I view this the same as plastic surgery. If it’s for health-related reasons, absolutely I would take them. Other than that, it’s a waste of time for the professionals. When I was a kid, I had an accident that required plastic surgery to reattach my nose. I’m glad we have the ability to perform that kind of procedure, but I wouldn’t support the idea of a nosejob just for cosmetic reasons.

It’s normal for your body to stop producing hormones as you get older. Trying to screw around with nature has time and time again shown to be a losing bet.

For me personally, I’m not sure I’d bother unless it was a medical necessity. And I definitely don’t want to be one of those much older guys who has the musculature of a 26-year old bodybuilder. I find it unattractive and off-putting, so if it is under my control, I wouldn’t want to look like that or have to live the type of lifestyle required to arrive there and maintain it. On the other hand, I don’t want to be the type of guy who would benefit from it but not get treatment because of shame, lots of that going on, too.

Biggest thing for me, having known a number of cis men getting treatment, is that it really needs to be medically supervised. I know it’s anecdotal, but it seems like side effects are very common, and there are a lot of very serious potential health problems that can occur.

I have kleinfelter syndrome, my body doesn’t produce testosterone. I have to take estrogen blockers to prevent my body from making estrogen.

So I’ll be taking TRT injections for the rest of my life. The only real downside to that is knowing prostate cancer is likely, 2 years in and it’s already elevating my PSA levels. Right now my doctor feels I’m too young to worry about it, they only check it on the off chance that my levels spike into dangerous territory.

Older folks in my family seem to be just fine without it, so I don’t see myself taking it later on. Probably will just stick to regular exercise and good diet unless it happens to become medically necessary.

Maybe you should edit your post to say what that is?

If you really need it – take it.

My understanding is that by taking it you’re stunting your bodies ability to produce it naturally. Effectively “subscribing” you to taking the medication indefinitely. That part doesn’t sit well with me if all you’re after is a bit of muscle, energy, recovery, etc.

Reading the thread, I learned what TRT is. I also see that maybe someone learned that search engines do not give the same results to everyone. Which is probably the best we can hope for. On the topic of taking hormones, if you really need it, you should take it. I don’t really think that all who take it really need it. I really don’t know, just my biased opinion from living in a country that has an economy based upon selling anything. I have a brother who takes it. Maybe for 20 years. He seems to blame all his health problems on other people, rather than the drugs he takes for hair growth and erectile distinction and whatever else he takes. I don’t know though. He could be worse without it. Like someone’s else said, it reduces your bodies ability to make it, so if you stop taking it, you might have more problems later. I think the problems with athletes taking it, show that it may not be good for you. Wow, I have lots of opinions. Hope that I’m not being an ass and actually contributing to the community.

TRT = Testosterone Replacement Therapy. It’s HRT for cis men.

I’d rather cut off my balls. With anesthetic but I not picky.

Instead of doing TRT I swapped it for estrogen and it was a great idea, I feel a decade younger

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While I like the northern Californian countryside, my knees are quite weak, so I don’t think I could manage a 274km hike around Lake Tahoe

I’m a big fan of Titty-Rousing Time, myself.

everyone deserves gender-affirming healthcare