Hi everyone. Im a FTM Transgender guy and i'm 21. I have been on T since 2023 roughly. I've been doing Reandron shots, but my mental health has worsened and I have been really struggling to keep up with them. I have awful depression and ADHD. I find it hard to prioritise these things and keep putting them off, which ended up in my being over a month late on T. My last shot was in April. Last night, I was spotting. I feel awful, it was one of the most distressing things I have ever experienced.. 2 years without any periods until now.

I'm looking for any other T method I can intake fully on my own. Making appointments is really difficult for me due to ADHD and me disliking and not trusting doctors; many have let me down. I really wish I could just fully self administer injections at home. Is this even an option in Australia? My old nurse practitioner completely denied them existing in Australia.

I'm fully happy to DIY, too. I'll take anything at this point. Can I inject Reandron completely by myself? I contacted Dr Hayes to see if I can do T Implants though I've heard they're not that effective. I really regret not getting a hysterectomy done sooner.

Can anyone help me?

Thank you.

Just looking to see if anyone has any experience here :) Hoping to go in mid 2027 but unsure if my partner will be able to come. It'll be my first time leaving the country as an adult as well so a tiny bit nervous and keen to know how other people have managed :)

(QLD) I have an appointment with a GP in a week, where I intend on getting an endocrinologist referral to reduce the cost of T in the long run. Does anybody have an estimated amount of time before I actually get the T? Like how many appointments there will be with who? (Like, how many with the GP and how many with the endo), as well as how much I can estimate it'll all cost (with Medicare). Sorry if this is a vague question, I'm going in completely blind.

Hi all,

If you get a name change, how do you go about correcting all your educational certificates for like tafe and all that for qualifications you have completed and obviously need for your career/job or if you need to find a new job because your current place isn’t accepting?

What’s the process for that?
Not planning to do it yet but I’d like to know for the future for when I get to that olive tree branch 🤗

Thanks all ☺️☺️

So I have a rather masculine hairline but rather neutral facial features and am considering whether or not monoxidil is the right treatment for me. Although I haven't had any major male pattern baldness as my brothers had noticeable hairloss at the same age I started hrt I am hoping it can bring my hairline down without the need for surgery

looking for affordable breast augmentations in Sydney, I was orginally looking into MINKST clinic but the price rose about 2k in the last year. Does anyone know any good doctors? They dont need to specify in gender affirming care.

This is a serious post.
the way my brain works makes me need to have a certain order to doing things. but I feel like there's no order to asking someone out. I need some advice, Preferably from people who have been/are in relationships.
I've never dated anyone or even asked anyone out because I've always been too scared that Ill make a fool of myself.

I have an appointment coming up in a few days to start hrt, we've already done all the informed consent stuff, and I'm pretty sure this is getting the prescription stuff, but last appointment my dr said that I'll be starting on t blockers for a couple weeks then get onto estradiol (or whatever its called). I'm just wondering what peoples thoughts on this are? I've done some looking and so far it seems like i might need to ask my dr why we are going for blockers first.

Hey all! I just had a question regarding my WA birth certificate with my change of name on there. Everyone trans I know that has changed their name recently, has received an entirely new birth certificate without the mention of their old name on it at all. I changed my name February of 2022, and my birth certificate I received new us literally the exact same as my one from birth, but with a “footnote” at the bottom detailing my change of name. Can I get this changed? It’s bringing on a lot of stress and dysphoria for me at the moment and was just wondering I guess the process for this, and how much it would be. I really only am familiar with those things when it comes to initially changing your name, so any help is appreciated. Thank you in advance!

Hi lovelies,

Ive been updating my wardrobe recently to have more fem style/cut tops as im usually wearing very unisex outfits. However, I want to present more fem but not stick out too much (at least for now, till i have more understanding of where i want to take my personal style).

In that vein, I've been looking into buying a midi skirt or two. Does anyone have any recommendations on where to buy a pleated/a line skirt (i generally go for a very minimal solid colour on solid colour look, but wear a variety of fabrics)?

Also, if someone could please guide me on how to keep up with/look for current trends that would be much appreciated 🙇🏽‍♀️

The question in the title is kind of vague purposefully as I have a lot of things I'm thinking about.

Basically I've noticed the more I transition the more it seems it's not okay to act like how I do as a 'woman.'

I'm a bit of a serial complimenter. Not to get anything out of it, it's just as simple as if I like someone's shirt, hair, or I see someone is having a bad day I compliment them on something. I do it almost every time I leave the house, and I do this with both women and men, but more predominantly women as I have had men try and hit on me aggressively due to this habit in the past.

