FTM ~ changes with going off testosterone. 

I decided to check my arse hair after you mentioned looking in the mirror because I've never bothered to look. I dropped my kegs and turned to look in the mirror but I must have twisted too quickly because I suddenly got horrible cramp in my ribs and it hurt so much I couldn't bend down to pull my trousers back up. So thankful no one chose that moment to come in my room.

I'm non-binary and I've been thinking a lot lately about going on T, but I'm not sure what would happen if I decided that I was good with how my body was an didn't want to change much further. Like I want to change a few things, for example, I'd love more body hair, a deeper voice and the changes down there but I don't really want to change too much so it's good for me to know these things. thank you for sharing c:

When I start going bald, I'm pretty sure I'm just going to shave it all off. But I'll keep the beard. Why? 'Cause I wanna look like Walter-Freaking-White, that's why!

Dude. Your videos are productive and fun at the same time. You're one of the Coolest vlogers who should never stop with your videos. Thanks alot.

Great video Chase! When I went off T for 2 years, my stomach hair, face hair, leg and arm hair was NO MORE after like 6-10 months. Gone. Like that. And I was a HAIRY person before going off of T. Loved the vid. Thanks for posting.

Biggest fear: go bold. I really know that feel. Thanks for sharing this information with us.

YOU ARE SO FUCKIN CUTE WOW, goals. It's refreshing to see another transdude that's really flamboyant. Thanks for sharing all this, not enough people talk about the little things, especially the less pleasant details.

I'm afraid of losing my hair on T, to the point where if I get MPB I've thought about going off of T longterm so I'm glad you discussed this. It would suck not passing though. It's such a tough place.

I just wanted you to know this video just - I don’t wanna say changed my life, but it kinda did. I’m taking T now, just started, and ofc, I’m terrified if this is the right thing to do. You helped me realize if I ever want /need to get off T, it’s not going to be like I screwed my whole life over permanently. Also, your description of downstairs growth was great. Gonna go show that part to my husband. The part of the video, I mean. ;)

"I'll just eat this vegan piece of chicken," lol wut but dude I love you in all seriousness

You have greeaaaat facial hair, no lie it's awesome. Sorry, it's really random but it's true

Ngl this guy is so freakin epic he litterally saved my life, now I could get a deeper voice but all thats left is figuring out how to get the thing!!!

I'm trans (ftm) and I am so confused about my identity right now.....O-o

¡Muchas gracias, Chase! All this information is much appreciated. Honestly, this series is so valuable.

That totally will be a pain for me - the whole getting the monthly back which is ridiculous.

I know this is an old video, but there isn't enough info on this online.. So first of all I wanted to thank you for making it, and also have a question. After being on T for 2.5 yrs, I was taken off it for medical reasons - have been off T for almost four months now, and probably have a month or two to go before I can go back on. I was wondering how going off T, and even more so going back on, affected you emotionally? For me, before T I reacted more emotionally and on T, used to get mad faster, but than also come down much quicker. Now, I find myself crying A LOT, and getting SO angry I feel like punching something. I just feel stuck with the worst of both worlds in a way.. I can't wait to go back on T, and for things to evan out, but I'm also worried that it will take longer for the T to take affect this time around, since I don't feel like I used to feel before starting T - even though physically speaking, my hormone levels are almost back to "normal" female ones.

omg ya all this sh*t happened to me too but I swear my "growth" went down off and now that I'm back on it's bigger than before

I'm a "cis" man and I HATE my facial hair but I love yours!

His body language reminds me so much of Mitch Grassi speaking like literally facial expressions & everything idk

God I love you Chase you're so fucking funny XD sometimes when people make videos about these things they're long and boring and void of any emotion, but yours are actually fun to watch!

I have such a big crush on you.

I just wanted to add to this. I was on T almost 8 years before stopping due to relocation, Dr availability, and finances. I've been off of it now for about 7mos (hopefully starting on it again soon) and I've experienced the same things as you. Facial hair still comes in almost the same, but I feel like my stomach and chest hair have thinned. I've had issues with uncontrollable weight gain. T never increased my appetite and I actually lost a lot of weight when I started hormones. My eating habits havent deteriorated or increased, but I've packed on close to 40lbs and counting. I'm post op and havent noticed anything in my chest area other than my hair thinning a bit. Also keep in mind the hormone roller coaster can majorly throw off your chemistry below the belt and could require OTC treatment, or even a Dr visit.

