(1) What is/was your name now and after? He said that the name given by his mother was Nicole, but due to the circumstance that he was changing his looks, he noticed that being called Nicole was causing him confusion in his personality. Moreover that this manly appearance did not match with a female name. Therefore, he decided to change to Nikko.
(2) When did you know about your preferences? He responded that it was not until the age of 21 when saw other transmen. During the time in which he was just a butch or a queer looking, seeing other transmen got him interested to start his transition.
(3) How old were you when you started hormonal therapy? Although he discovered what he wanted for himself at 21, it wasn’t until he turned 22 when he decided to begin the “T " therapy until the current time.
(4) How did your parents react to your sexuality? As usually happens within the parents’ regard, his mother accepted the way he was. However, the father stopped talking to him because of his decision and until the current time, he is not still speaking to him though he is of his own blood.
(5) How was the beginning time on the “T “? Like everybody else’s body, the first six months were difficult. The organism felt the heavy effects of testosterone, causing him to become moody some days, wanting not to talk to his friends. Other days he was depressed and wanting to be alone and cry. After that he adjusted to them and those hard difficult times were
over.
(6) How did you know where to get hormones? While he was in college, he got a doctor who prescribed the hormones.
(7) How long have you been receiving the hormonal therapy? He started out at 22, and has been on them for 4.5 years and he is very happy with the result he has gotten from them.
(8) Have you noticed differences before and after the hormones? Even though he has a strong masculine appearance, the big goatee, and very deep tone of voice; he said that he thinks he has not gotten much of a change from before and after. Of course, there is no one who knows his body better than himself.
(9) What is your preference female or males? He said that he like both men and women. That even if he has a girlfriend at this moment, he also feels attraction to males. But he said that he cares more for people than for gender.
(10) Are you planning to marry one day? Now, for now, this is not in his plans, but maybe in the future when he has a better job in which he can get better profits to support the family.
(11) Do you think on having sons and daughters if you marry one day? If he finds a stable partner in whom he can have full confidence, with a good job, and a great economic situation, then he will think on further plans.
(12) What would you do if you have a gay child? He said that he will love him/ her the way they are.
(13) Where do you think you are in the process of change? He feels that he has not completed his change yet, although he tries not to think too much about it. Life is all that matters now.
(14) Do you have any kind of surgeries yet? He has completed the removal of the mammary glands now. He does not want the bottom part, he said, he does not want a thing that is not going to be working properly. It is better to stay how he is now.
(15) Are you comfortable with yourself and your physical appearance? He told me that he was more then happy with the result he has gained during the process.
(2) When did you know about your preferences? He responded that it was not until the age of 21 when saw other transmen. During the time in which he was just a butch or a queer looking, seeing other transmen got him interested to start his transition.
(3) How old were you when you started hormonal therapy? Although he discovered what he wanted for himself at 21, it wasn’t until he turned 22 when he decided to begin the “T " therapy until the current time.
(4) How did your parents react to your sexuality? As usually happens within the parents’ regard, his mother accepted the way he was. However, the father stopped talking to him because of his decision and until the current time, he is not still speaking to him though he is of his own blood.
(5) How was the beginning time on the “T “? Like everybody else’s body, the first six months were difficult. The organism felt the heavy effects of testosterone, causing him to become moody some days, wanting not to talk to his friends. Other days he was depressed and wanting to be alone and cry. After that he adjusted to them and those hard difficult times were
over.
(6) How did you know where to get hormones? While he was in college, he got a doctor who prescribed the hormones.
(7) How long have you been receiving the hormonal therapy? He started out at 22, and has been on them for 4.5 years and he is very happy with the result he has gotten from them.
(8) Have you noticed differences before and after the hormones? Even though he has a strong masculine appearance, the big goatee, and very deep tone of voice; he said that he thinks he has not gotten much of a change from before and after. Of course, there is no one who knows his body better than himself.
(9) What is your preference female or males? He said that he like both men and women. That even if he has a girlfriend at this moment, he also feels attraction to males. But he said that he cares more for people than for gender.
(10) Are you planning to marry one day? Now, for now, this is not in his plans, but maybe in the future when he has a better job in which he can get better profits to support the family.
(11) Do you think on having sons and daughters if you marry one day? If he finds a stable partner in whom he can have full confidence, with a good job, and a great economic situation, then he will think on further plans.
(12) What would you do if you have a gay child? He said that he will love him/ her the way they are.
(13) Where do you think you are in the process of change? He feels that he has not completed his change yet, although he tries not to think too much about it. Life is all that matters now.
(14) Do you have any kind of surgeries yet? He has completed the removal of the mammary glands now. He does not want the bottom part, he said, he does not want a thing that is not going to be working properly. It is better to stay how he is now.
(15) Are you comfortable with yourself and your physical appearance? He told me that he was more then happy with the result he has gained during the process.
Although the point at which a person becomes transsexual has been discussed in the past, Mark Angelo Cummins the writer of The Mirror Makes No Sense thinks that transition begins in the mother's womb, where the fetus's brain and body fail to communicate with each other. This causes a newborn to become confused while developing into adulthood. However, there are many risks that need to be taken in order to cross the bridge and complete the entire transition. Primarily the individuals need to find doctors who are going to be able to support them while “T “hormones need to be administrated. Otherwise, when hormones are used without the care of health professionals, harmful effects can result. Among the most dangerous problems are cardiac issues, high concentrations of cholesterol, and liver malfunction. In order to achieve happiness for some F2M Trans men, there are a few stages that they have to go through.
In this primary phase, the hormonal treatment is given in shots biweekly, and it is administered by a professional of the health care community due to the fact each individual is different, and variables may differ from one patient to another. The first shots help the female's facial features to get rough, and to drop the soft tone of voice into a deep manly one. Other changes the hormones promote are the facial and body hair, the male pattern baldness, which makes them get a tough appearance. In some Female to Male bulges are developed on thighs and abdomen. In others, muscular masses are well distributed in biceps, triceps, and legs. Meanwhile, in others the effects of testosterone many influence appetite levels, and emotional responses like sadness or happiness. Then, the uses of bandages assure those F2M Trans to have a good manly look and with a flat chest. While in other Trans men testosterone effects are genetic.
In the second phase , after a long period of time on the hormonal therapy, the use of bandages becomes necessary to completely disappear the breasts, to have a better and stronger masculine look, and to be completely passable. During the time in which they are bandaged from 8 – 10 hours on a daily basis, some of them decide to use them and stay the way they are. The following step is the surgical procedure, mastectomy. In this step the removal of breast tissues is done, allowing them to obtain a flat chest and successful life as a man. As a result, on some individuals the scarring is sometimes minimal. Not only would this depend from surgeon to surgeon and the different techniques they use during the operational phase, but also from patient to patient. Some may have long thick scars, while others, the same type of scarring at first, but then smoothing as the days are elapsing. Once they have finished with the hormonal process, and some time on a bandage period, certain F2M Trans men feel they have completed. Certainly, other individuals do not think the same way. They want to continue the process.
In the third phase, many transsexuals also want to get the genital surgery. During this process in which clitoris already has been enlarged from testosterone, it can also be further extended during a procedure called metaoidioplasty. Following this they can have an even more complicated procedure named phalloplasty. During the phalloplasty procedure, surgeons create a normal penis size helped by grafts that can be taken from patients’ arms or thighs. Moreover, the enlarged urethral enables patients to urinate through the new organ. The testicles are implanted where the patient’s labia area used to be. The vagina is removed and discarded. In hysterectomy work, the vaginal skinned walls are denuding, so the orifice closes when it heals. Then, the process has been completed.
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