r/FTMdiyhrt

I had a blood test for unrelated reasons a bit before I started test at all, it came at 43.8 hematocrit (mentioning as I saw it being asked for other posts)

Unfortunately, I’m pretty much unable to check my hormone levels right now, I’m 19 and work out regularly

I have done 100mg/2 weeks about 4 times! I realize I should’ve asked before as I already injected it…

Enanthate

I do have the rest of the blood work (blood count and cholesterol levels) if any of it is relevant

Okay so I did my first T-short yesterday and today my chest appears slightly bigger and idk how to describe it better but it seems fuller and a bit painful is that normal and is it possible that it eventually shrinks ?

Im still a teenager, but i have a card. I could buy bitcoin, but my parents would be notified about my purchace. Is there any way to buy it without my parents knowwing or should i lie about investing or something?

I've been thinking about two specific places:

1. There's a bedroom used for storing stuff, there's an old closet with abandoned clothes (the owner of those clothes is unknown to me lol), there's also a red box with antique photos. Would said box be a good place to keep a second T vial I'll use in a year and my syringes?

2. I have a Gloworm (the Playskool toy) on my bed. Would the inside of this plushie be a good place to keep a T vial I'll be using and one or two syringes?

I'm asking because, very often, I don't think about problems that should be obvious.

I am 15 and will commit very soon if I don’t get on hormones. My parents would rather I die than transition. Coming out will never be an option. Is it even worth trying to DIY if I don’t have a phone (and will not be allowed to get one until 18), don’t have a bank account (also not allowed to get) and can’t drive (but hopefully will be learning soon)? I’ve tried to convince them on all subjects but their response is always 'getting a job / bank account for you isn’t our priority right now' since we’re “moving” (although we’ve been in the process of “moving” for 3 years already and it’s very likely we’ll be here for another 2+ years). Is there anything I can even do?

So, i ordered a vial of testosterone enanthate from the internet, and i did my best to research the source before hand, and i found it a little questionable but literally nothing else ships to my home country, so i decided to take the risk.. I injected myself with a 0,17 ml dose (supposed to be 50mg) last wednesday and thought everything went well, as there was absolutely no swelling or redness or any fever, although my muscle was quite sore (but not really painful) and for the next 2 days i had trouble walking.. It got gradually better though, and now i can walk normally and my leg feels almost normal with just some minor soreness every now and then. However, yesterday i started to feel doubtful and uncertain, as i wasn't seeing any results that would prove what i was taking was the real thing (although i understand results take time and literally not one week has passed) soooo i decided to look in the internet again, and this time i found something genuinely concerning, i found lab tests that showed that the same supplier had mislabeled some of their testosterone products, and for example their test e (different from mine, though) actually contained test c... I did find some positive rewievs as well but honestly i mostly found people complaining about their products being underdosed or bunk and also their customer service being shit. That sent me into really bad anxiety as i haven't tested the vial myself so in all honesty i can't be sure at all about its real contents, so basically i don't really know what i injected into my body last wednesday.. It makes me even more worried because them mislabeling products and treating customers like shit proves that they don't really care about their customers health or wellbeing at all so who knows what else is in that vial and how it might be contaminated??? Today i basically feel so stressed and anxious that i can barely sleep or eat, i feel like i could vomit from anxiety, and i've also started to get these weird hot flashes of anxiety and nausea and i feel like shit honestly, and scared for my life.. Is my concern valid? Do i need to be seriously scared for my health? Has this happened to anyone else? What should i do in this situation? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hi! Asking on behalf of two people (15yo Florida) (14yo Texas). Neither have the consent of their legal guardians and that seems like it’s pretty set in stone.

I’ve looked through similar questions on this subreddit but can only find people that are either over eighteen, in a different country that allows minors to consent to hormone labs independent of their guardian, or that have guardian consent. Please redirect me if this question is already answered🙏

If labs aren’t possible any way, is the best thing to do just start at a low dose and gradually increase and go off of the effects you see? How risky really is going with no labs?

