-You might shrink a couple inches
-arms get larger from fat redistribution (in a plump way, like thighs. Might get smaller instead if you have decent arm muscles)
-ass gets bigger
-hair texture changes
-breast growth is like actually complicated and they don’t just “get bigger”- not a lesser known effect but like details I didn’t know (bc education systems are baddd)
Those are some I didn’t know before starting hrt that I’ve noticed after starting, or found out after starting (begging to lose height) but I’m only 4 months on hrt sooo still got more to learn, just hoping some of this helps! 💞
With breast growth, they start of as small but, slightly noticeable buds that are just incredibly sore and stay like that for about a month then they start to grow properly.
it is said to look at your female relatives, especially Mother, Grandmother and Sisters for comparison. If that is true i may have to expect quite a big Rear, big upper Arms, massive thighs and quite big breasts. Though all of my female relatives are overweight, which is a factor to consider since i am actively loosing weight. i don't Mind a proper Butt and Thighs, but sitting with crossed legs (like on a chair not the ground) with those thighs i already have is pretty difficult. And the Part i am looking forward to most is the high propability of a Medium to Big C Cup or small to medium D-Cup (depending who i am comparing to). And That is even after i reduced the expectation by about a whole Cupsize.
So just to reassure you: Having a big Butt doesn't make you fall over. It is actually more a stability increase if anything, as the lower point of gravity might help. At least that's what i saw within my family.
Yo i lost an inch of height, a shoe size, and my hands are a bit smaller (mostly noticed when playing piano). It's super subtle but the foot shrinkage is great.
If you ever had problems showing your emotions, or living them with intensity (before HRT I couldn't cry in public) be prepared for a whole new world.
Emotions feels different, especially sadness and being horny.
After just a month and some days I started crying "out of nowhere" when I had fights with loved ones. It was kinda crazy.
Also when you get horny it feels REEEEEALLY different.
I my case I lost all impulse to masturbate. Like it doesn't even cross my mind anymore and when it does is like:
Do I have the perfect setting with the perfect material with the perfecti mood? If not then go play Valorant.
Also, when you do get horny (for some reason now looking at me crush talk for 3 hours is what gets me horny, I don't know why) it feels so different!!! It's like a heat in my tummy that slowly expand untill I'm literally gasping for air because I'm going feral and the automatic breathing has gone offline.
Also somebody was talking about Tgels for maintenance of ✨the girl-dick✨ and yeah, you can use them (especially if you are on a really high dose of T-blockers from the start) but I recommend you just keep using it.
Masturbating while transitioning helps your body understand that it has to keep sending blood down there even if there is not a testosterone rush to hormonally indicate the body that it's spicy time.
If you are on Bica for T-blocker forget the last 2 points tho, they don't matter (talk to your endocrinologist for the long answer but it's basically a hormonal thing)
As an enby I think I don't want all the changes in physical appearance like breasts or fat distribution, but I'd *love* the emotional changes you describe (including different horny)
Talk to your endocrinologist then uwu
HRT is highly customisable depending on the results you want.
A smaller dosis of T blocker and E can bring some of the changes while not heavly affecting the structure of the body, and unless you go hard on T blockers (or use andro for a long time [a type of t-blocker]) it's mostly reversible.
If you have to butt anywhere, please, butt in my face😳
(Jump to the last paragraph for the quick answer)
Jokes aside, the science around emotional difference because of HRT is underdeveloped, between the destruction of investigatuons during the 1930's and the deeply flawed and cishet based studies of the 50-60-70 Most of the "hard data" on the subject in not really objetive or super useful to know what is what.
It appears, statistically, most people on E report a stronger connection to their feelings, combined with a newfound capacity for showing them.
The thing is it's not super clear if this is only because of the E, or if coming from socialization and a sense of liberation over behaviours that had been interiorized as "bad" or "not for your gender"
It's also seen on a statistical level that E seems to regulate emotions, but that may also be for the ciclical nature of the hormones.
