A guide for those curious

Pre-t: Relatively hairy body and minuscule amounts of facial hair. ☆ Feel free to ask questions! ☆ 25 ☆ Bigender ☆ He/She ☆ Starting dose 0.3mL

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Day 21

Okay, SO. It’s been a while, but I did my fourth shot today! Here’s a list of all the changes I’ve noticed so far:

Good LORD the hair (it does itch when it comes in, and a salt/sugar body scrub will be your best friend to help make sure you don’t get ingrown hairs)

The SMELL. I stink so bad and for why. This is why teenage boys were walking axe clouds, please invest in a strong and cheap cologne (axe, BOD, JOVAN musk if you want grungy disco vibes like me, etc) and a men’s deodorant (I seriously highly recommend JOVAN musk it stays in your clothes for DAYS without needing to reapply it and its less than 20 USD)

Losing weight, gaining muscle, and body fat distribution

I’ve heard this doesn’t apply to everyone, but I’ve been sleeping more (like taking naps) and I can tell its exhaustion from my body changing, so be potentially prepared for that

More physical energy, better mental state, craving for high-protein foods

Being hot and sweaty more often (I’ve been keeping ice cream or popsicles in the freezer and drinking more ice water)

Slight voice drops paired with having a scratchy throat (also if you’re like me and your body decides to grow an adam’s apple, be prepared for a sore throat and slight trouble swallowing for a couple days)

Start of facial hair growing in, but nothing extremely noticeable yet

Bottom growth (if you’re not used to stimulation there, it will hurt when it rubs against your underwear or pants, the smell changes up so sometimes you should air that sucker out especially with how much you will be sweating so be sure to wash that mf too)

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Day 15

It's only the start of day 15 and about 24 hours after my third shot, but already my voice is cracking so bad I can't even get a word out without it cracking. It sounds like I should have a sore throat or strep or something, but I don't and its really funny.

Well, first voice drop here we come

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Day 14

Third shot done! Bled a little this time but that's okay.

My sore throat is also mostly gone! My voice is cracking a bit, but I discovered most of my sore throat was my adam's apple grew! I already had a bit of one to begin with, but ow that kinda hurt. It felt like I had something in my throat whenever I tried to swallow mixed with a dry / sore throat. I could breathe 100% fine which tipped me off that it wasnt respiratory.

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Day 10

Woke up with a sore throat and kinda toasty. My partner had a sinus infection, so some of it might be from that, but my throat issues arent respiratory, so if my voice starts dropping the next several days that might be why.

My body's also been a little ache-y, so I have a strong feeling second puberty is about to kick into gear. Today was a day of a couple baths, cough drops, and some tylenol for sure.

Still noticing more hair on my body and that my shoulders are starting to tone out a bit, ever so slightly. Same thing with my facial structure.

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Day 7

Shot number 2 done, 1 week on testosterone!

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Day 5

DEFINITELY hair growth on my body. Might not be as visible to anyone else, but it is to me. I also feel like I have less hip than I used to, so fat redistribution is probably also going on.

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Day 3

Yeah I don't see this talked about like. At all ever I literally had to Google it BUT. For me, doing my shot didn't hurt at all not even a pinch, but I also have high pain tolerance. HOWEVER my injection site is sore and I read that because its intramuscular it can be sore 1-3 days.

Definitely might be good to know so you don't think something's wrong like I did.

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Day 1

Partner noticed slight voice cracking, likely just from the fact I nearly passed out getting blood drawn earlier. Don't be me and make sure to drink a ton of water before your appointment.

Day 2

Can't tell if energy + hunger is from the testosterone already starting to kick in, but will definitely keep posted.

This blog isn't going to be updated every day, just whenever me or someone else notices something new!