Calling all boys out there - I need some help

[PaulaQ]

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Voice: For the most part, being on "T" will lower his voice. There are exceptions, but most FtM's develop much deeper voices. However, this won't give them masculine speech patterns, so a lot of FtM's end up sounding like gay men. I don't know one of them who cares about this, provided their voice passes, and most will. However, Kathe Perez www.exceptionalvoice.com offers instructional material for male voices.

HRT: HRT for guys is sort of the same type of deal as for us - it's a bit of a biological crap shoot. Most guys will start to develop some noticeable facial hair, at least a bit, at 6 months or so, and by two years most will look like frigging lumberjacks. At that point, if not before, they'll just pass. I believe about a year is pretty typical to reach a point of "yeah, you aren't going to be able to hide this anymore." I do know guys who's genetic heritage just leaves them without much body hair, no matter how much T they take. And while the masculinizing effects of T are quite powerful, I do know guys who still don't consistently pass after two years. This seems fairly rare though. Also, he may develop male pattern baldness.

One thing you didn't ask, but that happens first, is your friend is liable to notice a significant increase in his libido. Saying it's a "significant increase" really, really understates the matter for some of the guys I know. It's actually unbelievable, really.

So odds are, he'll need to masturbate quite a lot. PM me and I'll send you a link for something that will help him that I am fairly certain will not be allowed on the open forum by the mods. Also, he should invest in a lot of lube. I believe this all starts in at about 6 weeks. I realize this is a somewhat controversial type of thing to say on our rather clean forums, but it is a serious enough issue that I think it is worth mentioning because it is real, actually pretty uncomfortable at times, and pretty common. Some guys I know find that it becomes painful if they don't masturbate pretty frequently.

Other stuff that's frequently reported on HRT - he may develop a headache at the base of his skull the first few times he takes his shot. This eventually passes and stops happening altogether later. It's also important for a doctor to monitor guys on T because of the risk of:
- elevated blood pressure
- increased red blood cell count - increased to the point that it becomes dangerous.