I know that hormones are finicky and messing with them is risky
business. I've known of my low testosterone for much longer than I've
treated it, because I was afraid of the health risks and the hassle of
keeping my hormones at a healthy balance. However, after much
consideration I decided it was a risk I'm willing to take and I've been
much better off for it and have yet to see any warning signs that I
should stop. Yet every time I go in for treatment I feel like I'm on
trial. I walk into the doctor's office the same way I would walk into a
classroom before the final test, anxious and nervous but studied and
prepared to demonstrate my knowledge on the subject.
And this is all just me trying to be a happier, healthier man. This is just me trying to have the hormones of a 28 year old man instead of having the hormones of a post-andropause man over twice my age. I can't imagine what transgendered people go through when they decide they want to change sexes, because all I'm trying to do is be the man that I am and the doctors that I'm seeing need convincing. They just want me to be content with relatively woman-like hormonal levels and all of the body composition problems, depression, fatigue, difficulty gaining muscle, and relationship "not masculine enough" problems that come with it. All because "well, those aren't life threatening problems that necessarily need treatment. Here's some Prozac to make you comfortably numb." 'Cuz fuck quality of life, right?
And this is all just me trying to be a happier, healthier man. This is just me trying to have the hormones of a 28 year old man instead of having the hormones of a post-andropause man over twice my age. I can't imagine what transgendered people go through when they decide they want to change sexes, because all I'm trying to do is be the man that I am and the doctors that I'm seeing need convincing. They just want me to be content with relatively woman-like hormonal levels and all of the body composition problems, depression, fatigue, difficulty gaining muscle, and relationship "not masculine enough" problems that come with it. All because "well, those aren't life threatening problems that necessarily need treatment. Here's some Prozac to make you comfortably numb." 'Cuz fuck quality of life, right?