What are the most unexpected side effects of T that you've gotten?

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cowboycrustation@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

New permanent freckles were not what I was expecting to get after coming on T. I feel neutrally about them.

Seems like my skin recovers less quickly from sunburn, but that could just be getting older.

NullNet@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 1y
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S4GU4R0@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y (2 replies)

not one that I've gotten but one that isn't discussed much is urinary and fecal incontinence with longterm use due to pelvic floor atrophy

cowboycrustation@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

From my understanding that's pretty rare. Also know plenty of cis women who've gotten that from age and/or childbirth.

S4GU4R0@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y

In general, not enough research is done on longterm health, especially since maintaining longterm access to healthcare can be difficult for many. but here is one study on it: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38662108/

S4GU4R0@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y

as for something i have personally experienced, i didn’t expect it to physically get harder to create tears when i felt like i was gonna cry. been on t for almost 15 years now. it’s gotten a little easier but still not anywhere near as easy as when i was young.