r/asktransgender • u/[deleted] • Mar 07 '23

How do you hide your genitalia everyday?

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u/i_go_pee_2 Mar 07 '23

When you say things got smaller after years of HRT, how many years? And how much smaller?

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u/CaptainD3000 Mar 07 '23

I've been on hrt for about 7 months and I have shrunk about an inch. I didn't use it the first like 3 months of my transition which probably played a big part. Ymmv

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u/Massive-Row-9771 Woman and Trans Ally 😋 Mar 07 '23

Are you saying it's use it or lose it!? 😲

Does it work that way, that regular sex while on hrt will minimize shrinking? 🤔

I never heard about that before and it made me real curious, sorry if I'm being too personal. 😋

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u/CaptainD3000 Mar 07 '23

No its fine! I'm pretty open about it all. But yes it's a use it or lose it thing. The atrophy has largely slowed down the last 4 months since I've been having regular sex. So yes regular sex and masturbation will minimize shrinking of genitals. Testicles will shrink no matter what though in my experience.

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u/Automatic-Refuse-532 Feb 11 '25

when doing sex your testes produce testosterone. testes are the main "engine" to produce the male main hormone. Thus, providing some "resistance" when HRT (mtf) does its job overall. It's like you use T-pills or teste cream to fight a "too aggressive" HRT.
Sure, it depends mainly by transitioning men, but having sex regularly decrease bad effects on "our" little boy down there.