A reader writes: “It occurs to me that cis guys naturally lose testosterone in their older year. What about us ‘older’ trans guys? What do we do? Do we reduce our dose? Stop taking T? Do you or your readers have any knowledge at all about this?” After my usual disclaimer, which is “As you [...]
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Ask Matt Monday: Testosterone and Aging
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, Observations, tagged aging, hormones, testosterone, trans men, transition on June 6, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Ask Matt Monday: Bodies, Brains, and Hormones
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, tagged bodies, hormones, surgery, testosterone, trans men, transition on May 16, 2011 | 17 Comments »
A reader writes: “I’m in the process of contemplating my options, and have several questions: “First, what happens if you take only low doses of testosterone? Do your changes happen slower? Do they not happen at all without a certain minimum? I will of course consult with an endocrinologist, but I just wanted to see [...]
Ask Matt Monday: Age, Genetics, and Transition
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, Observations, tagged bodies, health care, hormones, surgery, testosterone, trans men, transition on April 4, 2011 | 18 Comments »
I have received several questions from readers related to various aspects of age, genetics, and transition, so I thought we could examine them as a group. These generally deal with FTM transition, so I’m hoping that women readers will chime in with information they have related to age, genetics, and MTF transition. Question 1. A [...]
Ask Matt: Testosterone and Cancer Risk
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, tagged bodies, health, hormones, surgery, testosterone, trans men on March 17, 2011 | 8 Comments »
A reader writes: “I have pondered taking testosterone for years now. But recently I have become more interested in it. I feel it almost seems like a need that I need to fulfill. So I am wondering if it is medically necessary to have a partial or radical hysterectomy. I have read a few articles [...]
Ask Matt Monday: My Guy Doesn’t Want to Have Sex
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Observations, tagged gender expectations, gender roles, hormones, relationships, sex, testosterone, trans men on December 13, 2010 | 10 Comments »
A reader writes: “I am dating a trans man and am really smitten. He transitioned more than 10 years ago. So far he has been very reluctant to be intimate with me other than some kissing and cuddling. My drive is rather high and I need affection. He tells me that he’s nervous because he [...]
Ask Matt Monday: In Bed with a Trans Man
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, tagged bodies, hormones, language, relationships, sex, surgery, testosterone, trans men on October 18, 2010 | 6 Comments »
A reader writes: “I am a queer woman dating a trans guy. This is all very new to me, and a very sensitive subject to him. This person is in transition, having T regularly, is planning top surgery, but has no intentions to change his sex. “What do I call his sex? What do I [...]
Ask Matt: I Might Have Always Been Male
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, tagged bodies, gender identity, hormones, testosterone, transgender on September 15, 2010 | 10 Comments »
A 43-year-old reader writes: “Although I have always felt like a male in a woman’s body, I have just pieced together my past. My mother recently gave me my birth certificate that was filled out at the hospital. It had “male” printed in the sex box. Then with a different pen and different handwriting, “fe” [...]
Ask Matt Continued: I’m in Love with a Trans Man, Part Two
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, tagged family, relationships, sexual orientation, testosterone, trans men, transition on August 31, 2010 | 6 Comments »
This week’s Ask Matt involves a reader who has fallen in love with a close lesbian friend who has come out as trans. And yesterday, I gave the easy answer: tell the guy how you feel. But before you do, there are some questions that you really need to explore with yourself. I offer these [...]
Ask Matt: Why are Gay Trans Guys So Obsessed with Sex?
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, tagged hormones, relationships, sex, sexual orientation, testosterone, trans men on August 9, 2010 | 11 Comments »
A reader asks, “Am I the only gay trans guy not looking to have tons of sex with as many strangers as possible?” Well, no. You’re one of two (me being the other). Seriously, I don’t think every gay trans guy is looking to have tons of sex, but I honestly think that a lot [...]
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Ask Matt: Chaz Bono and the Gender Binary
Posted in Ask Matt, Commentary, News, Observations, tagged being trans, gender expectations, gender expression, gender roles, media, testosterone, trans men, transition on May 19, 2011 | 23 Comments »
A reader writes: “I have been reading your blog and unless I missed it, you didn’t comment on Chaz Bono. I was wondering what you think of all of the media coverage surrounding him and some of the sexist commentary he has made? He seems to have really essentialist ideas when it comes to gender.” [...]
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