So what about fingernails and toenails do they thickin.

I decided to go off T for family planning... that was a year ago... I think it is interesting that each experience is so differently... for me, I still have to shave more or less every day...still pass...haven't really noticed anything change back (only noticed the non reversible changes when I got on T also) There were 2 things I did noticed however... I am freezing more to a point where I have to deal with my cold induced urticaria (cold allergy? don't know what it's called in English - hope you know what I mean) which at some point stopped and I thought it was gone for good... but that came back... so now I know that T stopped it... And I got my period back after 11 months off of T, but I also have to deal with some fertility issues (but the bleeding now is so different than it used to be...).... Trigger warning Before I used to get my bleeding every 28 to +120 days, and it was more than heavy bleeding... like 3 times as much as normal, which was exhausting and very painful. Now after a very long time off of t and without any sign of period (I want to get a baby) my doctor told me to take myo-inositol and around 1.5 months my period came (I missed the initial ovulation)... The period came and was initially more like spotting and then combined with going on/off sometimes more sometimes less, and it stayed for 20 days Even though it was not as heavy as it used to be bleeding for 20 days straight is also exhausting... (had that twice before but with more heavy bleeding... so I didn't panicked) Now since I missed ovulation again (the most sensitive ovulationstests don't work for me...) I have another cycle which started yesterday but it's more like heavy spotting again but for me clearly identified as period but it does that on/off thing again... hope it won't stay for 20 days again... I just hope it's not going to stay like that forever...

I'm currently questioning about t right now because I want some things (voice change, growth down there, less curves) but I fear I won't like other changes (bodyhair, facial changes, fat distribution, super masculine looks). I also fear if I stopped t my bones or organs would collapse or something but idk if that's irrational.

I love that you talk about this topic, it is really important, thank you

Question about the downstairs growth... when you go off T and then go back on do you see more growth or does it stay the same?

Thanks so much for this video omg you're so funny, cute, awesome and informative! Just like you I'm afraid of becoming bald. All I really want is a deeper voice and more male fat pattern. I plan on going on T for 1 year then go off. I just don't want to go bald, become really hairy or get some extreme female shaped body afterwards. This is so stressful and you were really helping! Thanks!

thank you so much for making this video. I have been searching for some answers to this question and not finding it so you are awesome.

When I went ON T, life got horrible for me. When I went OFF T, life got better for me. Just my personal experience.

Thanks Chase. Curious how going off T affected some of the emotional changes associated with T - for example, confidence, assertiveness, harder to cry, easier to access aggression/anger. Also how quickly did your muscle mass decrease?

Damn you're so brave and a good person that can educate others like this!:) good luck in your life I hope you will pass and I wish you a good life:)

I was on T for 17 years and I've been off for 3 years now. Body fat went back to my butt and thighs, period came back after 3 months, I cry a lot more, my chest hair almost completely disappeared as well as my leg hair. My facial hair is still strong as hell and hasn't changed too much. My voice is not quite as deep. My body odor is still stronger and my nose hair has to be trimmed regularly for management. Ten days before each period, I become down right mentally ill and either get super aggressive or super depressed. After I start bleeding , it lessens and the physical stuff begins. Interesting stuff.

How long after going off T did the fat start to redistribute?

I can't pay my hormones right now. And I'm extremely suicidal, I don't want to look like a female neither androgynous, I want to look like the guy I am.

Omygod im so worried about going on T but then im scared of getting top surgery and having breast growth again :O

You're a funny man Chasey Poo.

The wet... Happened when I went on t for the first 6 months to year. Also, the butt hair, I can vouch for. I once had an itch, that was when I discovered it. And holy moly

The Acne could be a direct result of hormonal changes. The little I know is that when you raise T you also "aromatize" more T into estrogen. Estrogen is good for keeping acne down afaik. So if you stop T then you wont aromatize that T either. Which could lower estrogen. However you naturally produce estrogen so I don't know what the estrogen difference will be in the end. It´s difficult to say exactly what caused it but. Especially since I am not an expert on this. Just wanted to throw this info about T aromatizing into Estrogen.

