r/FTMdiyhrt

First time poster, so please bear with me.

My parents are suspecting that I'm taking testosterone and they want to take me to get my blood work done. It's crucial that they don't find out, because well I'll be fucked.

I've been on 75mg cypionate weekly for 3 months. How long before the tests should I stop taking it so my levels go back to the og state?

I know it's probably different for everyone, but if someone could provide me with an estimated time frame, I'd be really grateful.

If I didn't mention something important in the post, feel free to ask in the comments.

i need a way to dispose of empty syringes after they’re done without my parents knowing

i’m 16 and the site says 85mg weekly is correct for me. the vial says 300mg/ml. this is 0.28ml yes? i want to make sure i’m doing it correctly 🙏

hi all. this is my first post ever, i'm not really a reddit user, please forgive any bad etiquette or anything like that. English is also not my first language.

i started T in late June 2025 - Tostrex 2% gel. I started with 2 pumps (20mg) but went up to 3 / 30 mg after about a month. i applied in the morning on my thighs or stomach (never had any issue with skin irritation etc. to date)
my initial blood levels (pre-hrt) were 37 pg/ml (estradiol) and 19 ng/dl (T) , on the 2nd day of my period.

in late September, so at the end of month 3, i did another blood test, and I had 315 ng/dl Testosterone, but this was right after i did my dose bc i didn't realize i was supposed to get my T levels at their lowest point. in the same test, i had 30 pg/ml Estradiol. concidentally, it was also the 2nd day of my period, which i still had.

btw August and September, i developed really bad cystic acne on my face and body. i started trying to address it with various topical methods, including products prescribed by a dermatologist, to no result. i was even prescribed antibiotics in October, which did nothing but make my skin red, irritated, painful, and sensitive, while removing only a very small amount of acne, only temporarily.

Still, i was enjoying the results besides this, and around October i gradually started increasing my dose, first by alternating 30 and 40mg, then finally in November by doing 40mg every day. i did this because some stuff was not going as fast or effectively as i wanted it to, especially fat distribution and muscle gain & retention (i physiologically lose muscle VERY fast sigh) i figured my dose was very low so it could stand to be raised.

Then, in November, in addition to the cystic acne that i had had for months now, i started developing seborrhoic folliculitis on my scalp. i'll spare you the details, but it was very bad, uncomfortable, dirty and painful, and it was greatly affecting my serenity and quality of life.
i decided to try DHT blockers. i went on dutasteride and i've been on it since around mid-December. i take it every morning after my dose, 1 capsule of 0.5 mg.

now, since December-January, i've noticed that my masculinization has stopped basically completely, and rolled back in some cases. i've visibly lost muscle (even as i train more often than i did in the summer). i've gained weight in all the "girl places" i had temporarily stopped stockpiling weight on (for me, this is largely my hips and side thighs). i haven't had any more voice drop, body hair growth, or bottom growth ( :((((((((((((( ) obviously i was expecting the changes to slow a little with dutasteride, and some stuff (like skin, head hair and facial hair effects) to stop entirely. but i did not think that i would make so little progress in 5-6 months, and even lose some of the progress i'd made.

i finally had another blood test in late April, almost 7 months since my last (due to inaccessibility) and my T is now 859 ng/dl and estradiol is at 83 pg/ml.
this is really freaking me out for multiple reasons. first of all, how is my T so high but no masculinization is happening. second of all, how is my estradiol higher than it was when i still had my period? that means that either my ovaries are working (!) or my T is being turned into E, right? i stg a few days before the test and a few days after i felt some spotting and it really freaked me out.

i've talked to some people who suggest either switching to finasteride if i can find it, or upping my T dose, or both, while someone else has said i probably absorb gel too effectively and should lower my T dose. atm i have lowered my dose back to 30mg for the past 3 weeks because i got really scared the T was aromatizing and i was pumping extra estrogen in my body. if i'm at 80+ pg/ml Estradiol every day that is a way too high amount for what i want to look like and how i want my body to function. so far i haven't seen any positive or negative changes from the dose lowering.

does anyone have any insight into what might be happening (why i'm no longer masculinizing, why my estradiol is so high, etc) and how i can start masculinizing again? i'm especially bothered by the rolling back of fat redistribution + muscle gain and retention.
tysm.

i’m planning on getting a vial for injection, but i dont have any syringes and cannot get them. once i used drops under my tongue for something i had to inject - could this work, even if the effects would be slower? sorry if this is stupid to ask

My dosage is Sustanon 250 mg every 4 weeks and I can't access any other medicine. I'm gonna do my second shot tomorrow, and honestly I'm very disappointed. The only change I've gotten are masturbating more frequently and one singular dark hair on my chest. Other than that, I've literally got no changes. No bottom growth (I think. I didn't use to look down there much pre-t), no voice deepening or even the "sick voice", I'm not hungrier or more energetic. Is it possible that I got a fake medicine? I obtained them from pharmacies, but I've heard that even pharmacies can sometimes send fake medicines. Or is it possible that I'm just a late bloomer?