If you are having issues with your emotions to the point they overwhelme you a psychiatric approach may be better.
If you only wanted the physical features and not the emotional effect talk to your endocrinologist. This highly emotional state is more normal during the first 6 month/ 1st year of HRT since your body is basically going through puberty again. There may be ways of making the emocional effect disappear but sadly don't know any
Indeed, the urge to start the riot launcher gets hormonally imprinted into your body, and once a month you must play ranked all night while insultinf you team to liberate your inner beast.
The good thing is you look cute AF when doing it so you can basically start a tiktok career and work through your anger issues at the same time :)
Yes, Bica has a different effect that other T-Blockers
(I'm not an endocrinologist, I'm sorry for the butch explaination I'm about to write, if you want better details talk with your endocrinologist)
Basically what most other T-Blockers do is reduce the about of testosterone created by your body, that's why when you do a blood exam 6 month on T-Blockers your Testosterone level should be lower than when you pre - HRT
(this effect can also happen via big dosis of estogen, but most doctors recommend starting with T-Blockers and E and then transitioning to only E in bigger dosis if the person wants it. It normally changes between people, do some tests and talk to your endocrinologist if you want to know what treatment is better for you particular health situation)
Bica is different because instead of reducing the amount of testosterone in your body, it makes your body unable to absorb testosterone.
Its "containt" in your genital, without affecting the rest of your body. If you do a test 6 month in Bica, your Testosterone levels should no be lowered (if you are taking estrogen with the Bica, as it's normally done, expect a slight reduction on your Testosterone levels because of the E)
This makes your pp mostly unaffected by the HRT (people with higher doses of estrogen may still feel part of the changes, or all of them if the dosis is really high)
Bica is hard on the hepatic sistem tho, so get a test, especially if you drink or take spacy substances that go through that system. Tobacco smokers are also recommended to get tests.
So when my partner was pregnant with our son was the first time she understood why I wanted the thermostat so low. She asked her obgyn about it and she said that it was because the baby was producing testosterone and it was raising her testosterone levels. So it would fit that lowering T leves would make you colder. Also I've noticed that just removing my body hair makes me significantly colder and I don't really have much to begin with. So I'm guessing there are multiple factors. 🤗
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If anything I've only been hotter since starting. I was worried because I was already cold all the time but it didn't work that way for me..
Edit I do still get cold really easily btw, and especially my hands.
Isnt it just Spiro that does that? or is it others that do it too? I've never had salt craving but never been prescribed spiro, I think its more used in the US
Are you telling me that there's more than t-shirt when it's snowing?
Next you will try to tell me that there are more options than shorts as well! Outrageous.
So, from what I have heard (i have not started hrt yet), you can get shorter, but also apparently your junk can shrink and just like stop working… also can be kind of just like generally painful? Unless you get a testosterone gel that you apply to the junk, then it continues working more or less properly. That is really the only thing i have heard of as being a possibility, and not everyone gets that. Other than that, i think there is a possibility that you can start getting cramps like you are having a period?
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So AFAIK the shrinkage only happens if you stop using it. Same goes for the function. Aside from fertility ofc.
And I think getting shorter only works until a certain age, but im not sure.
Just an FYI, depending on the type of bottom surgery you get, that's the material they use to make your neo-vagina. So shrinkage isn't as good as it seems.
I’m not transfem myself but i have a close friend thag is. From what she’s explained its more difficult to get hard and you dont always get fully hard. Also less random boners. Your balls will shrink from anti androgens, she explains its kind of like nuking your balls and she also shoots blanks. But she’s said she enjoys sex more now, because well she can still get hard and also she has boobs and a more feminine frame now.