How do you guys do your payments? I am a minor and do not have acess to a debit card that will not alert my parents of when I make a purchase, and Wise wants to send my dad a message to confirm my T order. I'm a bit lost :/

I'm 14 years old and living in Texas, meaning that all gender affirming care is very illegal for me. I don't know if there's any over the counter supplements I could get to increase testosterone, but I'm taking grape seed oil since I've been told it lowers estrogen. I can't drive, and I have no idea where to start. Does anyone have any suggestions, or alternatives to testosterone that I could look into? My dysphoria is eating me alive. :(

I'll be taking enanthate 10ml 250mg/ml however I'm on the smaller side at 5'2 94 lbs. Is 40mg weekly a decent starting dose? Also I've had some guys tell me it might be better to put on a few pounds before starting, is that necessary?

I am 15 FTM and starting on 1% gel soon. I weigh 96 pounds and am 4'11. I am kind of lost on dosing, any tips?

So I live in a place where T is extremely strictly controlled and regulated with the same scrutiny as heroin- that is to say, extremely tightly controlled

I was able to ”inherit” a friends old T gel bottles- he gave them to me for an art project but I discovered there was a tiny amount left in each. He let me keep them.

I haven’t been able to dose it very strictly as this is the gel the pump isn’t reaching - so ive been eyeballing it.

Recently ive started to have soreness in my nipples, similar to how I had in my first puberty.

Is this inherently a sign of aromatization? Or is it normal?

Sorry to come here for this, I know this should be handled by a dr but that simply isn’t an option for me rn

I'm a 22 year old trans man, living at home with my mum, and I want to start T DIY but I want to be able to do this without my mum knowing so have questions about a few things.

Firstly I'm worried about getting the T and needles, supplies ect delivered to the house - I don't really get deliveries as a rule and while I know it comes in discreet packaging my mum would definitely be very curious about what I'm getting delivered, so to get around this I'm thinking I'll order my first supply while I'm staying at a friend's house in June. But I'm wondering how often I would need to get a new delivery of it? And if there's maybe any sites that have other delivery options than it having to come to the house, though I doubt that's a possibility.

Also considering how to hide changes once they start - I've already lowered my voice with training and it passes fully as male so I'm not too worried about further lowering as I think I can pass that off as just more training.. probably. More thinking about facial hair growth and general changes of appearance becoming noticeable and suspicious, so any tips about all this stuff would be appreciated!

I've been on testosterone for 5 months and I have a specific supplier, but they're out of stock and have no estimated delivery date. Would it be safe to change my dose from 4 ml every 3 months to 1 ml every month if the stock doesn't return in time for the next injection? I still have 2 ml left.

I ordered 2 vials of Test E (10 ml, 300mg/ml) 5 days ago and i’m expecting it to come in a few days. But before i start i just wanted to be sure about a few things, some questions that I know will be a bit stupid:

-Someone said that starting on a slightly lower dose
during the beginning will thicken the larynx smoother because the initial 50mg dose will cause it to thicken faster and not allow the voice to smoothly drop and cause that infamous “tboy” voice. Is this bs to get someone to microdose? Because one of the main things I want is my voice to be deep. Also they didn’t back that up with research so

-How can I calculate how long this vial will last? Assuming I’m taking 50mg/week for the first year

-Blood tests are gonna be a pain to deal with. Because of NJ laws I would probably have to commute to a neighboring state to get my blood test taken. For those who haven’t taken blood tests on T, how do you know when to up or lower your dose, do you just go by vibes

-How long can I expect myself to hide this for? My parents are conservative and loathe trans/queer people and I wanna hear from folks how long they are/have managed to hide the changes for

-If I hide my T vial in a backpack would it get too hot in there and cause it to go bad, since T should be left at room temperature

I was doing research and it said not to use a vial for more than 28 days because it could become contaminated, im going to use insulin needles to avoid hub loss and coring, and i will sanitize the top of the vial every time.