I'm breaking out REALLY bad after my injection all over my body and am wondering if this is an option. I do IM T Enanthate 100mg/week

I'm currently on testosterone undecanoate as prescribed by my dr but was looking into buying extra as anti trans laws are getting worse. I was surprised undecanoate doesn't seem popular- I really like how infrequently I need to inject and my levels seem pretty steady.

Is this just due to lower supply/ higher cost or are there other reasons it's less common?

I plan on going to a bitcoin atm tomorrow to purchase $150 worth and buy a vial of test c, but crypto is so fucking confusing to me. Can anyone help? I don’t understand how I’m supposed to actually pay for the vial and every video I’ve watched on how to use the ATM exchanges cash. Can I use my debit card?

Bear with me if formatting is weird, I don't post on Reddit regularly, or have used it regularly until very recently.

I have been on testosterone for about 4 1/2 months. I started on 75 mg a week on test C ( and have now switched to 100 mg a week on test C. In this time I have not gotten a blood test, which hasn't worried me much at first, as I am experiencing changes, but the longer I have gone without a test the more I start to worry about my levels, mostly my E levels because of aromatization.

I live in the USA, specifically in a state where at home tests are not allowed. I cannot have my parents know about my HRT. I can go out to places on my own.

What are my options, if any?

I wasted two needles and accidentally dropped the syringe with t already in there
But the syringe was the drawing syringe so I just replaced the needle with the injection one and wiped the syringe with alcohol pads

The hardest part was getting the right dosage since the concentrate would move and that will confuse me so I would have to put back all the t back in the vial

Anyone else have any advice?
It’s kinda hard for me to read where the liquid was at since it would bubble

I really hope I got the right amount in that shi

I think I got the right amount 😭 since I saw the t touch the 2ml line

I have 10ml enanthate 250mg/ml which is supposed to last me at least 7 months, what are the best places to store it during summer (over 40°c/104°F) for reducing the risk of contamination?

What the title says. Im 15, for months I've done everything I could towards getting diy trt and I don't know if I'll be able to at all anymore. I put 100 bucks on a prepaid visa card and tried to buy a syringe/needle kit before testosterone because I'd rather be caught ordering needles than that, and it got rejected and now the card is restricted and on some kind of security hold. Apparently it can take like sometimes 90 days or possibly never for it to be resolved, and I'm scared I've just lost the majority of the money I had for this. I didn't want to wait any longer, I'm scared the longer I wait the more likely it is that my growth plates will have closed and I'll be deformed and disgusting for the rest of my life, I'd rather not even live. Even if I do get this resolved somehow I'm absolutely retarded about crypto and don't think any p2p sites would even accept a prepaid card. I don't know anymore I'm so scared. I'm gonna stop being a pussy and try to call tomorrow to see if I can get the hold taken off ? and just claim the needles were for insulin or something. If it doesn't work I think I'll just give up, waiting any longer wouldn't be worth it I'd rather just die. Half asking for advice or wanting to know if anyone else has gone through this, half just complaining.

Im 15 and starting diy soon, still researching everything i can so i can be 100% educated and i saw some stuff about getting bv, utis and atrophy on test, i dont care about atrophy i will just cope cause im not doing e cream or telling a dr.

But i am worried about bv and utis because those can spread or get really bad i think, going to a doctor if i get these isnt an option cause im not getting it checked or anything so long story short if i get these im fucked cause i cant get help and most of the cures go in you or are creams so i wouldnt want it anyway. So are these common on 50mg of T?

I know once you start T regular blood tests are recommended but is there any point in doing one before I hop on

I'm from Dominican Republic. Should I worry about the package being seized?

I've gotten the syringes and needles just fine, and I have a source set up already for purchase. I spent about 70$ on a VISA gift card to keep it anonymous from my parents/bank although now I'm stumped with finding a place to buy the BTC itself with the card.

I thought about using Moonpay but I've heard very sketchy things about it and at one point it had taken about 5$ from my account for no reason, so I don't think I should use it.

P2P seems possible but the sites I've checked don't seem to take VISA cards. Would like some guidance on where to go from here,

I am currently on diy hrt but I got my remiss back basically saying that Swedish gender identity clinic accepts it and will look into getting me medical help. I am not sure when exactly I need to have a couple of meeting with doctors and psychiatrist first, however, after looking into it I realized that they do blood test and well I been on diy for around 14 weeks now, I’m not sure what to do. Should I get off it right now and wait for legal T even if I’m uncertain when it’ll happen or continue diy? I’m afraid of being denied legal hrt if they find diy in my system. If anyone has been in a similar situation as me please let me know how you handled it

I've been on testosterone for 5 months, 250mg/L of unidecanoate. I was taking 4ml, but my supplier is out of stock. Would it be safe to inject only 1ml (I have 2ml left) on the application date if I can't buy a vial in time or if I go a while without taking it?