Show of hands: who still gets erections and who doesn’t post-orchi? Post-hrt?
Anecdotally, I keep hearing two completely different experiences from trans women after either HRT or an orchi. Either they still get erections, but a little softer - use it or lose it. OR they stop getting erections altogether. I want to find out which is more common, and if there are any trends regarding why each possibility occurs.
Why am I asking? I had my orchi a week ago and just had my first episode of arousal since then and got an erection. I’ve been on HRT, testosterone fully suppressed for over a year prior to this. Erections have been softer but still totally usable. It didn’t occur to me that might change after orchi because my testosterone was already fully suppressed and I was still getting them. So I wasn’t at all surprised that I could still get one.
It’s only now that I’m starting to question whether I would prefer not to get them at all and if it’s possible to do anything short of another surgery to make that more likely (if I decide for sure that’s what I want - first I need to know what my options are).
I like using my girl for piv, or at least I’ve enjoyed it in the past. I haven’t had sex since starting HRT so it’s possible that’s changed, though I sincerely doubt it. Piv makes me feel close to my partner in a way that other kinds of sex don’t quite match.
That being said, when I’m alone, I much prefer the idea of being totally flaccid and just using a vibrator. I can start soft and it’s almost like having a clit, but inevitably I get hard and have to stroke, which is occasionally mildly dysphoric (I usually visualize having different anatomy anyway).
To the extent that there is anything I can do to make this decision for myself, I genuinely don’t know which way I would go atm. I would most likely lean towards not wanting to change what I’m familiar with and know i like. Maybe if I had sex again and realized penetration wasn’t possible/easy given the softer erections, it would make it easier to give up.
TLDR: anywayyyy what’s your history been with hrt/orchi and erection getting? Looking for potential trends/patterns to help w personal decision