclusion after a lot of thought that I wanted to bank some genetic material in case I ever wanted/ needed it. Honestly I know that I want to be a parent some day. I could always adopt but I also felt a strong desire to have options. One fear of mine is that if a child isn’t genetically mine that a court could take that child away because I am trans.
Things could get a tad graphic but im gonna keep it as simple as possible, but I guess so I am going to put this under a cut anyways just to be safe. Sorry if you’re seeing this on mobile! If there are any certain tags you’d like me to put on this to help you not see it please let me know and I will be happy to add those! Any ways read on for more.
My biggest hurdle is this. I have been on an anti androgen for 3 years and on estrogen for a year and a half. Note that the first year was a low dose of 2mg estradiol, I then had it increased to 4 in August but because of a long plane flight and blood clotting risk I didn’t really start on it until mid September of 2016. During this time my body had mostly stopped producing semen from what I could tell. I was only producing a clear substance. I wasnt sure at all if I would even be able to recover. Everything I have read has said that after as little as 3 months on E can render you infertile, i had been on it for 6 times that amount of time. I consulted some medical advice and found I needed to ween off of spiro and estrogen. Spiro lowers your blood pressure and quitting all at once can be dangerous so over a period of 2 weeks I lowered my hrt until I was off. every few days I have been “checking” for changes. After a little over 1 week things seem to be beginning to work again albeit at about 25% of what is considered average. In the last few days there has been a noticeable change from clear to milky but still very lot volume. I have read it could take up to a month or longer, if it works at all, to get to a good point where I could reliably save. I think this is probably accurate. If I keep making progress I think 1 month will be the maximum time I will need.
Having my body ruled by testosterone again has been extremely distressing. My facial hair, or whats been left over from laser, has been growing a little faster. My skin has become very oily as has my hair. My emotions have been a little unstable. I feel very hot. My body temperature feels like it rose a few degrees. I have been very hungry lately, I dont know why that is.
I am afraid that this will have a significantly negative impact on my transition and I wish I had the money to do this when I started but I didn’t and at the time I wasn’t sure I would be able to keep going without being on hrt. Possibly a little dramatic but im sure fellow trans women understand. Its hard to describe.
I am hoping this process only takes a few weeks, a month at the most.
My next post on this topic will be on either monetary cost or the mental health aspect.
Also if anyone reading this has any relevant info you’d like to share please feel free to message me!
A quick update on the stopping hrt to preserve fertility.
Bottom line: It sucks! Testosterone is fucking awful(for me). My whole body feels hot, like constantly warm. My appetite is through the roof. I feel like I could cry every second but never seem to actually cry. My skin has become extremely oily. Same with my hair. I wasn’t washing my hair every day. Every other day usually maybe two days in between with a conditioner. Now its a greasy mess in 1. I feel constantly stressed. My facial hair seems to be growing faster. However it is restoring the function I need so I guess thats a positive. I really wish I had just waited a bit before I started and saved the money to do this then. Funny thing is I don’t think I could have waited. No one could have talked me out of starting, except maybe my mom but she didn’t know so whatever. Ill be really glad when this is over. Another week after this one and I think Ill be fine. A total of 4 weeks at the max. Also, my bits hurt.... every morning. Just like before I started hrt. Its awful. I don’t know how I lasted as long as I did before to be totally honest. Probably because I had nothing to compare it to. Anyways just a small update. I can make it though this.
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Banking 3 of 4 and an appointment for hrt on Monday. Banking 4 of 4 the following Monday. Then as soon as I’m done/home I’m gonna start hrt Weeeeeeeeeee!
