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Hii,

I am a freshly cracked mtf egg.

TLDR at end

My parents are raging transphobes. Like the level of crazy where both are anti vax, one is flat earther, and I've had arguments with them where they claim that there are a lot of people out there who identify as a helicopter and people who identify as something they weren't born as should be in mental asylums.

My youngest sibling won't be an adult until 15 months from now and still lives in their house. I don't know what my parents will do once I'm out, but I doubt it will be supportive and I'm sure it would ruin my sibling's life. They're immigrants who hold citizenship in another country, so leaving the US ("which infected me with the woke mind virus") with my youngest sibling is quite possible. Which is why I want to pass in boymode until they graduate high school (may 2026) and can get out.

My question is, when do I start HRT and at what dose? Do I start low dose at x months before I want to be out? Do I start regular dose y months before I want to be out? I plan to move to a blue State in a few months, so I would be living in a different State for the last few months before my youngest sibling gets out. So I can make excuses and not go home and just need to pass over video call after about feb 2026.

omg, that was so so long. Feel like I had to get some of that off my chest. Thanks for reading!!!

Additional info to consider:

  • My weight is about 25% of the way from the lowest normal BMI to the highest normal BMI.
  • My natural voice is already androngenous and I've been called m'am on the phone many times, so any vocal changes will likely fly under the radar.
  • My hair is receding, idk if starting a low dose earlier instead of an avg dose later would help me keep more of it?
  • I would be 23 for most of 2025. I heard the body can keep developing until 25, so does that mean I need to start earlier to make more of that last stage of development go in a fem way instead of a masc way? Or does it not really make a difference?

TLDR: trying to pass in person for ~12 more months and pass over video call for ~18. Heard something (maybe myth?) that it would be better to start earlier since I'm still in my low 20s. When do I start and low dose or normal dose?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Good point! I understand you have to be a bit careful with binders, and that use should be minimized ?

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, binders shouldn't be worn for more than 8 hours at a time and ones that are too small can be dangerous. I'm not a binder expert and there a probably some other things to be cautious of as well.