Thanks for this video! I'm possibly never going to be able to go on testosterone because of my home environment but I've been doing a lot of research nonetheless. I want pretty much all the effects of T except facial hair, which I'm concerned about because genetically I'm likely to end up with *a lot* of it.

YOU'RE SO CUTE AAAAAH!!!

You're such a funny guy!! Love your vids :)

Where I live you have to be on T (for at least six months or a year, I'm not sure) before you can get top surgery. So now I'm thinking about pretending to be a transguy (even though I'm nb) so that I can get T, then getting top surgery (which is what I really want) and then immediately going off of T again. I really don't want to take hormones at all... The alternative would be to save a few thousand euros, find a surgeon who will do the surgery and pay for it all by myself... Or I could live with my chest dysphoria for the rest of my life. I'm not super dysphoric, so I could probably manage, but still...

chase! what a super great video! you helped me so much throught my transition. thank you thank you thank you! wish you well

Chase you're awesome. Did downstairs growth happen for you when you got back on? Like sky rocket or just gradually?

hey hi, i know this video is quite old by now, but maybe hopefully you'll see this and even hopefully answer? that'd be splendid. Great info by the way. So i was wondering, if, when you restarted T, did bottom growth start growing again? Also, did your voice deepen any further after the restart? basically, i'm wondering if everything that first starts changing, started changing again and moreso than the first go-round?

THIS VIDEO WAS MUCH NEEDED THANK YOU!!!!

Do you think that your hair falling out on your head initially was part of stress?

that “did i just come?!” part really got me 🤣🤣

This is really helpful cause as a nonbinary person im really nervous about looking like a cis man so like even tho i wanna be much more masc and wanna take t having the option to stop makes me much less nervous

OMG BUTT HAIR FOREST LMAOF! Yeah, I can't believe I have so much hair, but I love bears so I'm happy to be one!

Chasey, being off T will reduce body hair from all I know, but down to what it was pre-T. On us trans women body hair more less get's reduced under HRT, more with good and potent anti-androgens. I would find it strange if it did not change at all for trans men going off T because then it would be diffrent rules for trans men and trans women. Kind regards.

Love how open you are x

You're so cute and amazing OMG I love your hair!!

I have a question. I’ve been off T for 8 months (was previously 6 years on T) and I’m getting back on it again. The question is will I have water retention again? like, will I have the same side effects I’ve had when I first started T? Which was mostly water retention.

it was very informational but i couldnt stop laughing! (sound effects)

this just blew my mind. i guess i'm naive but i had no idea there was growth downstairs from taking T...

I'm somewhat new to your channel. I've been off T for a month-ish at this point. I had an allergic reaction and it's taking time to pinpoint if it's the cottonseed oil. Did you find that depression hit hard while you were off of T? I didn't think it would hit me as hard as it has. (I'm okay, I'm a member of support groups and see a counselor. I just wanted your perspective.)

I have a question, I recently just came out as transgender but I'm still confused as to what you mean by "growth down there" what do you mean by growth??

Chase, you make me laugh too much; not a bad thing. cx Thank you for this information though~ I don't think I'd ever wanna stop T.

Living for the adorable *toot toot* moment at the beginning and the talk about butt hair at the end 😂😂 what an amazing chaseypoo classic ^.^

Hi! thank uou so much for this video! so,do you thibk the "curves" go back and your back turns smaller again? I ask because i'm non-binary and i 'm thinking about T because i want to look more androgynous, but i dont want to be on T for the rest of my life, only a little of time to have more passing. So, if the changes os the "curves" and back will return to the "natural" condition, the only things i will keep will be the voice, the body hair and the genitalia changes no? I'm sorry, I dont speak english very wrll and i'm a little confuse Thank so much bro!

What is the purpose of butt hair Chase? LOL love the sound effect. LOL

Well, my question may be a little out of date for this video.. But i would like what you did before the transition? Like how did you know and what did you do and how did you manage your envoirement?