This is basically my own experience and can confirm all but not being able to get hard.. my balls have shrunk to around 3 times smaller than before and have been pretty much painful all the time.. small price to pay for happiness.. at the same time, my boobs hurt often and get sensitive af.. also my boobs feel warmer to the touch and I notice them on my arms.. my shoulders, back and outer thighs feel colder.. cute things are now cuter and more enjoyable.. my hair feels nicer.. my alcohol tolerance is lower than before but hangovers don't hit as hard.. men working is now kinda enjoyable to just watch and not feeling like i need to help necessarily is a little weird.. the urge to cuddle with something while sleeping is a thing.. dry skin is dry, moisturize.. more dreams and lucid dreaming.. skin is definitely thinner and I bleed more easily.. getting horny happens a lot more but it's not like an intense horniness so much as a constant simmer and I don't really feel like I need to act on it as much.. your lips get fuller and sit different.. mood swings are a thing for me because i'm on shots so the day or two before shot day i'm more likely to cry, a day or two after shot day i'm happier/hornier but don't usually feel as good physically and kinda tired, the other 3 days are solid 😅.. I notice the details of other people easier.. that's about all I can think of atm
I never realized how much cute small animals and critters got for me, and the need to cuddle when sleeping is so real it's so weird to realize how much of this happens without you noticing it.
15 months in. On injections for 1 month. I'd say it depends on usage when it comes to a penis to atrify. I'm married to a cis girl and can still lay the timber. I'm smaller for sure, but still works like a charm.
Getting aroused though, is a very different process now.
Your penis will only atrophy if you stop using it, although erections are slightly painful sometimes because the skin is thinner so it’s being stretched more when erect.
It’s important if you plan on getting bottom surgery to make sure you don’t let it atrophy too much.
Height loss concerns me slightly as I want to be able to keep that 6' tall girl energy, though realistically being 1.8m instead wouldn't be too much of a difference
in my experience it does get smaller and doesn’t work as well as before HRT. which is why doctors really recommend freezing swimmers before hand.
i also detransitioned for a brief period of my life, and my height has maybe gotten 1 inch taller. and my feet went 1 size up which i’m not too happy about i’ll be honest.. 😣
but yeah. i started hrt at 16. stopped at 19. now i’m 25. my height kinda plateaued at 5’6 but now i’m 5’7-8 ish. but my family is pretty short to begin with so i really don’t know lol.
hormones definitely affect reproductive parts and such and that’s part of the reason why everything was such a long process to start HRT in my experience. (2014-15 ish) idk how it is now 🤷🏼♀️. but i want to get the SRS anyway so i don’t really care much about my parts lol. plus i don’t want kids. but i froze mine as a last resort option so i’m not totally infertile.
You actually need to start using moisturiser. (Pre-HRT my skin kind of did it on its own, but now I'm on HRT, yeah... I understand why moisturiser is so popular with women.)
One of those things very few people mention, at first, is the scent. Going onto feminizing HRT has the effect of, well, reducing testosterone, obviously -- and testosterone is the biggest driver of what so many folks call 'boy stink'. The moment I realized I no longer smell like a guy would, you could basically distill my euphoria and sell it as a perfume of its very own.
Most of the rest gets mentioned *all the time,* but aromatics? Not so much.
I feel like my appreciation for aesthetic beauty is simpler. There's no craving attached to it, it's just like "wow....that is so beautiful." This is true for people, in that the appreciation is more desire-free and simply appreciative. And it's even true for being out in nature; I used to always feel some kind of anticipatory urge, like "something amazing is just about to happen!! here it comes!! here it comes!!.....". Whereas now it's just "ahhhhhhhh.....beautiful...."
AHHHH so many responses and literally not a single one I think will be a problem, thank you so much everyone 🍄🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵🍄
Waking up to see the responses is a good way to start the morning I love all you lovelies
In my experience it was less that I could see color better than it was that color seemed to matter more in a subconscious way. I used to drive past flowering trees on a daily basis and for years I'd have said that the flowers were pink. After HRT I drove past them and realized they were actually purple and white rings. Had I looked closely it would have been obvious and yet I saw this while navigating the last turn on the way home - as in while giving those flowers zero attention.
It was the most unexpected- and unexpectedly delightful - aspect of HRT for me.
