Gender Outlaw

FTM Transition Journal

1. Al 7.23.09 / 11am

   Don’t waste your time or money. You got what you got. Just get used to the size you have..it’s not like 2cm means the difference between you having a penis or not. If there was a magical penis growing pill I’d be all over that sh*t but there isn’t and I have a baby willy. That’s why they invented ’sleeves’.

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2. genderoutlaw 7.23.09 / 11am

   I agree with your sentiment, however 2 cm can mean the difference between voiding through your fly or not. The time and money are worth it to me.

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3. luke 7.23.09 / 2pm

   thanks for the information dude

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4. luke 7.24.09 / 3am

   have you thought about or tried using a pump to enhance dick growth? i have yet to try this, or the cream, but am curious to know about the results of using the pump and also the results of using both cream and the pump

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   1. genderoutlaw 7.24.09 / 7am

      Absolutely. The surgeons who recommended DHT to me also recommended pumping. However, I didn’t want to do any during my DHT trial as that would make it difficult to gauge the effectiveness of the DHT. Pumping is on deck…

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5. Al 7.24.09 / 7am

   Check and mate. Yer right.

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6. joaquinjack 7.24.09 / 8am

   You’ll never cease to be an oasis of information in a desert. While all of this is way down the road for me, it’s comforting to know there’s someone out there who’s been down the long and dusty trail and is willing to take the time to talk about all the practical aspects of the ride. You’re kinda like a big brother to me (in a weird “you’ve never met me before and yet I still look up to you” kinda way. Hope that doesn’t creep you out.)

   BTW, I just finally started my FTM journal this morning and I hope you don’t mind I’ve always thought of myself as a Gender Outlaw, too (though I absolutely don’t use that term in my journal as I consider it copyrighted by you), but the first trans nickname I picked out for myself years back was “Joaquin Jack”, an amalgamation of Joaquin Murietta and Three Fingered Jack, two famous outlaws of the Old West and quite celebrity figures around where I live (in CA). I didn’t want you to think I stole that sort of idea from you, since I called myself “Joaquin Jack, the rootin-est tootin-est outlaw in the Wild West” as a callback to my childhood cowboy games in my first journal entry.

   If my use of the word “outlaw” bothers you, I won’t use it again- it’s not really integral to my theme, since think of myself more as a biker kinda dude, anyway.

   Keep on keepin’ on!

   -Jack

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   1. genderoutlaw 7.24.09 / 8am

      I’m glad you’ve found useful info here, Jack! I have a number of “big brothers” myself

      I do need to emphasize that I didn’t coin the term “Gender Outlaw.” I named my blog after Kate Bornstein’s influential book of the same name. It’s a highly recommended read. Here’s my review. Bornstein is working on a follow-up, called Gender Outlaw: The Next Generation. I think she’d be pleased to see another outlaw adopt the moniker.

      Would love to check out your blog sometime. Send me the URL (you can email me or leave it in a comment here.)

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7. joaquinjack 7.27.09 / 8am

   Huh. That’s cool, I could try and check it out some time. Hope it’s the sort of thing you could find in a small-town republican library. Probably not.

   Here’s my blog, “Hairy Legs” at http://joaquinjack.wordpress.com/. Just updated, too. I’m trying to figure out how to really network with the community. Don’t really have many friends who get what I’m going through…

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   1. genderoutlaw 8.6.09 / 6pm

      I found Gender Outlaw at my local library, so you never know! I’m adding your blog to my blogroll and RSS subscriptions now…

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8. Jay 7.30.09 / 5pm

   Hi just wondering if you had tried HGH? I read somewhere about an FtM using like bodybuilding HGH for genital growth… Just curious if you had any thoughts? Tried it etc?
   Cheers mate
   Jay

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   1. genderoutlaw 9.19.09 / 11am

      I’m intrigued by the idea of topically applied HGH for dick growth, but I don’t think there are any conclusive studies about its effectiveness for genital growth (and certainly no research into HGH for trans men.) I’ve seen some comments online claiming an increase in girth, but it’s all anecdotal. Another route could be natural HGH stimulators, but it’s still unclear if HGH even influences genital growth.

      There’s some discussion of HGH for FTM dick growth over at Susans, and apparently:

      “It can give you a realistic size… It may only work with some guys but it has shown pretty damn good results. But it is expensive without insurance.”

      On another note, HGH may also have an application with trans men wanting to increase stature. (But on the flip side, a known side effect of HGH is gynomastia.)

      Other ideas…

      Would it help to increase blood flow to the FTM dick with penis pills (like MagnaRX) before pumping or hanging?

      What about a vasodilator, plus IGF-1 (Insulin-like Growth Factor)? A doctor in Toronto has a patent pending on this treatment. Could IGF help trans men too?

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9. jayinchicago 9.3.09 / 5pm

   Have you heard anything recently about DHT availability in Canada or the states? Have you heard of anyone ordering DHT gel from all saints and receiving it?

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   1. Slava 9.19.09 / 9am

      Jay: For what it’s worth coming from Random Internet Guy, I just got some DHT from them in the mail literally like an hour ago. (Andractim manufactured by Besins International, to be specific.) I found this blog while Googling just to double-check and make sure I knew the right dose amount. *g*

      Looks like it shipped from the UK, it has British stamps with some royal-looking chick on it, but the return address is in Cyprus, which is kind of odd, but okay. They sent it airmail and it only took about a week to come to the USA where I am. It was expensive (100 British pounds) but you only need to apply a pea-sized amount and I got two tubes like the size of my forearm, so I won’t have to drop that kind of money again for a while. Doesn’t look like there’s any harm in ordering from them, but if I grow tentacles down there or somethin’, I’ll let you know.

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   2. genderoutlaw 9.19.09 / 11am

      As far as I know, the supply of DHT is completely dry in Canada. I’ve heard of many people ordering the 2% Andractim gel from All Saints (based in Cyprus) and receiving it without a problem. I don’t know about the US, but I’m pretty sure it’s illegal to import Andractim into Canada.

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