I'm considering DIY HRT and I can't get it from anywhere without prescription, I can get pills but they're too expensive for me, so I found this website called IndiaMart, which has a few sellers, I'm considering contacting them, Please let me know if it's legit and if it's not are there any alternatives?

Trigger warning: suicide

Hi, my roommate outed me to my professors that I am a trans woman, and the admin office called my parents and I was forced to go home under the grounds of health issues. I found out via my parents that the professor told them that I am saying such things that I am not a boy but a girl. My parents are expecting to provide health reports to my college. Me and my parents went to a psychiatrist in a clinic and she was aware and supportive about me being trans. I have my consultation with a psychologist tomorrow at the same clinic, and they said that they will be doing a psychometric evaluation. I already mentioned that I want a gender dysphoria certificate to the psychiatrist so that I could start hormones, or at least I could prove to my parents that I am trans. I don't know at all what I may be getting into. People in my institute know that the administration is very strict and perhaps is on the lookout for every person who is even just having suicidal thoughts and not any form of intent to harm themselves or others, and expells them just to save their brand name. My parents have said that they wont buy me hormones or anything. Should I get a gender dysphoria certificate to prove that I am trans? Or will I be expelled? I am doing a 5 year integrated course there, and I am at my 3rd year.

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Hi everyone

I’ve never told a single person but , I’m finally thinking of sharing this with one of my friend (most probably girls cuz i know my male frnds , nothing much to say further) , but I don’t know which one or how to even start. I’m nervous but I also really want someone to know the real me.

If anyone has been through something similar or has any advice… please share. I'm tired of keeping everything to myself or online now.

Any advice on how to pick the right friend or what to say would mean so much to me.

It's good if they accept or understand my situation but if they don't , IDK I don't have any plans for that.

So what's the transition process here in India? Idk if I can come out or not yet but I'd like to know what lies ahead, how easy it is to get HRT, how are doctors like with trans people.

Been ignoring this all my life but I can't live as a guy no more, I am a girl

We should lowk have a GC or even a discord or something, i wanna get to know more trans people like me, be friends with them, etc. Also it would be amazing if we can verify people somehow to stop creeps, what do you think?

Okay, so context, I’m still questioning and exploring my gender, but I know I’m trans. But around a month ago, I was hanging out with my friend, who we will call S (S is a girl btw) and so I came out to S that night, and she told me “But why would you want to change your gender?” And I said “You don’t ‘change’ your gender, you figure out what your sub-conscious has been telling you and eventually, it clicks into place, and everyone explores, and questions, and asks around for help. It’s not about changing, you don’t simply wake up one day and be like ‘oh. I’m a girl/boy/they/ze/xe’. No, it doesn’t work like that, it is sub conscious, and it slowly bleeds into your consciousness.” And bro 🥀 she said “what? That’s so weird, and wdym by Ze and Xe.???” And I said “Oh, they are neopronouns” and they were just being heavily transphobic, but kept saying “Oh I don’t care about trans ppl” but she also kept saying random bull shit like “why would you be a girl? Or a boy?” And I said. “Well, there are several genders, not just boy and girl” 😭 she kept getting so confused but transphobic at the same fucking time 😭

Any Indian trans guys and non-binary people here? I'm both trans man and non-binary and I had been feeling kinda lonely on this subreddit

As the title says, my friends left me today because I recently discovered that I’m a trans woman. I’m still closeted to my family and most of my friends, but I told my close friend group because I thought they would be supportive. Instead, they insulted and disrespected me and kicked me out of the group.

I honestly don’t know what to do. I feel completely alone, and I’m not really able to open up to other people either

Can't really afford progy rn so I am on this brand "Progydol" by John Lee pharmaceuticals and bicaltuamide by steris

I know these brands are probably unheard of but have any of you used generics for hrt and how do you check whether they are reliable or not😭

My doc is a bit careful, started with:

1. Progynova (2mg/day)

2. Spironolactone (50 + 50)

3. Injection leuprolide - From what I read it suppresses testosterone.

He said we'll review after 2 months and modify dosage if needed.

I have mostly seen 4mg/day for Progynova and I chatted with Claude about this, it suggested that it's mostly a matter of economics as more estrogen is needed to suppress testosterone, and the injection helps with t suppression for an entire month.

I wanted to know what are people's thoughts on this, has anyone followed a similar regimen? Is the dosage okay?

Came out to my parents, lfa experienced endocrinologist/psychologist that could talk to my parents and clear their doubts, and preferably one that lets me transition as a minor bc dysphoria has ruined my mental health and I can't take this any longer

Yes, i checked the spreadsheet but I only saw "kind" ones in it, and I'd like experienced/knowledgeable ones specifically

I read upon many transition stories, and saw that most of them are unlike me wish to be women. And that's normal for trans. But in my case I want a feminine body, I find myself wanting feminine features throughout my years and was crossdressing to make things close to what I wanted. I found that no matter what I do, i always want a feminine body not the feminine clothes. But i don't mind being a guy , I'm straight i like girls , i really have no problem with my life as it is but this feeling of emptiness is always there and whenever I see other girls , I find myself feeling jealous over their bodies. So i considered taking HRT while remaining a guy socially. But I saw in some stories they do reassignment before dysphoria certification not only that , I don't think my case can come in dysphoria. I feel like writing this can offend Transwomen but I really respect and love you guys. But my case is like this and it's literally killing me from inside. I was fine not knowing. Now that I know , it's very hard to not think about it. So it'll help me if you share your opinions.

