Anonymous #1 20h

honestly idek but i've been on T since 2024 and nothing has happened. my old birth control raised my SHBG and i think my new birth control has an anti androgenic (?) effect

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Anonymous OP 11h

how are your t levels? are you sure nothing has happened? you can be on birth control (the combined kind with estrogen and progesterone and progesterone only kinds) and t at the same time. i'm not familiar enough with birth control to say if your new kind has an anti androgen, but even if it did, id imagine it would be a very small dose? i'm on 1 mg finasteride which is anti dht (which may be counted as an antiandrogen) for preventing hair loss, and birth control (nuvaring for treating vaginal

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Anonymous #1 11h

atrophy, now slynd since i'm on vaginal estrogen since nuvaring didn't work long term for me for atrophy) and neither interfered with my t. i'm having the normal birth control issues you can have now that i'm getting used to slynd, but there are so many types of birth control that you can absolutely find one that works for you and will stop your periods, as well as testosterone that will work for you. maybe you need a different strength of gel, or you could try something like aveed

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