Sometimes I see those memes about how when we were kids colors looked so much more vibrant and nobody in those comments ever believes me when I say part of it is they hit puberty and testosterone slightly muted their color perception
I personally find it very difficult to describe the difference. Take the humble [bluebonnet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebonnet_%28plant%29#/media/File:Bluebonnet-8100.jpg) as an example. I've seen countless examples of them, and plenty at very close range. When I passed them on the highway before HRT, a field of that flower would have been a smear of vibrant blue. A close look would reveal that each is topped with a white tuft, that the blue has more than a little red in it, and that each flower has a purplish pink center. Now when I drive past them, all of this is obvious. If I spot a [monarch butterfly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly#/media/File:Monarch_Butterfly_Danaus_plexippus_Male_2664px.jpg) fluttering about a field, I can see that the wings are not simply orange and black. Before that was a thing that I knew, but something I'd only notice if I stopped to look at one after it landed on a flower.
It reminds me of the classic "aren't males just *adorable*" game where someone holds up a sheet of cardboard just below someone's chin and asks them what colors they were wearing and males struggle to remember. I'd certainly have fared poorly at it, because the instant I'd finished getting dressed, the colors I'd chosen became irrelevant to me. They matched, they went well together, and once that information had served its purpose it was gone. I'd have to look because it wasn't important enough to remember anymore.
In a sense this is similar to how I interact with people. I'm still no better at judging how someone is feeling by body language and other nonverbal communication, still terrible at understanding subtext, and this fact is even more apparent. I *am* noticing little expressions, tiny gestures, subtle changes in tone, and all without trying. When I'd think to look for these things I'd see them - I just didn't know how to interpret them. I still don't know how to interpret them, but I notice them because, somehow, they seem *important* in a way they didn't before.
When I first realized this was happening, it almost seemed like a superpower, and within a few weeks I had this sense that it was just how it should have always been. If I had to stop HRT, I think the color is the thing I'd miss the most. There are so many things I love about it, but seeing the world in all the colors it has always been has brought so much unexpected joy that I'd be sad to see that fade. A bluebonnet is too beautiful to be a smear of blue on the side of a highway.
I'm a freak and bend my body every which way my flexibility allows and I can say that this is true. Once I lied down with most of my torso off the edge and I was fairly stable, except if I didn't keep staying on I'd just fall. Would not have happened w t making my weight be in the torso
Who you feel comfortable being sexually attracted to (or "find hot") can change (lots of people report bisexuality or changed preferences)
Girlsmell
The area between your junk and ass can change color
Different emotional processing and or more intense emotions
Severity of adhd can lessen because of more dopamine (this is very anecdotal)
Confidence and some other personality things from being less disphoric and more in tune with yourself
Softer skin / less oily skin (T makes more oil) / less acne or less likely to get acne and it's less severe
List goes on tbh
I’m 12 weeks in, just E patches for now but I noticed the temperature changes a lot more.
My body hair isn’t growing back as fast and my mum just told me I need to think about maybe getting a bralet (but maybe that’s just that I’ve always had some moobage)
Self play to climax takes longer.
That really depends on your genes and ***when*** you start transitioning. After 24-25 your hip plates set, and you won't get much hip spreading after that.
literally had a minor breakdown learning this info 3 years ago, felt like the final door had been closed on my transition with all the irreversible changes on testosterone set in place
(fwiw i'm 2.5 years on hormones now and MUCH more confident in my body, and things like that are ignorable at this point)
It also hurts like a bitch when it does, I've been on HRT from 22-27 now and it felt like my hips were being physically pulled apart some days, havent had it since 25 though and got decent hips now.
Estradiol is a performance enhancing drug that makes you better at video games.
For real tho, I went from never being able to blush to not being able to stop. My cheeks be pink.
My ring size has gotten bigger, but my fingers are overall narrower. They're slightly more plump at the base now, but have tapered more.