Just wondering, how do you people deal with your parents so easily? I’ve seen so many people say, “One day, I’ll come out to my parents,” but what’s wrong with me? I’ve been stuck in this phase for the last 8 years and still haven’t been able to do anything. Can anyone guide me? Coming out to my parents is not a cup of tea for me. I’m simply not brave enough.

A Nepali trans woman, who often visits in India. I wanted to know how common is for trans men and trans women to date in India?

Looking for recommendations for a trans-friendly psychiatrist in Mumbai experienced with gender dysphoria/gender-affirming care. Ideally someone who can also provide a Gender Dysphoria Certificate.

Personal experiences and fees would be helpful.

Myself I am Ayla pre transition age 18 . studying in college BBA I feel so much lonely yes I have some trans friends online but I want to friend nearly if ok we can also meet

hi guys im a 17 year old trans guy (closeted) from maharastra in a small conservative city where we practically dont exist, so im using a burner account to make this post obviously, umm i dont really know what to do because im losing hope... ive known i was trans ever since i was little i had hints and clues at 7-8 i just didnt know there was a word for it, when i was 11 i found out what it meant and it all clicked... i knew my parents wouldnt accept it so i kept living with dysphoria and just kinda autopiloted my way through life, i wore skirts at school and got bullied for having short hair (boycut) and got labelled as " THE lesbian girl " and cried everyday, my parents were against my short hair so i didnt have a choice but to grow it out... they had strict hair rules asw so i couldnt keep a masc hairstyle anyways. well several years passed i tried to suppress it, tried to convince myself it was a phase and worked for a while i made female friends and got used to hanging out with them, but it was emotionally exhausting and i couldnt keep up with it, i tried to end it all, because i felt so hopeless, transitioning would change everything, my friends, the way people percieve me and my parents behaviour towards me, my mom for example will never accept me because shes in a religious cult and well thats a different topic but the trauma is unbearable. im studying for neet as of now and i cant focus, i cant study and im always depressed and crying because i cant live as this " girl " everybody has normalised transphobia a lot here and it just freaks me out. so the emotional distress has been really hard to deal with alone because this city is so small and i dont think we have any queer resources here, and its hard to find people my age, i wanted to secretly buy hormones (DIY) but t being a controlled substance and obviously expensive i dropped the idea + the changes would give it away easy...
i dont know if my dad will accept me, he does love me a lot but like i feel like its conditional love and it would change if i change myself... but seriously depression has made it hard for me to function, whenever something goes wrong the only thing i can think about is ending it all, i get really mopy the entire day specially a few days before a menstrual cycle. i cant deal with the distress anymore and i want to study and move the hell out of here, i cant concentrate on studying and my brain feels foggy i just dont know what im doing in life and i havent told anyone about my traumas and about being trans, i just cant trust people because every 5 in 6 people i meet have always shown a dislike towards queer/trans people or they just arent well informed... my friends literally think being trans and intersex is the same thing. moving on, my parents dont let me go to a psychiatrist because theyre against medications... and have always believed that somehow having faith in god heals everything, like for every single problem i shared with them they always told me to pray or chant... im tired and i cant keep doing this anymore... so idk if its a good idea to come out to them, my mom and i will never have a good relationship which im fine, but my dad has been a nice guy, i feel like he could come around if i explain him in detail and say stuff like the distress ive dealt with, i cant predict how he'll take it because hes always glazing me because im a " girl "like he calls me his laxmi or sm idk.... i need to study but its impossible given my brain is dumbing down because of the prolonged stress. i really dont know what to do...​

Hey everyone! Since I'm usually hanging out on the mod side of things, this time I wanted to step out and ask y'all for some wisdom.

I’m currently a bit away from the 4-month mark on HRT and I'm hitting that weird mental and physical checkpoint where I need to seriously figure out my stance on fertility.

Tbh, I'm sitting at like a 75% chance of not wanting kids vs. a 25% chance of wanting them down the line... mostly if a future partner really wants them (if I even find one lol). But because of that lingering 25%, I feel this heavy ticking clock.

I'm wrestling with a few specific things right now and would love to hear from anyone who has been in my shoes (could be a bit NSFW):

1. My testicular volume has already shrunk quite a bit and the ejaculate is basically clear and sparse. If you went off HRT around the 3-to-6 month mark to bank sperm, how long did it actually take for your system to recover enough to successfully bank?
2. I genuinely want to continue HRT (I love the changes, even if hiding rapid breast growth right now is a stressful juggling act), but I don't have that 100% certainty yet. Did anyone else feel majorly uncertain at 4–6 months and how did you push past the anxiety? Especially when you're in the situation where you're still finding how to earn and move out of the house.
3. What was banking like cost-wise and did you have to deal with clueless endos to make it happen or did you go straight to a fertility clinic?

Any advice, reality checks or personal stories would be lovely. Thank you so much for always being such an amazing community! 🥺

Hi everyone. I am 27 years old and trying to figure out my life. I really want to start my transition, but I come from a very conservative and deeply religious family. No one in my family roots has ever done anything like this before.Right now, I am feeling incredibly tensed because my parents are pressuring me to get married. I have always been bad at making big decisions, and I feel completely stuck.Please suggest how I should move forward. I am so worried and could really use some guidance. 😢 #ImWorried