u/actbjunk

I’m about three years in with HRT and still can’t get it right. (I have a whole other giant post about my issues.) I’ve spent thousands and thousands of dollars and been with several providers, but I/we can’t figure it out. So now I’m thinking maybe I should go to an endocrinologist to help me. Has anyone done this? If so, did it help?

Update: After reading through everyone’s comments -and I thank you all for them - I feel so much better about the fact that my body is not broken and that I’m not the freak of nature that I’m being made to feel. So here’s what I’m going to do. I’m gonna ask to go up in estrogen and I’m saying fuck it to all of the lab numbers with testosterone. I’ve spent four years and thousands of dollars on testosterone and never had more than a month tops of sustained improvement. I’ve had it! From here on out I’m going by symptoms. Thank you to everyone!

And when I say alarmingly high, I mean crazy high. My total testosterone is 938 and my free testosterone is 11.6. Shouldn’t I be basically transitioning into a male? Beyond that, I do not have one single negative side effect – no oily skin, no acne, no oversized clitoris, no whiskers. How is that possible
at this level? I have to have it this high in order to be able to have any sexual response and sensitivity. Otherwise, I can’t feel anything in my clitoris or nipples and have little to no ability to orgasm (or if I do it’s after about 15-20 minutes with every toy I have, and when/if it does happen, it’s about as powerful as a sneeze). I also don’t want to have sex — the lack of desire makes sex icky to me. I’m not going to give up intimacy with my husband!

What’s wrong with me?? I’ve been on testosterone for over three years now and I’ve struggled the entire time because no one seems to believe me and I’ve been made to feel like I’m weird.

So if anyone has anything similar to this or you’re a fast metabolizer or you have any idea what might be going on, I’d love to hear from you. Thank you so much!