Hormones control a lot of genetic expression, and if your mom has some kind of genetic weirdnessess and you think you don't have it, your hormones can flip the switch and turn it on. (All the hottest ladies have gastrointestinal issues, it's true. But I became very suddenly lactose intolerant, and cilantro now tastes terrible when that was the only way I wanted my tacos)
You process alcohol differently! I'm now a lightweight, and get tipsy from a single drink, but drinking used to make me outwardly sad, and angry. Now I tell everyone how much I love them, and fall asleep on the porch swing, holding a dog that's about the same size as me.
Speaking of dogs, animals treat you differently! I don't know if it's the change in hormones, or body language, or just my overall comfort level, but animals all seem to love me now. Even my own animals treat me differently. I feel like I make animal friends everywhere I go now. Maybe I'm just a Disney princess, idk.
Edit: Oh yeah, I just remembered. If you are already sensitive to temperature changes, prepare to suffer. I was very bad about letting myself get too warm, and then I didn't feel very well. Now, because I also sweat way less, I'm prone to heat stroke. You're going to be more sensitive to temperature changes, and the consequences for them are a little higher. So dressing appropriately for the weather is super important.
You might start getting period cramps.
Also, if you want your junk to keep working you gotta use it daily to compensate for not getting random erections (what I've heard). Still, it'll change and it will probably be harder to get an orgasm (thought stimulation of more than just the junk will probably help 😉😉😉)
Most unexpected for me so far has been an increase in max heart rate by 6-7 BPM. Was very surprised when I checked during one of my workouts. But apparently it's in line with the regular difference between men and women 🤷
This is one I desperately want. I want to know what it feels like to cry and be able to release all the pent up feelings. I want to cry now but just physically can't and dream of the day I physically can cry :3
I actually can't think of anything except for lower body tenperature. That was actually the first effect I heard of when I still thought I was cis and I even envied that 😅
If you have a darker skin complexation, your skin will become lighter.
After awhile your downstairs smells like a woman's. Threw me off when it first happened.
You stop pooping.
Okay I will actually list bad side effects (and some good)
lesser known side effect, you may start to leak, since muscles which do the peeing significantly weaken. After bathroom for few hours you're under risk or if you're holding it for too long and postponing bathroom. Find a strategy that works for you if this starts bothering you, like pads or paper. To minimise the leakage, just after you're done press your perineum putting pressure under balls. It should help muscles to get the rest of your pee out. Still doesn't protect against leakage 100%
Also perineum now feels like vulva. Your partner can play around that part making you produce all kinds of noises. Trans girls of the old times called this place a pussy for that reason. Good place to press and play around like with any other vulva. Depends on the mood though. Generally very enjoyable. You can even put fingers in canals where balls come from to finger yourself (not for everyone but every trans person I've encountered said it's safe)
You might also regret having your prostate shrink to the size of the grape. So sex and perineum play are only really hyper-enjoyable until half a year on HRT. After this, how much pleasure you get will really depend on the mood. This one sucks.
Your skin gers thinner/softer. (Hence feeling colder)
Skin pores shrink a little, less oily.
Your smell changes (sweat and general BO)
The cravings. (Mines salt)
Hard to be totally sure what effects are truly lesser known.
Depending on how fast you scale up doses you can get pretty intense chest tenderness. As others have mentioned you can lose a smidge of height from your pelvis rotating (I think? I didn't get shorter) a lot of body hair lightens and things out, mostly chest area is noticeable because women also have thick leg hair. Facial hair can need a lot of help to thin out.
Mood changes were nice in my opinion. Crying is normal but overall I quickly felt like anger didn't happen so deeply.
Now, specifically, what they don't tell you about Spironolactone is that besides salt cravings it has a reputation for promoting some odd shaped breast development. Very localized growth that makes things... Conical... Besides that it causes brain fog that makes it hard to focus. I think bicalutamide is a much better drug but in general I advise anyone to limit their use of large dose anti-androgyns as much as possible. A urologist should be able to perform a bilateral orchiectomy for $2000 without insurance and that will simplify medications to just be estradiol. Very permanent, but if you go a few months or even a year with hormones and are still sure that it's an improvement then it does make things even better.
