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TRT eliminated my stuttering Doctor prescribed Testosterone Replacement Therapy (Born a guy, still am a guy, identify as a guy) for some issues unrelated to stuttering. During the 10 week trial my stutter vanished. Like, **GONE**. The N's, L's, and B's, my phonetic problem children I'd prefer not to talk about, were seamlessly integrated into conversation unlike in the past and present where I would, and still do, dance around words that possess those consonants. When the TRT trial period ended the stuttering returned as if it never left. When finding a second and third opinion both doctors immediately criticized the first doctor who prescribed me the TRT as being serious overkill for my situation, but man, that 10 week period was like jumping in a cold pool on a hot summer day. Cracking jokes the moment they came to my head instead of having to sit on a funny comment and wait to hear someone say the exact same thing in my head 10 seconds later to a thunderous crowd laugh, chatting up strangers and friends alike with an ear to ear smile like a beloved local mayor, etc. For whatever it's worth, I find my stuttering is directly impacted by fitness, nutrition, and 8 hours of quality sleep, all of which TRT impacts. When I become sedentary, eat poorly, and don't sleep well my stuttering is exponentially worse, but even when the above factors are "locked in", it's more like I return to my baseline stuttering. I am by no means advocating for stutterers to immediately jump on the hormonal train, but wanted to share my thoughts in the event others have experienced similar benefits. Love you all.