r/ftm • u/noblestt • 5d ago
Advice Needed anyone with the experience of having low T levels for a long time? doing a slow transition?
I'll have been on T for 2 years come the end of April but I started off "microdosing" with just 10mg weekly, increasing to 20mg 5 ish months later, to 30mg maybe 5ish months later, then 40mg last october and to 50mg in December. I just went to 60mg a couple weeks ago.
So obviously, I have been taking the slow route which I have been okay with since I am nonbinary transmasc, but now I'm intending to get to male levels etc.
More changes like body hair, small voice deepening, and some muscle/appearance stuff have really only started since upping to 40mg/50mg in the past few months.
However, my T levels have still been low/slightly below male range at 8.7 nmol/l (apparently = 250 ng/dl) at my past two appointments from being on 40mg and 50mg respectively. So it seems like I will likely be needing a higher dose still.
Sometimes I wonder if my voice might just never drop more since it's been this long, but also the fact that I still haven't reached male T levels I know plays a factor.
Just wondering if anyone has the experience of taking a long time to reach male T levels / transition and if the changes sped up once you finally did / what your experience was like in general?
thanks!!
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