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Reddit user /u/Severe_Cranberry5657's Detransition Story

male
took hormones
regrets transitioning
serious health complications
doesn't regret transitioning
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About me

I started transitioning in my early twenties because I felt I was born in the wrong body, and for a while, HRT made me feel better. I had to stop after three years because the hormones were severely affecting my autoimmune disease and my liver. Now, my body is returning to a more male form, though I have permanent breast tissue that I plan to have surgically removed. Surprisingly, I no longer feel trans and just feel like a normal guy, though I worry those old feelings could return. Despite the hardship, going through this made me a much tougher and more confident person.

My detransition story

My whole journey with gender has been confusing and really tough. I always felt like I was born in the wrong body. That feeling was so strong that I decided to transition. I was on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for about three years. For a while, it felt better. It wasn't the body I was originally meant to have, but it was an improvement over how I felt before. I was happy about the changes at the time.

But I have some serious autoimmune diseases, and the hormones were making things worse for my health. My doctors and I tried several different types of HRT, but none of them worked without causing problems. In the end, it was recommended that I stop for the sake of my liver. Finding out I had to stop HRT was soul-crushing. It felt like I was losing the thing that was helping me cope.

Now, I’ve been off hormones for a while and my body is changing back. My natural testosterone is back, and my fat is redistributing. My muscle mass is returning really quickly, and my beard is starting to grow back. I know it will probably take a year or two for everything to settle. The one permanent change is the breast tissue I developed from HRT; that won't go away on its own. Right now, I look like a guy with gynecomastia, and I’ve noticed that a lot of men have it. I went to the pool recently and saw that many guys had bigger breasts than I do. I plan to have surgery to correct it once I can afford it.

The weirdest part is how I feel now. Without HRT, I don't feel trans at all. I just feel like a normal guy. I have my doubts that this feeling will last forever, and I worry the old feelings might come back, but for now, this is my reality. I’ve had to come to terms with the fact that this is my body and it's something I have to live with. It’s my own cross to bear.

Looking back, even though it was incredibly stressful, transitioning did something positive for me. It hardened me and made me extremely tough. Going through all that stress has actually benefited me now that I’m back to living as a guy. I’ve become extremely confident and people have told me I’m very charismatic, which I never was before I transitioned. So, in a strange way, it’s not all bad. I don't regret trying to transition because it was something I felt I needed to do, but I also have to accept the physical consequences and my current reality.

Here is a timeline of the main events:

My Age Event
Early 20s Started hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
3 years later Stopped HRT due to health complications from autoimmune disease.
Present (mid-late 20s) Living off HRT; body masculinizing again; planning future surgery for breast tissue removal.

Top Comments by /u/Severe_Cranberry5657:

5 comments • Posting since July 3, 2024
Reddit user Severe_Cranberry5657 (detrans male) explains his decision to detransition, stating that while transitioning made him feel better, he still felt he was in the wrong body and has accepted living as a man as his "own cross to bare."
11 pointsAug 12, 2024
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Same here to be honest. I know I was born in the wrong body, but even though I was happy when I transitioned, I still felt like I was in the wrong body only this time it felt a bit better than before, but its still not the one it was originally meant to be. Now I am back to looking like a guy, and I have come to the terms its something I have to live with. My own cross to bare

Reddit user Severe_Cranberry5657 (detrans male) explains he had to detransition due to his autoimmune diseases, as various HRT methods negatively impacted his liver.
10 pointsApr 1, 2025
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Wish you all the luck! It was related to my auto immune diseases, and hormones werent exactly helping so it was recommended I stop hrt after we tested several different hrt methods, none of which made any difference and for the sake of my liver i had to stop

Reddit user Severe_Cranberry5657 (detrans male) explains how the stress of his MTFTM transition ultimately made him tougher, more confident, and more charismatic.
6 pointsAug 12, 2024
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You are on point. To be honest transitioning has hardened me and made me extremely tough. All the stress that came with the transition has really benefited me now that I am back to my old self. I am extremely confident, many have even said I am extremely charismatic, both of which I was not before the initial transition, so yeah its not all that bad

Reddit user Severe_Cranberry5657 (detrans male) explains the physical changes after stopping HRT, including fat redistribution, muscle return, and beard regrowth, while discussing surgical options for permanent breast tissue.
3 pointsAug 14, 2024
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Fat is going to redistribute again. I am in the same boat as you, stopped hrt after 3 years. Fat is currently redistributing, muscle mass coming back with a vengeance, beard also starting to grow back, it will probably, take a year or two until its all back, but I got time. The only thing is the breast tissue, that wont go away, but to be honest 40% of men have gyno so now I look like a guy with gyno, and I plan to have it surgically corrected once I save some money. I went to the pool last week, and most of the guys there had bigger breasts/gyno than I do haha and I was 3 years on hrt. It will all be good OP

Reddit user Severe_Cranberry5657 (detrans male) explains his experience of stopping HRT, describing the initial soul-crushing decision and his current feeling of being a "normal guy," while doubting it will last forever.
3 pointsJul 3, 2024
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To honest, finding out I should stop HRT was soul crushing.. but now without hrt, and with testosterone back, currently I dont feel trans at all. I feel like a normal guy. No idea how long this will last before the old feelings come back, I doubt its gonna stay like this forever though