Using birth control?

I've heard of guys on birth control before, but usually one would want to stop that prior to going on T because it just seems counterproductive D:. What exactly are your concerns though?

I know several FtMs on birth control, either for medical reasons, or for actual contraception (and some of them don't do penetrative sex, it's Just In Case, less worry about their partner's semen getting on something and transferring, etc.) I am female genderfluid and in my relationship there is no risk of pregnancy, but I was put on it to get my periods under control (they last three weeks per month). BC can be a very important medication for some people, regardless of their gender, and whether they need it for contraception or not.

Has this come up in regards to what ?

Sorry, I'm a little confused.

Thank you for the replies, nothing has come up I was just curious if anyone else was in this situation. I'm glad to hear I'm not alone! And dear god I'm seriously sorry about your three week periods D: glad you got birth control because having it that long just sounds like a nightmare!

I have known of people to take it for medical reasons, but it was never for me. It would trigger me to much as well as my family would have problems with it for religious reasons.

Most FtMs choose to not use the pill, since it is full of estrogen and female hormones. But if it works for you, what's the problem? You probably won't be able to continue it when you start T, but until then is it an issue? There's a lot of natural ways to reduce pain and flow during your period if you want to stop taking the pill, red raspberry leaf tea will relieve the pain and not mess with your hormones. There's a few herbs that will help the flow too, but I don't know them off the top of my head, it'd be easy to look up if you're interested. Have you looked into a Mirena IUD? I've heard wonders about those nearly stopping painful and heavy periods, and they put way less hormones in your body than the pill since it's IN the uterus, the pill to go through your entire body to GET to your reproductive organs. Plus they're super low maintenance and last for years.

Some BC formulas actually have a tendency to raise androgen levels and lower estrogen levels, permitting your original body chemistry.

Here's a chart explaining the differences in pills and their estrogenic/androgenic/ progestin potencies.

Levlite, Alesse, and Ortho Evra seem to be particularly androgenic and low in progestin/estrogen.
Brands with high estrogen/progestin to avoid are Yasmin®, Demulen® 1/50, Zovia® 1/50E, Ovcon® 50, Desogen®, Ortho-Cept®, Estrostep® Fe, Loestrin® 1/20

Hope that helps.

I have to use birth control for now. I use it as both contraceptive (don't judge my love making! D: ) and to stop my uterus from trying to bleed me to death @_@. Thankfully the pills I'm on now don't affect me like others. My periods are finally withing normal human levels, no fetuses, my skin is clear for the first time since puberty started, my breasts haven't grown, and did I mention no pregnancies?

Only thing I wish I didn't have to deal with is how the pills make me more emotional and teary-eyed. I can usually pass it off as a joke though, so it's not debilitating. Still can't wait for the day I no longer have to deal with this though @_@.