I will decide to use T about 3-4 months and then I will stop about 1-2 months because of abilities issues. I posted my question on a ftm group on Facebook. Which things are permanent when we stop T ? A guy called me "abuse" T. Abusing something it means you do something for fun, for hobby not have a meaningful demand. Abusing T when people want to use T to try being a male for fun, for their hobbies then they stop. Some changes they want them to come back but they can't. I use T to become myself, And I've been waited to be myself for a long time. I will accept all risks. Some changes can't come back, I accept too because female features are not myself, I don't regret them. How can he call me "abuse" T when I just decide to stop for a while because of unexpected issues ? A lot of trans go off T because of unexpected issues. All of us called "abuse" T ? How do you think about that ?

I am on T right now since 5 years .. acne is making me think to go off T .. but here you mentioning that you had so much acne after getting off T is making me worry.. for how long did the acne last and it went by itself or you took some medication??

thank you so much for making this video! it really helped me alot

So experience. Much experience. Beauty experience. ... Ok, ok. So, so much transition envy watching you here. :) To shave the butt or to not shave. Hmm.

I am confused why do ftm's go off T and then start up again? I've never heard of an mtf go off estrogen so why do the guys do it ?

You are like my favorite person on RU-vid. :)

The 'wetness' thing is probably discharge. Self cleaning shit.

You have an Adam's apple... how long does it take to show up?

The only thing I'm not excited about starting t is the butt hair

I love how at the end you make it sound like a bad thing that getting off T wont revert changed, like wtf is the point if its gonna change back lmao anyways ur a life saver all i need to know if how to get the thing. Like fuck the butt hair, I kinda already got a little of that xD

So if you are on T you don'r have "the days"? Great news! I have to be on T finally ;-;

I am so tired right now... I have to go off testosterone for my top surgery which is in 4 weeks and I have serious withdrawal symptoms like headaches, body aches and abdominal pains. Hhhhrhhh but it will all be worth it in the end

Your voice! Please tell me what happened to your voice!? I want to go on T but like, only until my voice changes. Did your voice stay the same??

Omg he's so funny!! Also; really helpful video, got all the answers I needed :D

he's so cute

do you know if after top surgery and being off t, the chance of the "chesticles" growing back? def noticed the butt hair lol HATE it!

i like the sound effect i do same and 1 ?'n u said growth stayed same but wonder did it grow more after go'n back on t?

i really wanna start going on T mostly to change fat distribution, my voice, somewhat facial hair as well as ability to build muscle more easily to match how im feelin but i dont feel that passionate about changing my pronouns and name. im afraid this kind of change will cause conflict in my family and confusion in public situations when im older.

Sir, when u went back on Testosterone, did u start from a low dose cycle again??

Hey, when you first went off T, how long did it take you to stop feeling weird? Like I just stopped today (want a break for a while to make sure i'm making the right choice), and I've been feeling moody (especially sad) and like I'm having hot flashes. Did this happen to you? How long did it last?

You're so perfect! Love your videos!

odd -this randomly popped up in latest vids today.....just realised its from 2014. howd you get youtube to do this? lol hope you remain well.

so when you went off of T, did you take female hormones? Or did you just stop T and the body changes happened on their own?

I have recently went off T to try to get my period to come back. I heard you say in the video that you did get your period back. I was worried that it would never come back but I know everybody is different but after you stopped T how long did it take for you to get your period back? Was it very heavy? Did it last a long time?

I love your humor!

I’m about 1 year on T and decide to going off because I run out of money buying testosterone. after I get a job I plan to start on T again. how sad is my life. (can’t speak english well)

(Sorry I’m late) About the butt hair - to be frank - does it stop growing like the beard or does it act like regular pubic hair from that point? Im thinking on going off T permanently, being more gender fluid I feel its not necessary or desired.

I think I'm gonna go off of T. Is there ANY way to get a higher voice again without damaging my vocal chords?

I was thinking of stopping for other reasons (so many complications lol), but... I don't think I will D: I've been on it for nearly ten years now I think so don't know what changes I'd hypothetically have but think I might just stick with it 😂

Do you know how long it took for your hormone levels to return to previous levels?

youre so much fun to listen to :)

Hey is there health changes with going off T ? like, health and psychological changes ?

Hey, I am in the Mtl area. Do u know of a good therapist for ftm related stuff?

This video was both informative & funny! Very entertaining :)

Thank you so much for this video :D The butt hair bit made me laugh xD

does your body reproduce testosterone when you stop?