#topical testosterone

[certifiedsexed]

Please edit your post on bottom growth and tgel more, tgel is really bad for the skin on your genitalia and won't do anything differently no matter where you put it on your body. Dosage and time are the only ways to change the speed and effectiveness of any of the effects you get.

I don't know what editing you want me to do, tbh.

Again, the alcohol in some tgels can irritate the genitals, especially for some people. I mentioned that. But it's not going to fuck you up forever to try it to see if your genitals are really irritated by it. But also, there are topical tgels not made with alcohol sometimes specifically prescribed for genital application!

Also, your genitals are made with mucous membranes, which absorb topical medications and shit better than just skin. Which is, I imagine, why certain people report it working faster/better than just on skin.

It's a pretty well known fact about topical application, as far as I know but that might just be my Medical Experience (from Disability and subsequent research) coming up.

I'm not saying it works for everyone. Just that it works for some people and it's not a "your body will be forever fucked" if you try it scenario.

What exactly do you think i should add? I genuinely don't know.

[tmitransitioning]

I’ve heard for years that you have to inject T for it to work right, but recently I’ve heard about topical creams and patches. Do those work differently or just as well as injections? Thank you so much!

we’ve answered this a bit already (use search), but they work just as well.  there have been some conflicting studies that say they may be slower, but that’s neither been conclusively proven nor disproven.  as long as your hormone levels are what they should be, your changes will still happen.  mod mayhem

[merginglane]

Note on impacts of T on singing voice

So, one of my concerns with starting T was how it would affect my singing voice. I love to sing and it took me a while to figure out the ins and outs of my singing voice and really begin to appreciate it, and I was really worried about what the impact of T would be. Now that I’ve been on T for more than 2 years, I feel like I have a pretty good handle on my feelings on the impact. 

So, I’m not going to say that it’s been all rainbows and sunshine. I stopped really singing very much around ANYONE, even the people I feel the most comfortable around. I felt like my voice sounded awful, and I could not figure out what to do with it. I realize that I am writing in the past tense, and that’s because I feel like my voice has settled a bit, I would still like it to be deeper, and I may increase my T dose at some point, which would cause it to drop again, but for now these are my thoughts.

Going on T did not affect my musicality, ie my ability to know how to carry a tune or sing a specific note, etc. Like throughout this whole process, I have still had the ability to know how my voice should sound when singing any given thing. 

While my voice was still undergoing major changes it felt like my vocal range had been placed inside of a rather small box. I wasn’t able to sing very many of the high notes I had been able to before and I still couldn’t sing very much lower than I had been able to prior to starting T. That was the most frustrating period and it probably lasted between 8 months and 22 months (please keep in mind that I’m on low dose gel, so my dose is both lower than the “average” dose AND the method I use is less efficient than injections, so this will be probably fairly different than people using injections. Another thing to note is that I increased my dose a bit at 6 months). And now that I’m at about 25.5 months and the vocal deepening has plateaued a bit, I’m getting a little more comfortable with my new range. There are still times when I can’t figure out which octave I’d like to sing a specific song in, because it goes too high in one and too low in another. But, all in all, I feel like I had a nice voice prior to starting T and I am starting to feel pretty good about my voice again, 25.5 months on T. 

[uhaveeverything]

Checking in with the good, the bad, and the awkward of my five months on testosterone.

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[seethestarsablaze]

I have been on Testogel for a year now. Can answer questions about it if a second perspective is needed :P

For the person asking about androgel!

[seethestarsablaze]

Someone asked about Androgel. I've been on it for a month and a half, which isn't much, but I'm happy to answer what I can!

For the person asking for androgel!

[wolf-in-mans-clothing]

Axiron Testosterone Users

So I'm switching to Axiron from IM injections and I'm wondering if there was anything I should know beforehand. I'm not starting it for another week since my doctor told me to wait until my next scheduled shot would have been. I'm using Axiron because that's what my insurance would cover. Also, I've built up a lot of scar tissue in the area of my shot and it just keeps getting more painful. I'm hoping it will help regulate my mood too and diminish the peak/low points. Anyway, if anyone has some insight on this product or any topical testosterone, please let me know. By the way, idk if it matters, but I've been on T for a little over 4 years now and have seen all the changes I'm gonna get, so I'm not worried about that. Sorry I'm rambling. Thanks again!

[mxelliottp]

So I ordered my prescription for topical testosterone today! Should be here within a week! Kaiser has been pretty good except the 4 letters they sent to my parents house stating "appointment information enclosed" on the front. For a highly confidential process, they aren't very good about confidentiality. Hopefully that's the end of that though. I'm still a little wary about starting but I think once I have it literally in my hands I will know what I truly want. I think I will find some clarity soon. Hopefully enough where I can tell my parents because I'm sick of being scared that they will find out. I need some peace of mind about this. Also I'm going by Elliott more and more now. Unfortunately I can't use it on many important things but just saying it to the barista at a coffee shop feels pretty good. Well that's my unscheduled update. Just felt I need to write it all out. If anyone wants to reach out to me who is on low dose or topical or just wants to chat, let me know. I would love to chat about it :)