I’ve been on testosterone since March 2025. I get my blood tested every couple months and one of the things they check is, obviously, my hormone levels.
I was told by a nurse that my t levels kept coming back as “really high” and it was labeled as “abnormal” on my online chart. I was told to skip my t the day of my appointment to stop “inflating” the results. I was even told that the results were coming back super high because my t levels were “spiking” after applying and it was, like, a metabolism thing.
When I skipped my t the day I got my blood drawn and checked my chart, it was still labeled as “abnormal”. I decided to do my own research on hormone levels and guess what?
My hormone levels were within the normal range for perisex cis men. In fact, one of the results labeled as abnormally high is actually pretty LOW when you’re using that metric.
Turns out they were comparing my hormone levels to that of a perisex cisgender woman. I get it if the system was only doing that because I’m marked as “female” since I’m AFAB but I feel like the people who check that stuff should know better! They KNOW im transgender. Literally one of the first things listed about me is I’m there for gender affirming hormone therapy.
This is varsexism and transphobia.
Doctors correctly monitor sex hormone levels challenge: Impossible.
I hear so many bullshit stories about hormone tests and HRT and how doctors don't know how to monitor anything ever. They get so confused over trans or varsex people, or just neglect it and don't check everything necessary.
Side note, if y'all are ever getting your hormones checked, make sure they check your SHBG, albumin, and progesterone! Those things are often neglected in their checks and need to be specifically requested, which means a lot of intersex people who have unknown hormonal variations will go undiagnosed. And it can affect how well your body responds to HRT too, and can be dangerous to start HRT unless you've had those checked as well!