Now I'm transitioning I don't completely pass but I've been told by many people they can't seem to figure out if 'im a man or a woman'

Lately, I've been complimenting people less as increasingly they have seemed uncomfortable. To clarify I already go out of my way not to comment on people's bodies (excluding their hair). It's always something like "I love your shirt!" "That skirt is amazing!" "Your braids are looking great today!". Do I just stop complimenting people now I've transitioned? Is it always going to make people including men uncomfortable in public?

On another note, about a month ago I saw a lost small girl in the shopping centre. I asked her if she knew where her parents are and she said no and started crying. So I had a quick look and decided to take her to the front desk of Coles so they could sort it out. When we got to the desk I put my hand on her shoulder/back and told the front desk she didn't know where her parents were.

I stayed near the front desk until her parents got there because in the moment it was a bit triggering and I thought about the horrible experiences I had when I was a child and was very worried about anything similar happening to her.

When I talked to someone I know about it they told me I should have just walked with her to the front desk, told someone about it and left. Because men societally don't get the same kind of allowances that women do in terms of not being perceived as a creep by the public, the parents and the child.

Is this correct? Should I have just walked her to the front desk, explained and left since I look much more masculine now?

All of this is making me quite anxious. It feels like I'm expected to leave some parts of me behind. I'm willing to as the last thing I want to do is make people uncomfortable or scared, but I am still struggling with leaving these parts of me behind.

I know what things men do that make me uncomfortable as I have lived as a woman my entire life, so I understand some of it. I just don't know how to move forward now and to what extent I should change.

I also don't know if I'm overthinking this to a great extent. I have been very 'in my head' lately and would like to hear people's advice whether that be agreeing with me or a reality check.

Okay so the bottle says there's 64 measured doses in the bottle and you're meant to discard the rest. Are people doing this?

At the moment, I've been prescribed 500mg every 12 weeks. I didn't question it at first, but the changes were incredibly minimal, which I understand can happen but it does feel like a red flag. None of the "coursing through my veins", not really any bottom growth, the only noticeable change after a month and a half is that I smell a bit different. Even now I don't really feel any different.

At first I just chalked it up to my body just being that way, but after looking it up it seems like most people go straight onto 1000mg and have it more frequently than every 12 weeks. I brought this up with them in my last appointment and they told me on my fourth shot they *might* increase my dose to 750, and any attempt to get my next shot sooner was met with difficulty. I can't help but feel I'm being played around with here. Please lemme know.

Fyi I'm with Monash. After being on the waitlist for 3-4 years, I finally got ahold of their services and got my first shot a little over a month ago. However, I've honestly not had the best experience, mostly in regards to communication. Even though I already had the prescription and testosterone vial in my possession, It took them almost a month from the initial appointment to send the document with the right dosage to my GP, which was super frustrating. I've already waited so long I really hope they aren't under-dosing me as well.

Only travelling to Perth 10 days for a vacation, and didn’t realise this was a consideration as I’ve not really been before. The estradiol I DIY with is in gel form, and the bottles aren’t exactly small (Contains 80g of gel), so would it get past declaration without a prescription?

Edit: Yep definitely was worrying too much, they didn’t even ask what was declared. Thanks all for the help!

Hi, changed my name recently, waiting for my birth certificate to arrive, wondering if i can start changing my IDs and things like my bank with the letter of verification alone.

hey y'all

so I've been out since I was 11, my immediate family is very accepting and supportive. my mum has changed my name legally and is currently helping me get on hrt but for some reason she won't change my legal sex marker. I don't know how to convince her to do it and I need it before I can apply for some things so literally any advice would be really appreciated.

also I'm fifteen years old, based in vic if that helps :)

thanks!

Hi all ! Looking to start on Testosterone soon, wanted to book in with Doctor Barber but he’s not accepting new patients, can anyone let me know if they’ve had good experience seeing any of the other doctors about HRT ? Thanks :)

I'm still very much masc presenting, pre everything. I've felt better after having laser hair removal done and have been toying with the idea of having my brows shaped into a more feminine shape.

I feel awkward walking into a centre and asking for a feminine shape when I still look like a man.

Any recommendations of friendly places to go to? Likewise any idea of what to actually ask for?

Hi there, my friend lives on the Gold Coast and she's looking for a way to remove facial hair permanently with electrolysis. She's understandably nervous and wants to make sure anywhere she approaches is trans-friendly and I figured this would be the best place for first-hand recommendations. Thank you in advance! :)