IamA 23-year-old guy who didn't hit puberty until I was 18 and a half.

Did your penis grow bigger with the hormone injections?

Let's be honest, this is the main thing we all want to know

I’m curious who he chose for his first ejaculation.

I had my first ejaculation not long after starting treatment. I was in bed when I discovered myself.

Thanks for sharing. I think every guy remembers his first ejaculation.

Yes, it felt amazing.

no, it still hasn’t

I am a 55yo female who didn’t go thru puberty until hormones. I grew 6 inches taller in six months but then had to stop hormones because I had a stroke. Was high school uncomfortable due to late onset puberty? I looked like a little kid all the way through. Hated it.

High school wasn’t bad academically for me but I did struggle with social anxiety and not feeling like other guys. I had no idea this was because of my delayed puberty until I started treatment.

A lot of religious movements, and monastic orders, will tell you that the human obsession with sex leads us to miss out on our potential.

Are there any areas in your life where you think you’re further developed than your peers because of your lack of interest in sex?

Edit: grammar and wording.

I think so. I was a very smart kid in high school and still am. I’m in college studying to be a software engineer.

Do you think that this effected the friend group that you gravitated towards?

I know for me a big motivation for parties and the such in high school was girls, so I was friends with a lot of people that liked parties. I also had friends that were more into DND and there like, more my inherent interests.

I was pretty much in all the nerd groups lol

How tall are you? I hit a growth spurt during puberty and grew like a meter, did the delay affect you any?

I’m still short lol, apparently the later you start the less of an impact it has on height

How did delayed puberty impact your platonic relationships? Did you find it harder to connect with peers as they went through puberty?

I never had any platonic relationships actually. I found it harder to socialize with friends after they hit puberty yes.

Did your dick not grow until you were 18?

What height were you at 18 vs now?

My dick is still the same size, height is also pretty much the same.

What was expected and unexpected about puberty?

The most unexpected thing was how horny I became. I expected changes in how I look.

Lustful thoughts also came quick and took me by surprise. Took over my brain at first.

How did your friends react to your body and voice not changing? High school can be brutal.

They pretty much treated me like I was a child.

How did you feel emotionally between the ages of about 12-18?

That's a time when lots of people are trying to figure themselves out while floods of new hormones are messing with their brains, while experiencing social upheaval and change - elementary-middle-high school, first jobs, etc. Not fun.
Do you feel you had a harder/easier/unique experience compared to other people in your age group?

I was more anxious in high school. I also acted like a child and didn’t know how to suck things up. I definitely had a unique view of things with my grace. Lots of things also went over my head.

I also got frustrated a lot when it came to making friends. I thought my classmates were weird when I was 15.

I pretty much went through all those mental changes when I started treatment. It was rough at first. I also felt really bad that I was going through this so late.

Have you since been able to grow any facial hair?

Yes, a little bit.

I hope you're happy with any changes. Are you feeling desire now? Do you feel like you're ready for sex?

I like being on testosterone and like how I feel more like a man and I also look a little older. I definitely have sexual desire now. I think about it every day.

A lot of people who are trans use hormone blockers to delay puberty. In their situations, it’s to prevent permanent changes from occurring before they are able to make permanent body-altering choices. I know that your situation is very different physically and emotionally, but do you have any thoughts about delaying puberty for these sorts of reasons since you have been through such a delay?

no, I want to continue my testosterone treatment; it make me feel like other guys now

How are you feeling today, sir?

Mostly happy. Was a little depressed and anxious this morning.

Did you not have pubic and underarm hair until you started the injections?

yes

Why did it take until you were 18 for these problems to be addressed? Where were your parents?

I live with just my mom, idk why all my doctors missed it either

Continuing a new post as I was asked to repost in r/casualiama by the moderators.

You'll probably want to start doing your own injections at some point if you arent doing them already. You save time, money, feel better, and it's really not hard. Weekly or twice weekly injections work noticeably better for most guys than once every 2 weeks or worse once every month (I bet that doctor didnt even use a long ester, they rarely do).

Did they talk to you about hcg/hmg, serm, or other options? What caused the lack of testosterone production or delay in puberty?

Sorry it's been a tough experience for you. This kind of stuff can be hard to navigate and many doctors are quite clueless, or worse have the topic carry a stigma when it comes to hormone therapies. I hope you've figured out something that works well for you.

I was never told about other options by the doctors. Me taking steroids for the treatment of my disability caused the delayed puberty.

Thanks for the reply. Did you see an endocrinologist for the treatment? And what steroids? Like corticosteroids like prednisone? I take it you dont want to name the other condition which is cool just curious as often they'll try something instead of testosterone first if the delay is due to medication or something other than a physical reason for the low testosterone so I found that curious is all. Did they talk about fertility and how it relates to your treatment? Is the game plan adding hcg if you want to try to get someone pregnant?

Have you found the testosterone helpful? How's your libido these days? Some people can find the changes really noticeable others not so much. If not I'd be curious to know your estrogen and prolactin levels as often people who dont respond well to testosterone will benefit from some sort of estrogen or prolactin management.

Maybe not questions you were anticipating haha

Yes, I still see an endocrinologist. Prednisone yes. I was never talked to about fertility and hcg. I like how I feel when I’m on the testosterone now except the last 2-3 days before my last shot when my testosterone drops off. I also loose my libido during this period. I haven’t really had any interest in having kids honestly. Still a virgin as well. My libido is definitely high these days, maybe not as crazy as when I first started testosterone but probably because I wasn’t used to it. I masturbate every other night and could easily do it more than that like when I first started treatment. I don’t know anything about my estrogen or prolactin levels. I didn’t know guys could make estrogen. My body is now able to make a little bit of testosterone on its own but still need to do injections.

My disability is Muscular Dystrophy.

Would you consider yourself attractive?

I guess so, yeah. I still look quite young though