If you've just started on testosterone hormone replacement therapy (HRT), you can anticipate some facial and body hair growth.
Yes, they help only if you have low testosterone levels.
Hirsutism is excess hair most often noticeable around the mouth and chin. With hirsutism, extra hair growth often arises from excess male hormones (androgens), primarily testosterone.
Some of the effects of hormone therapy are reversible, if you stop taking them. The degree to which they can be reversed depends on how long you have been taking testosterone. Clitoral growth, facial hair growth, voice changes and male-pattern baldness are not reversible.
By restoring your testosterone to healthy levels, TRT can help improve your energy, libido, and physical appearance, including facial features.
Some of the physical changes caused by masculinizing hormone therapy can be reversed if you stop taking testosterone. Others, such as a deeper voice, a larger clitoris, scalp hair loss, and more body and facial hair, cannot be reversed.
Testosterone therapy has various risks, including: Worsening sleep apnea — a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. Causing acne or other skin reactions. Stimulating noncancerous growth of the prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia) and growth of existing prostate cancer.
No, masturbation doesn't cause growth — or loss — of facial hair.
Male sex hormones—androgens—regulate male physique development. Without androgen signaling, genetic males appear female. During puberty, increasing androgens harness the hair follicle's unique regenerative ability to replace many tiny vellus hairs with larger, darker terminal hairs (e.g., beard).
How Can I Stop Hair Loss on TRT? The best way to avoid significant shedding is starting preventative therapy when beginning testosterone therapy. This can halt DHT damage before it intensifies. We recommend finasteride or dutasteride to block DHT activity on scalp follicles.
Dietary supplements that contain vitamins B6 and E are also believed to help get rid of unwanted hair growth in the facial areas. For one, vitamin B6 is thought to help lower testosterone in women and inhibit prolactin hormone production.
Testosterone therapy given to people transitioning into male will have a direct effect on the vocal cords. It will make the vocal cords thicker. Thicker vocal cords in turn, produce a deeper / lower pitch.
To allow the therapy to take full effect, healthcare providers typically wait 30 days after you start TRT to check your testosterone levels. If you don't notice an improvement in your symptoms after taking TRT for three to six months, your provider may recommend stopping the therapy.
TRT is a life-long treatment. If you stop taking it, your testosterone levels will drop. Some men with low-T decide not to be treated. They may find other ways to increase their energy level, or they may decide to live with the changes in their sexual desire and body.
Long-term effects of TRT
For example, it may take 3–6 months or longer to see reduced fat, increased lean muscle, and improved insulin resistance. You may also see weight loss after 3–6 months. TRT's impact on bone mass also takes around 6 months to get started and may last for over 3 years.
We typically prefer not to prescribe testosterone injections for men in their late 20s and 30s, as these treatments are more likely to cause infertility. Exceptions would be individuals with a genetic problem that interferes with fertility or men who do not want to conceive.
Although some can develop a thick beard rather quickly, it may take years for others, if at all. Also similarly to cis men, some people on testosterone replacement therapy may never be able to grow a beard or mustache.
Drastic Fluctuations in Blood Testosterone
This impacts the level of benefit you feel from being on TRT. Moreover, if you were to miss an injection by even a few weeks, it could have a considerable impact on the efficacy of the treatment. It's worth noting that natural testosterone levels are not entirely stable.
A relatively small number of men experience immediate side effects of testosterone supplementation, such as acne, disturbed breathing while sleeping (worsening sleep apnea), breast swelling or tenderness, or swelling in the ankles.
Testosterone is a masculinizing hormone (though women make it too, just at lower levels than men). High testosterone during development is linked to facial features such as a chiseled jaw, broad face, narrow eyes and rugged cheekbones — think young Paul Newman, or Twilight werewolf Taylor Lautner.
You may sweat more and your body odor might change. You might see more pimples on your back, face and chest. Skin: Your skin might get rougher and your veins might stick out more.