Would other guys have an advantage over me if I took T-blockers?

[Guest RainbowGoth98]

I like to play baseball and hockey =)

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Well - duh - what happens when you chemically convert to a female chemistry? You no longer have a male chemistry. What makes a guy superior in many ways to a girl in sports? Male chemistry which you will no longer have. HRT is not intended for experimentation, it is a very serious life changing regimen.

Lizzie

[Kyla666]

Just get on the girls team =)

[Guest RainbowGoth98]

Just get on the girls team =)

I don't think I can =(

[VickySGV]

If its just for fun, you can still have fun, but for serious school sports, having T-blockers is just the opposite of getting performance enhancing drugs. You will need to let people know so that you do not interfer with school league rules on medications. The girls team will be a problem that way too. You will really get trounced on if your school forfeits a league title because of your medications. Do it for fun, take your lumps and keep up the healthy exercise.

[Guest Joni Hayes]

yes, when you start losing muscle mass or when you sit for a good cry in the middle of a game

HRT is serious business

[Guest Ney'ite]

...

HRT is serious business

Amen sister!

[Guest RainbowGoth98]

yes, when you start losing muscle mass or when you sit for a good cry in the middle of a game

I do that now!

[Guest KimberlyF]

Everyone is case by case. I have been on blockers over 1 1/2 years. Still stronger than 2/3 of the guys. Just don't have endurance.

I'd guess Mia Hamm would be a starter on her boys HS soccer team based on talent.

[Guest AiAmAngel]

YES.

Ignoring all the danger labels, the fact of the matter is you're not going to be able to compete in male sports after a while on anti-androgens. Your mileage may vary, but after 3-4 months, muscle will melt right off. Also, do not take anti-androgens long term without a form of estrogen, over the course of time, it reduces bone density. Add that to sports and you'll have broken bones left and right.

If you're going to take HRT, might as well do it the right way. You shouldn't freak out in the least, but know your facts (one of which is that, as a fellow internet stranger, I am not a doctor).

Chances are you're not going to be recieved on the female team with no hesitation. Plan on dropping sports out of your life for quite a while.

I doubt the crying thing will be anywhere near that severe; if it is, see a doctor and adjust your dosage. I don't care who you are, crying after you drop your french fries at lunch just makes you look like a mentally unstable, slightly "off" individual. I mean, tough love, and all.

[Guest Teagan]

If part of the criteria you are using to determine whether or not to take anti-androgens is if it will give "other guys" ("other guys" ?? your gender selection here says "female") an advantage in sports, you shouldn't be going on them. Like others here have said, hormones aren't things to play around or experiment with.