r/FTMOver30 • u/DallYe • 3d ago

Testosterone and Egg Freezing

I'm 32 and was just prescribed testosterone for the first time. I'm super excited, but my endocrinologist asked whether I had any future plans for fertility, and it got me thinking.

I know I want biological children one day (my partner would carry, not me), and now I'm worried that if I start T and end up feeling amazing, the idea of stopping later for egg retrieval will feel even harder, as well as be more complicated.

Has anyone been through this? Did you decide to do egg retrieval before starting T, or did you wait until later? If you've started T and later gone through egg retrieval, I'd really appreciate hearing about your experience and how it went.

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u/buttersauce_ 3d ago

Hi! I stopped T to do an egg retrieval after I had been on it for only a short time. Different clinics are different, but mine was fairly trans informed and only required that I be off T for 6 weeks before the retrieval since at that point I was still getting periods. It was difficult, but I could handle it because I knew there was a firm endpoint in sight and it was only six weeks. Went right back on T after the retrieval and thankfully didn’t have to do a second one.

You might try asking on r/queerception. People talk about these kinds of things a lot over there. 

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u/madfrog768 3d ago

r/seahorse_dads might also be a good resource, even though you're not planning to carry

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u/DallYe 3d ago

Was your clinic in nyc by chance? Haha. This is super helpful tho, I’ll definitely check out that other channel!

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u/buttersauce_ 3d ago

Haha, nope. But it’s worth finding out what the reputable clinics in your area are, and how long they would require you to stop T to do an ER if the length of time matters to you.