Male to Female (MtF) Transsexual Discussion

I got a copy of this today on the recommendation of my HRT doc and read through it over the past two evenings. Real interesting book, that. It seems pretty complete and unbiased. There are a few things I'd have thrown in there but I can't really fault it on breadth in general. Reading through some of it was really painful. The earlier chapters opened old wounds and the later chapters re-opened recent ones. *sigh* My doc said when she transitioned she just bought a stack of about 10 and sent them out to various people. Seems like a good idea, though as Michael discovered regarding this in his visit to his mom.. you can lead someone to water, but ...

Hello Everyone, I would really appreciate any advice you may have for me. As far as I am along in this transition, more or less complete there are still some missing links. This is my Question? The department of motor vehicles continues to list my other name from the past. The girl at the counter said that my gender lists permanently as female and fortunately only my middle initial is indicated. My first name was obviously male in the past but with a slight change in pronounciation it could be interpreted as female. However because I was well known in my home town if anyone were to see my previous name they would very easily be able to figure out my pas…

Hello everyone! I hope I am in the correct forum for this message. I am very very possibly moving to the Baltimore area from Tampa FLorida for a new job. I am in need of local information. I was able to find some studio appartments for $450 per month but have no idea if its in a good safe area. If anyone has experience in the BWI area that can point my family to a SAFE both for crime and for TS friendly areas for reasonable cost that would be great! A commute on a bus or train to BWI for work would be nice if available but by car is not out of the question. Once a home is found then I will be in need of a new therapist, support network and of course safe entertainm…

Hello, I am a mom of a 16 year old boy who recently told me he is questioning his sexual identity. I am very open, I have a great relationship with him and have been doing a lot of research on transgender transition. I found a gender therapist and had our first meeting today, it was just her and I and he will start next week. I liked her but she brought up some things that got me questioning some things. My experiences with trans MTF has been women who post on YouTube and share (they are all beautiful), an old classmate, who is beautiful, a few people I have seen on TV, who have all been beautiful... all look very feminine. I have another trans friend that is less fem…

beggining medical blood work tests and Informed Concent forms MtF and FtM.pdf medical tests 2 part breakdown , Blood work.pdf Ok , my friends and those new to the world of transition , I have been asked a number of times , Hey , What tests should I have done when I get ready to have Blood work done , well I have compiled the most necessary tests to help you , your doctor ( GP , ENDO , GYNO , PCP , and your Surgeon ) you know the people who know what exactly they are looking at if they have been practicing for any amount of time ... I wrote up a long winded explanation of what the tests are and what they aid in asses in your treatment . I will add it to my blog …

I dont know maybe I just have A problem , especially as of late , yeah Steph cant Shut her mouth , I say things that need not be said and start hurt feelings and tears falling , Why do I not have an off switch .... Heredetary I suppose .. Thanks Mom

Hi every one I hope I am not breaking the rules by posting this and if I have, I apologize way in advance My friend introduced me to a friend of hers about a month or so a go and we have been talking on the phone,texting and chatting on line every day and we have gotten together for coffee etc... and on top of that I just moved countries six weeks ago ( but that is a different saga all together) any how ..... back to my conundrum like I said we have gotten close and he asked me out on a proper date !!!! I really like him both as a person and physically so I am totally crushing on this guy I don't want to scare him off and I'm afraid of getting hurt or freaking…

I am not familiar about the methods of how gender reassignment is done with transexuals in surgery. I do not know if the prostate is removed in this practice. My question is : Does a preopt or postopt transexual have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer greater than a man in the same age statistics when the chances are more probable? Thanks

hey all,o once again im fighting how i feel.. ive told myself all day that i need to be a guy and stop talking hormones... i wont, im a girl inside and i was perscribed them for a reason... will these fighting feelings ever calm down.. ive been fine for 2 weeks, and then boom, i feel like this.. im scared im never gonna pass and ill be this weird looking guy forever... im really just depressed, and i did make an appointment with my therapist... but help is always welcome from anyone who wants to offer it

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Hey everyone! You guys can just call me Kay. I am a coming out mtf tg and am looking for some guidance from anyone who has any advice for a "newbie" like me:) I have known since before my adolescence that something was not right about me. But still need to get to that realization that has been trying to push its way up for a while now. Its really annoying, and confusing, and i just need some, well, guidance.I would like to better explain everything to anyone who wants to lend an ear. My thoughts, so far, are whether to decide to go through what i have read to be "transitioning". I know quite alot about it, but obviously what you "read" isnt always true. So i'm a little lo…

