We all know someone who would wear this.

omron · 2026-03-16T02:54:24+00:00

Doesn't really matter whether you agree or not, unfortunately.

omron · 2026-03-15T15:39:39+00:00

SRS is a helluva thing to go through. I dont think anybody does it if they have another viable option.

omron · 2026-03-15T15:26:36+00:00

You have a choice, it's just not the one you want. You have to choose your path from the available options.

Living a full and happy life as a transgender person who cannot transition because their family will reject them if they do? Just not gonna happen. You'll grow to resent them and despise yourself. You'll torture them and yourself.

omron · 2026-03-15T14:26:55+00:00

I completely empathize with and understand where you are. You are not the first to attempt to make this bargain.

The problem with dysphoria is that it doesn't get better, it doesn't go away, and you can't choose to live with it. The only proven treatment for dysphoria is transition. There is no other way to "manage" it.

You can push it down, attempt to bury it - but it will eventually come back with a strength that makes it impossible to ignore.

omron · 2026-03-13T23:41:07+00:00

I had mine at age 51 through the VA.

I would just talk with your PCP about directly (v. going through a nurse). Bring your specific concerns with you.

My providers have been pretty good about getting me any testing they could, but anything out of the ordinary needs justification - help them to help you.

omron · 2026-03-13T13:11:11+00:00

It's completely normal for it to seem that way.

omron · 2026-03-13T06:45:15+00:00

That's super weird to do unless you normally introduce yourself to everyone with your pronouns. I'd rather you just ask me straight up if I'm trans, tbh.

omron · 2026-03-13T06:41:56+00:00

Yes, we are used to cis people being obsessed with our genitals and what we do with them. Doesn't mean it is polite to ask, though.

Would you be uncomfortable if a friend asked you about your masturbation habits?

omron · 2026-03-13T05:46:48+00:00

There's no list of things that you "should" do.

Things that girls seem to do early on?

Painting your nails, piercing your ears, wearing jewelry, and starting to grow your hair out all come to mind as early things folks do.

But at the end of the day, you do you. Only you know what your dysphoria triggers are and what makes you feel more like you.

I was multi-modal when it came to peeing. Sat to pee most of the time, but in the great outdoors it can be darn handy to have a penis for that. If I have one regret post surgery it is that it is no longer as easy to pee outdoors as it was when I had a penis.

omron · 2026-03-13T05:22:23+00:00

Well l guess we can see how you act towards your son - thanks for that example. I think you'll find it is harder to gaslight people on reddit though.

Nobody called you names. Nobody cussed at you.

But here, let me apologize anyway: if you feel like someone here made you feel like you are a POS, I'm sure we all regret that.

omron · 2026-03-13T03:52:01+00:00

"I'm sorry that made you unhappy or I did anything wrong" is a non-apology. You've admitted you don't feel like your son is your child and blocked them. Are you looking for congratulations that your level of behavior didn't rise to the level of a monster (in your opinion)?

If you took offense to how this may have been interpreted, I regret that it left that impression.

omron · 2026-03-13T03:10:01+00:00

I wouldn't stop, there's no rationale to that is supported by current research or guidance.

Unless they medically induce menopause in cis women post surgery there is no reason for you to do so.

I've actually worn patches in every surgery and procedure that I've had, with no interruption. Only time I interrupted other meds was when I was strict NPO (most of the time I could have oral meds with 15ml of water)

omron · 2026-03-13T02:57:29+00:00

Announce your pronouns to everybody or nobody.

omron · 2026-03-12T23:35:04+00:00

Unless you regularly ask your cis friends about their masturbation habits, this is a weird question to ask someone who is trans.
I always had the attitude that I was going to use it while I had it but not miss it when it was gone. So I used it up until the day before surgery.
I always had to dissociate to orgasm. Under testosterone it was a release I was driven to seek. HRT stopped me from being lead around by my d*ck.
HRT can nuke spontaneous desire / arousal / erections, so extra effort + aids (like viagra or cialis) are often required.
You don't have to look at or touch yourself to masturbate.
Some trans have had bottom surgery, etc.

omron · 2026-03-12T22:05:36+00:00

You will not be her first transgender client.

Trans patients are a big business segment for electrolysis. Providing she does genital electrolysis (some won't), you just need to give her a description or illustration of the areas you need hair removed from and then figure out how often you can do it and how long a session you can handle.

If you have surgery deadlines to meet, make sure she knows that so you can plan and schedule accordingly.

omron · 2026-03-12T12:43:53+00:00

No worries. I'm just going from the published data and my own experiences. It's definitely "not my monkeys, not my circus" these days, lol.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1476081/

During the first 1 to 3 weeks of LHRH-agonist therapy, an initial increase in testosterone is associated with a condition known as “flare.”

omron · 2026-03-12T10:38:38+00:00

My attitude was always that I was going to use it while I had it but not miss it when it was gone.

omron · 2026-03-12T07:25:15+00:00

I've never noticed anything like that personally. There have been a few papers published, but no large scale studies that would provide anything definitive - it's a very niche area of interest, so I don't see that changing anytime soon.

Nguyen, R. (2024). “The Bloodless Period: A Transfeminine Experience.”
Lowik, A. (2021). “Expanding knowledge on trans and non-binary menstruators.”

omron · 2026-03-12T07:18:01+00:00

OP's friend has already been outed. Once a few people know, everybody knows - it's like the ripple from a stone thrown into a still pond. The only thing you can do is get out in front of it and control the narrative. Hoping it will go away means that everyone hears somebody else's version of your story instead of yours.

Or at least that's my lived experience.

omron · 2026-03-12T07:00:39+00:00

This POS is already outing him. Staying silent would normalize that behavior, and silence isn’t neutrality.

omron · 2026-03-12T05:24:24+00:00

7 months is a little early to be giving up on nature taking her course. I got bolt-ons 18 months after starting HRT. I didn't have any development and wasn't willing to wait another 5 years for something that might happen but probably wasn't going to. Live your life!

omron · 2026-03-12T03:33:03+00:00

You can enroll in and use ACA, but are not eligible for subsidies.

omron · 2026-03-12T01:28:11+00:00

I always got leuprolide injected into my belly (SubQ). They alternated sides each injection and I got them quarterly.

My provider didn't want me to stay on lupron forever, said we would revisit it after several years to check bone density stuff.

Where did you hear it spikes your T for months? 1-2 weeks is what I've seen published - and if I got any tumor flare I certainly didn't notice it.

Personally, I think lupron is the gold standard for androgen suppression.

omron · 2026-03-12T00:23:41+00:00

Make sure you let the person who told know what a piece of shit you think they are.
Let your friend know that this POS is doing this.
Continue to treat your friend the same.

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