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prompted me to make my next appointment soon. As much as I…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*aCN-xwTtb-bBTBqB)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><ul><li><b>Facial and body hair growth: Eye roll</b></li></ul><div id="49e2" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/trans-journey-day-115-i-was-just-reminded-about-an-article-i-wrote-about-butterflies-and-butt-1a1e7c48c2d0"> <div> <div> <h2>Trans Journey Day 115: I was just reminded about an article I wrote about butterflies and butt…</h2> <div><h3>OMG, I really need to work through my childhood trauma hair issues because this shit is whack!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*MD8qM4vJ1yBYifAI)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><ul><li><i>Increased muscle mass/strength</i></li><li><b>Body fat redistribution from hips and thighs: I feel like my hips have shaped down.</b></li><li><b>Clitoris growth/bottom growth: The only change is frustration.</b></li></ul><div id="2490" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/trans-journey-day-101-i-have-dick-on-my-mind-but-not-libido-i-mean-in-the-other-way-yeah-you-c7bd4b02aa50"> <div> <div> <h2>Trans Journey Day 101: I have dick on my mind but not libido, I mean in the other way — yeah, you…</h2> <div><h3>Don’t make me say it. You know what, the amazing theoaknotes has already said it so well:</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*OupE7fWFc4ZtU3hb)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><ul><li><i>Increased skin oiliness or acne</i></li><li><i>Baldness or hair thinning</i></li><li><i>Increased libido</i></li><li><i>Coarser skin</i></li><li><i>Increased sweating</i></li><li><i>Increased appetite</i></li><li><i>Weight gain/fluid retention</i></li><li><i>Chest tissue atrophy</i></li><li><i>Weakening of tendons</i></li><li><i>Thickening of facial bone structure</i></li></ul><h1 id="bdeb">Other changes</h1><p id="3d3b">Outside of the possible physical changes listed above, I’ve also experienced the following <i>(links to daily journal entries)</i>:</p><ul><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/trans-journey-day-95-96-im-pretty-sure-i-m-self-isolating-because-of-testosterone-rude-bab662c23954">I had the T flu or covid but I was never able to get a test in time to find out!</a></li><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/trans-journey-day-107-i-wondered-if-i-could-just-take-a-day-off-from-being-trans-and-the-da82e53454b">I tried to take off from being trans and it DID NOT go well</a></li><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/trans-journey-day-112-it-was-that-therapy-time-of-the-fortnight-and-gt-asked-the-most-basic-but-a3d7cca7bef5">GT asked me, “What else?” and it blew my mind!</a></li><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/trans-journey-day-116-i-have-a-trans-ally-i-never-expected-but-i-was-seriously-stupid-not-to-3e2c0d120b2a">I discovered an unexpected ally when

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a friend IRL found my TikTok!</a></li><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/trans-journey-day-118-police-trauma-another-trigger-provides-clarity-d53f4c29ac44">I realized that my ‘fear’ of authority was actually a lack of trust</a></li></ul><h1 id="1ed1">Are you my peeps?</h1><p id="09bf">If you are on T, are considering going on T, waiting to start T, been on T for years, trans-masc with no intention of going on T, trans at all in any of our many forms, non-binary, a trans ally, or someone with an interest in trans education, please, stick around. I’m sharing this journey because there is not enough representation. When I started questioning gender, it was a struggle to find the information I needed and I want to help, someone.</p><h1 id="4c9d">Are you new here?</h1><p id="93ef">If you’ve only just found me, welcome to my journey as a trans-masc non-binary person. I’ve been writing about my journey since I started questioning my gender. It all started here:</p><div id="df18" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/from-vanilla-to-the-rainbow-pool-35bab3caa0d6"> <div> <div> <h2>From Vanilla To The Rainbow Pool</h2> <div><h3>The pursuit of self-awareness by a gender exploration virgin</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*5vEctjMXLDyUQSHo51AfUQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="d885">On October 2nd, 2021, I began hormone replacement therapy and the article you are reading right now is to commemorate my TWO MONTHS on T! I’ve been keeping a daily journal. Every day, I share a short post, and every week, I reflect on my changes and experiences. I also post monthly updates like this one. You can read everything here:</p><div id="dacc" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/t-day-and-beyond"> <div> <div> <h2>T-Day and Beyond</h2> <div><h3>On October 2nd, 2021, I closed the first book in my gender story. I opened book two with my first microdose of…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*1VPrzjaInp1eZafnH9JwcQ.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="c1e1">You can read more about me and access a quick link catalog to all of my articles right here:</p><div id="e796" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/about-me-kp-the-writer-f56a5e65ea7e"> <div> <div> <h2>About Me — KP-the-Writer</h2> <div><h3>Podcaster, writer, and queer, oh my</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*AvkZXKJwYz32rb73N6D1Tg.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="3873"><b><i>Reference:</i></b></p><p id="7bf1">FOLX Health, 2020, <i>Expected Physical Changes with Testosterone HRT, </i>Nov 12, viewed Nov 2 2021, <a href="https://www.folxhealth.com/library/testosterone-hrt-physical-changes">https://www.folxhealth.com/library/testosterone-hrt-physical-changes</a></p></article></body>

