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About me
I was born male and lived as a woman for five years after taking estrogen, which caused me severe health problems like depression and a metabolic disorder. My journey made me realize I had an underlying hormonal imbalance that I should have treated first. I’ve spent years carefully detoxing my body and using supplements and medication to help my natural hormones recover. Now, I am physically healed and focused on my future, having learned from my past. While I support everyone’s right to self-expression, I deeply regret my own medical transition.
My detransition story
My whole journey with transition and detransition was long and complicated. I was born male, and for five years, I lived as a trans woman and took estrogen. When I finally stopped, I realized how incredibly dangerous taking those hormones was for me. I suffered from terrible brain fog, deep depression, and it gave me a metabolic disorder. The list of problems just goes on.
Looking back, I think a huge part of why I transitioned in the first place was because I had low testosterone. I believe low testosterone is very strongly linked with feelings of dysphoria. I never got my levels checked before starting estrogen, which was a big mistake. Our endocrine systems are more messed up than ever from things like plastic and fake food, and I think my body was already in a fragile state.
After I detransitioned, my hormones were a complete mess. Even a full year after stopping estrogen, my testosterone was still low and my estrogen was high. Taking cross-sex hormones completely changes how your body works. I learned that a lot of trans science is actually pseudoscience, and there's a ton of misinformation spread around about how safe it all is.
Getting my body back to functioning has been a long and careful process. I’ve had to be extremely strict about what I put in my body. I avoid anything that is estrogenic or can destroy testosterone. This means no alcohol, no cannabis, no drugs of any kind, no dairy, and I even have to avoid things like lavender, spearmint, tea tree oil, and turmeric. So many everyday things can raise your estrogen, and after being on hormones for so long, your body becomes highly sensitive to them.
To help my testosterone recover, I’ve taken a lot of steps. I take natural supplements like turkesterone and tongkat ali. I also take zinc and a multivitamin to make sure my overall nutrition is good. Most significantly, I did a short round of clomiphene (also called Clomid), which is an estrogen receptor blocker. This helps block estrogen so your natural testosterone has a chance to take back over. It’s important to cycle these things and not take them forever.
Along with all that, building muscle back up has been super important. I lift weights regularly and try to go sprinting. Gaining muscle is a key part of the process. I also do occasional one or two-day fasts. It’s been a lot of work, but I’m happy to say that I now have fully functional genitals again. Full recovery is possible for a lot of people, but you have to be patient and diligent.
My thoughts on gender now are that a person has every right to express themselves however they’d like. If a man wants to wear women’s clothing, he shouldn’t be stopped. But I deeply regret my own medical transition. I didn't realize the damage I was doing to myself, and I wish I had tried to fix my underlying hormonal problems first instead of just adding estrogen on top of everything.
Now, I’m trying to move forward. A big part of that is letting go of the past, but also learning from it. I’m focusing on my future opportunities. It sounds corny, but there is someone out there who will appreciate whatever you become. You are not stuck in your choices; you can do whatever you want today and tomorrow.
Here is a timeline of my journey:
| Age | Event |
|---|---|
| ? | Started taking estrogen. (I never specified my exact starting age in my comments) |
| ? | Lived as a trans woman for 5 years. |
| ? | Stopped taking estrogen and began detransition. |
| ? | One year after stopping hormones, tests showed I still had low testosterone and high estrogen. |
| ? | Began my recovery regimen: lifting weights, taking turkesterone, tongkat ali, zinc, and a multivitamin. |
| ? | Started a short round of clomiphene (Clomid) to block estrogen receptors. |
Top Comments by /u/Homyna:
A lot of people making some pretty disgusting comments about other trans people. However. I took hormones for 5 years, and only when I stopped did I realize how insanely dangerous it is to take them. Brain fog, depression, metabolic disorder, the list goes on. A person has every right to express themselves however they'd like, and he shoukdnt be stopped from womens clothing, but MUCH of the trans science is pseudoscience.
It takes awhile for the brain to "switch over" to use a different sex hormone. Taking estrogen enhances cognition / creativity. Nothing natural can effect your hormones as much as pharmaceutical hormones. There's basically zero risks besides blood clots. I mean, there's TONS of misinformation spread around.
It's mostly reversible. I was on estrogen for five years. Am currently taking turkesterone, clomid, lifting weights, and avoiding as nuch dairy and alcohol as is possible. Fully functional genitals here. Did you even try looking some of these things up?
You are probably very susceptible to environmental hormonal interference. You should avoid: dairy, alcohol, weed, lavender, tea tree oil, or other drugs like opiates. You also need to willfully gove your testosterone a chance to take back over. There are a few natural supplements that can do this, like turkesterone. Im about to start a short round of clomiphene to block my estrogen receptors so that I can give my testosterone a chance to take back over.
You're "sure" about your T levels? Did you even get them checked? You can definitely restore sexual function. Gain muscle, avoid: alcohol, cannabis, lavender, turmeric, spearmint, dairy, and a lot of other hormonal disruptors. Look up clomid. It blocks estrogen receptors and is used to treat male infertility. Make sure your nutrition status is good.
Well, if you were on the lower end, it really doesnt take much to knock it all down. People havevsaid for years it's soooooo hard to do, but it's very individual and in many cases testosterone can EASILY be obliterated. Go ahead and look up the list of symptoms in low testosterone in older men. Trans women sometimes experience those very things.
You may research: taking clomiphene, tongkat ali, zinc, NAC, broccoli and brussel sprouts, zinc, and lifting weights. NO: alcohol, cannabis, turmeric, drugs of any kind, spearmint, or lavender. Finally, do a 1-2 day fast occasionally. Testosterone comes back for most people.
One month on estrogen and one month without are both ridiculously short periods of time. Dod you ever get your t levels checked before taking e? Things to avoid: dairy, spearmint, lavender, alcohol, cannabis, most drugs really. Things to try: zinc, multivitamin, turkesterone, clomid, lifting weights.
It literally contains 17 beta estradiol, and progestins. AND, if you took estrogen for years, you are now highly sensitive to dietary hormones. What inspired you to make such a silly comparison? A healthy male and a detrans male are two very different people.
Dude. The implication is pretty obvious. Low testosterone is strongly, strongly linked with dysphoria. Low vitamin status across the board will mess up your brain and bodys ability to function, and in turn your hormone status. Alcohol, cannabis, fake food, plastic, peoples endocrine systems are more fucked up than they've ever been.