Vu's HRT Journey (7 months, November 26 2020)
CW: Libido/sex drive mention, acne mention, blood, menstruation, slightly TMI near the end (I briefly mention sexual stuff in the "vaginal atrophy" section)
Hi... Sorry I haven't updated in like, three months. Life happened and I just.. Haven't had the energy to make these posts. But I decided that I should do an update while I'm feeling motivated.
One important thing I'm gonna note though, is that I recently changed my dosage. Between 4-21-2020 and 11-3-2020, I was doing 50 mg (.25mL) T (Cypionate) every two weeks (IM). As of 11-3-2020 I'm now doing that same dosage, except I'm doing it every week instead of every two weeks.
Anyways, let's get into my experiences
My body hair has been doing the usual, I guess. Um... One thing I noticed recently, is that I now have like, one singular, long black strand of hair growing slightly under my chin. Which is weird-looking, but exciting! I'm at the very start of having.. A beard. Which is weird, but again, it's super exciting!! Um, I also noticed that like... Just above where my chin starts, like between my lower lip and my chin, there's some short, black hairs growing in. They're pretty hard to see right now, but yeah. I also shaved my face for the first time(!!) a couple weeks ago. I only shaved my upper lip since that was the only like, actually noticeable facial hair I had at the time, but it was a neat experience anyways... And then I immediately regretted the choice lmaO. I HATE HOW IT LOOKS AND FEELS TO NOT HAVE THAT BBY MOUSTACHE THERE... but it's actually growing back in at a nice pace.
My voice has definitely been getting gradually lower. Emphasis on gradually. But yeah. I've noticed that there are like, certain songs I like, and there are certain parts that were too low-pitched for me to hit three, two, and sometimes even one month ago... But now I'm actually able to hit them? Or at least sort of hit them? Which is like... Really cool, tbh. My voice has obviously been cracking often, and I've had like three times of note where it happened at work when I was talking to a co-worker... Oofers.
It could just be due to stress (caused by things in my personal life), but for a good two to three weeks this month, my sex drive just... Took a nosedive. Idk why. It seems like it's getting back up there again, but yeah.
I've... Been breaking out so bad over the last month or two 😩 (weary emoji) I've obviously been having a lot of acne since I started T, but my god. My jawline specifically has been breaking out a lot, but also? My back... I can't do anything to get rid of it 😔 (pensive emoji)
Bottom growth/general feelings "down there"
I'm over half a year into T, and honestly? I don't think I've had like, any bottom growth. At all. It's pretty annoying tbh
Also haven't noticed any changes with this yet :/ my mom's pointed out that my face apparently looks kinda different, and I think I see what she means? Or maybe I'm just imagining it, idk. I still have this stupid hourglass shape though, and I hate it.
Ehhhhh idk. I've had a really stressful month, and it's also been a very weird month for everyone, so it's hard to really pinpoint what's being caused by T, and what's being caused by other things. Idk... I'm sorry I can't describe how my emotions have been lately to y'all :/
The gross thing (i.e. menstrual bs)
Unfortunately, I've been having the gross thing... And generally speaking, it hasn't gotten any lighter/less frequent. I went from the beginning of August to late October without one, but since late October I've been having them happen about once a month. Which, honestly sucks :/
Haven't noticed too much here. I mean yeah, there's slight dryness, but it's not bone-dry in there, yknow? I also noticed recently that I drew bl**d while doing.. Sexual stuff?? It was only a little bit, but still. I was kind of being too rough that time though... Sjdjjdjcjjcjf (Also... Me? Feeling kind of flustered by talking about this? It's more likely than you think)
So... Yeah. I'm gonna try getting back to doing these updates, but I might do them every two months instead of every month now. Idk. I guess we'll see what happens. Thanks for reading!