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Is This Transition Hump Month?

Four months since I started T

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In this edition (click for quick links)

The fouth month in review Other changes Are you my peeps? Are you new here? The daily journal

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The fourth month in review

Month four has been messy! I entered into a state that Kristy Westaway aptly named existential ambivalence.

It went like this:

Day 1: My life? What does my life matter? What do I matter? What does anything matter? Nothing matters.

Day 2: I have no fucks. I’m out. Nope. Not one. Whatever. Don’t care.

Day 3: I have no fucks to give about nothing mattering.

It’s not just that I don’t matter, it’s that nothing I do matters because ultimately, there is no legacy to leave or difference to make, because ultimately, Earth and humans will disappear. So nothing matters.

But I don’t particularly care! Now, the twist! So if nothing matters and I don’t care, then why the hell don’t I just do whatever the fuck makes me happy? Well, ok then!

Here’s an overview of the changes I noticed this month on T based on a list of possible changes (FOLX Health, 2020). Areas with noticeable changes are bolded and I’ve included a quick link to the Daily Journal entry where I share more.

  • Deepened voice: It’s going down, to Alphabet Street!
  • Changes to monthly periods/regular bleeding: Argh! Look, I’m no longer being Dr Phibes (if you know, you know), but right now, I’m not sure if my levels are out.
  • Facial and body hair growth: *Eye roll*
  • Increased muscle mass/strength
  • Body fat redistribution from hips and thighs: I feel like my hips have shaped down.
  • Clitoris growth/bottom growth: The only change is frustration.
  • Increased skin oiliness or acne
  • Baldness or hair thinning
  • Increased libido
  • Coarser skin
  • Increased sweating
  • Increased appetite
  • Weight gain/fluid retention
  • Chest tissue atrophy
  • Weakening of tendons
  • Thickening of facial bone structure

Other changes

Outside of the possible physical changes listed above, I’ve also experienced the following (links to daily journal entries):

Are you my peeps?

If you are on T, are considering going on T, waiting to start T, been on T for years, trans-masc with no intention of going on T, trans at all in any of our many forms, non-binary, a trans ally, or someone with an interest in trans education, please, stick around. I’m sharing this journey because there is not enough representation. When I started questioning gender, it was a struggle to find the information I needed and I want to help, someone.

Are you new here?

If you’ve only just found me, welcome to my journey as a trans-masc non-binary person. I’ve been writing about my journey since I started questioning my gender. It all started here:

On October 2nd, 2021, I began hormone replacement therapy and the article you are reading right now is to commemorate my TWO MONTHS on T! I’ve been keeping a daily journal. Every day, I share a short post, and every week, I reflect on my changes and experiences. I also post monthly updates like this one. You can read everything here:

You can read more about me and access a quick link catalog to all of my articles right here:

Reference:

FOLX Health, 2020, Expected Physical Changes with Testosterone HRT, Nov 12, viewed Nov 2 2021, https://www.folxhealth.com/library/testosterone-hrt-physical-changes

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