I come from a small family background. Ever since I remembered my childhood, my parents had dressed me up in boy's clothing, my room at home was filled with airplanes, army/fire trucks, but I really had no interest in playing with them, but I rather had taken out my coloring book, finding a way to pass the time by a little faster. Being a kid at the time, I wasn't old enough yet to go to work, to buy the things that I wanted? So one day I asked my father if he would buy me my first Barbie doll? He looked at hesitated at first, but we went out to the toy store, and my Dady allowed me to pick whatever Barbie doll I wanted. When we came home, I happily ran up the stairs to m…

I saw a advertisement for GO GIRL, a product that allows females to pee standing up. I purchased one because you never know. One than once I have been stuck in traffic for a long time and had to pee when still a male and would pee into a water bottle which is messy but better than letting go in my pants or simply suffering. So I am keeping this in my glovebox of my car. If I were to get stuck in a traffic jam I could slip into the backseat, get into position (have tried it with my pants up) and pee. Cars besides me might see something but heck if I care at that point when there is no end in sight to the traffic jam. I normally travel a major road, speed limit is …

I was reading an article online and it was basically saying that. Men who have GID and suppress it, are often violent, take extreme risks with their lives, and may even have OCD and other controlling behaviours. I will try and find this article, but I found it interesting because I had most if not all of these behaviours listed.

I am elderly male, but always been on the feminine side emotionally. Since I have aged my male parts have shrunk considerably and mostly receded, leaving me happy because now I look more female than male. Strangely I have become attracted to my 20 year younger sister in law; I wish I had a vagina. I know all I can ever do is dream about it, I have a very low testosterone level and my breast have grown, I'm wondering will my male parts become almost completely female ?

Hi everyone, I've been starting to gather more information about surgery. It's still down the road, but I know there may be some lengthy timing considerations so I want to find out what I need to know so that I'm ready to proceed, well, when I'm ready to proceed :-) The one perplexing question that came up when I was researching cost estimates was about vaginoplasty and oriechtomy. I found that some people get oriechtomy before (or possibly even without) vaginoplasty. My question is, is the oriechtomy procedure part of vaginoplasty if you get that done? So basically, if i'm looking on a surgeon's website and seeing prices for the different procedures, do I have to fac…

i know this might seem a silly question...but im curious.....can the hormones make you stiff and sore in the mornings when you wake up....cause i was reading that some gals have said that hormones affect your bone structure slightly...idk...

keep in mind that I have been using my feminine voice every day now. A friend that I have known for awhile (he knew me before my transition), called me the other day. He knows I am in transition, but I haven't talked to him since I started using my feminine voice. I knew it was him by the phone number showing on the display. I answered the phone in my feminine voice which I am using pretty much all the time now. He said, oh, I'm sorry Ma'am I must have the wrong number and he hung up before I could say wait, wait, no it's me. I messaged him and said hey, did you just call me? You had the right number, that really was me. LOL, we shared a laugh ove…

HI, me agin full of questions so far ive applied with out problems, no real other id aside standered birth certificute(not changeble) and ss card. im 18(not sure if it matters) in high school and dont feel i pass well at all( i dress as a woman at school puite a humorus sight any answer is appreciated

Fall classes will be starting soon and I am going back to school for the first time in more years than I care to remember. I was just wondering how many have retrained or switched to a more gender matching job and how well it has worked for you?

I live in the state of North Carolina and I'm trying to find the right doctor alot of the doctors offices around me are very religious beliefs offices I'm not saying that it's bad but a lot of them either tell me that they have never studied that in school or it was against their belief I'm asking for help in direction how to go

I just posted a blog entry which prompted me to write the following. I have been living as a female while still male for over a year and in that time could almost make myself look like a male but even then was addressed as a female most of the time. In that time I could talk about my ex-wife and children but what has changed since becoming female is the part about the ex-wife does not work anymore as it can be misconstrued and open up questions I am not willing to answer to some people. So I wanted to pass this on to others who may not have considered the fact that something in the past after transitioning may be awkward to provide a decent reply to if you don’t want t…

Hi everyone! My name is Kareal and I was just dropping by to say hello!! I was just recently diagnosed with GiD after 31 years of self doubt (Im 35). I haven't come out to my family yet but i had been married for 10 years. Wife found out about diagnosis and left me. Took our children with her (1, 5, 8). But thats in the here and now and I know one day my children will come to see me again. Ill be on these forums and a couple others but I wanna say howdy doody! ~Kareal

Hi to all, I am new on this forum. One of the reasons that I have joined is that I am hoping that I could hear from any members with any experiences with facial feminisation surgery. I have been searching the internet however I seem to be having trouble in finding too much in the way of genuine independent reviews etc. I will kick off by asking if anyone might of heard or have had any personal dealings with a company in Lima in Peru called Femilife. I have contacted them and they have provided prices and procedural information that seem to be really quite reasonable. I have tried asking them if I could communicate with any of their ex clients and they have not …