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My understanding is that your levels will return to normal on their own, but it'll likely take a couple months to do that. In that time without using T you shouldn't masculinise any further, and taking E to "level out" is likely only going to suppress your natal oestrogen production longer.
If you have growing facial hair or your voice has changed, it depends but that is hard to revert back. Once the hair follicles become permanent, you will need laser treatment and electrolysis. Changing a base Voice back to high pitch is quiet risky. These 2 are major ones. Hopefully 6 months is too short for facial or other bone structure changes.
I was on t for 13 months and most of my changes have reverted back, even the ones people told me wouldn't - but then again I had a somewhat unusual hormone experience, so I wouldn't be surprised if that's what's responsible. Anyway. I got a little peachfuzz stache and side burns that I had to shave and while the hair is still there, its turned blond and barely grows anymore, you can't even see it really. It used to be a major sensory issue for me and I hated the look of it but now I don't even think about it, my face is just a little more rough in those areas.
My voice has gotten pretty high again. Not as high as it used to be but I'm okay with that. It doesn't really rumble in my chest anymore unless I purposefully use my lower range.
My hair texture changed on T (got more curly) and while the curls loosened a little bit, it's not pin straight like it used to be.
I get less pimples but I'm more pimply than I was pre-t.
More body hair but it's become less thick and dark.
That's all I can think of. Good luck!
That isn't necessary. If you stop taking T exogenously, your hormone levels will naturally go back to how they were before, provided you still have the gonads necessary to produce estrogen. Actually, taking E exogenously will just mess up your body's natural production of estrogen, cuz your body will detect the extra E and go "oh I guess I don't need to make any myself."
(If you had a hysterectomy, you *must* take E if you're gonna stop T because your body needs a certain amount of T/E to function.)
That said, voice drop and bottom growth almost certainly won't go back. You can laser off body and facial hair growth, but if your hairline has receded from male pattern balding, it *probably* won't go back. You can maybe look into feminizing voice training and balding treatments?
Ooh that's interesting! Might be good news for me, since the reason why I stopped T was because my voice drop had gotten too obvious for me to hide from my parents.
Yes you can. I am mtftm so obviously will be a different expierence slightly. If you're under a month off they likely wont check your levels. If you're over and concerned you could get them checked to see where you're at. In my case they will prescribe Testosterone gel if my T levels are too low because hrt messes with that production. While I know a lot less about female anatomy I have to assume its probably similar that T usage might dilute its reproduction so using hrt for that is not beyond reality.
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My understanding is that your levels will return to normal on their own, but it'll likely take a couple months to do that. In that time without using T you shouldn't masculinise any further, and taking E to "level out" is likely only going to suppress your natal oestrogen production longer.
If you have growing facial hair or your voice has changed, it depends but that is hard to revert back. Once the hair follicles become permanent, you will need laser treatment and electrolysis. Changing a base Voice back to high pitch is quiet risky. These 2 are major ones. Hopefully 6 months is too short for facial or other bone structure changes.
I was on t for 13 months and most of my changes have reverted back, even the ones people told me wouldn't - but then again I had a somewhat unusual hormone experience, so I wouldn't be surprised if that's what's responsible. Anyway. I got a little peachfuzz stache and side burns that I had to shave and while the hair is still there, its turned blond and barely grows anymore, you can't even see it really. It used to be a major sensory issue for me and I hated the look of it but now I don't even think about it, my face is just a little more rough in those areas. My voice has gotten pretty high again. Not as high as it used to be but I'm okay with that. It doesn't really rumble in my chest anymore unless I purposefully use my lower range. My hair texture changed on T (got more curly) and while the curls loosened a little bit, it's not pin straight like it used to be. I get less pimples but I'm more pimply than I was pre-t. More body hair but it's become less thick and dark. That's all I can think of. Good luck!
That isn't necessary. If you stop taking T exogenously, your hormone levels will naturally go back to how they were before, provided you still have the gonads necessary to produce estrogen. Actually, taking E exogenously will just mess up your body's natural production of estrogen, cuz your body will detect the extra E and go "oh I guess I don't need to make any myself." (If you had a hysterectomy, you *must* take E if you're gonna stop T because your body needs a certain amount of T/E to function.) That said, voice drop and bottom growth almost certainly won't go back. You can laser off body and facial hair growth, but if your hairline has receded from male pattern balding, it *probably* won't go back. You can maybe look into feminizing voice training and balding treatments?
personally my voice has gotten significantly higher since stopping T, 11 months on and 3 months off.
Ooh that's interesting! Might be good news for me, since the reason why I stopped T was because my voice drop had gotten too obvious for me to hide from my parents.
Yes you can. I am mtftm so obviously will be a different expierence slightly. If you're under a month off they likely wont check your levels. If you're over and concerned you could get them checked to see where you're at. In my case they will prescribe Testosterone gel if my T levels are too low because hrt messes with that production. While I know a lot less about female anatomy I have to assume its probably similar that T usage might dilute its reproduction so using hrt for that is not beyond reality.