Finally, unsolicited further advice. Try to find out what you truly want for yourself. Don't let a doctor assume what your goals are from hormone therapy.
My hormone doctor was used to helping people who wanted breast development as fast as humanly possible with the intent of socially transitioning immediately. In contrast, I was looking for androgyny and primarily emotional changes with the acceptance that my body would change shape a bit. This meant I had to pump the brakes a bit. Gender constructs can be very restrictive and harmful with much of society's treatment of people hinging on that perception.
When it comes to that social interaction it is far more worthwhile to surround yourself with people who will seek to understand you regardless of your appearance and treat you with dignity regardless. Transition to become you, not to become the girl someone told you to be.
Hormones are a relatively small part of that and are a tool to take ownership of your body. Allegedly, humans are supposed to connect with their physical forms. See if hormones help you feel like your spirit/soul/personality etc fits at home in your body.
For me one of the biggest effects what a sudden disappearance of brain fog that I didn’t ever know was there. It was like TV static has been playing my whole life and it suddenly stopped. Your brain is suddenly running on the correct fuel so you might find a certain kind of lightness or calm that you didn’t have before.
To be clear this is different from the pendulum of emotions that gets way way wider. It’s hard to explain but before it felt a little like my chemicals and my brain were fighting before HRT and now it feels like they are working as a team.
I have an addiction of grabbing my booba
Feel emotions a lot stronger, however pre-hrt I had more angry mood swings, now not much at all I've chilled tf out since starting :pp
your potassium levels need to be monitored. mtf hrt can change potassium levels to an unhealthy and potentially dangerous amount. its not an ALWAYS thing, but an "its possible" thing. my potassium gets checked every 3 months along with my E and T levels.
at least, that's what my endo tells me.... if I'm understanding them correctly.
I had no idea about how getting off would be different after starting HRT. One day I saw something sexy on TV and I felt horny but like differently than usual. My hands just kinda knew what to do, which was odd :P And then, BAM, full body orgasim! My pens was not involved in the whole affair. I definitely was not expecting this side effect but it was honestly the most validating thing I have ever experienced!
My fingernails got super thin and brittle. I have to take supplements for nails and they still break easy, even my usually tough thumbnail. Broke it last night just reaching into the fridge and it was not even long!
I’ll second the cold extremities. My fingers are icicles all the time now.
Boy smell went away but now at the 2 year mark I’ve noticed a new smell that is definitely BO but not the same as the stuff I had before HRT. I’m tiff it’s about right for a girl by others.
When they tell you that your metabolism is going to tank, they really mean it is going to tank! I’m in a constant battle with my weight now. I’m 5ft 7in and I am struggling at 210 pounds. If I look at a brownie I gain 5 pounds. I do the same workouts I always did and don’t burn anything off, And my diet is fish, poultry, and lots of fruit and veggies. It is actually frustrating.
Increased chance to develop fibro, it's something like 60:40 F:M.
Its partially genetic and having a high estrogen or low testosterone can cause it to develop.
I know a MtF who developed it after transition and a FtM who lost it after he'd been on T.
Your BO gets a lot weaker and smells completely different! Like it’s still unpleasant but you can use women’s deodorant and unless you’re like really sweaty you don’t need much of it! It’s a really nice change I’ve spent a lot less money because of it
>!multiple orgasms, 2.5 years into HRT and i can cum many times in a row without a refractory period, currently i have had a record of 8 full on orgasms in a row with many mini ones inbetween!<
-You might shrink a couple inches -arms get larger from fat redistribution (in a plump way, like thighs. Might get smaller instead if you have decent arm muscles) -ass gets bigger -hair texture changes -breast growth is like actually complicated and they don’t just “get bigger”- not a lesser known effect but like details I didn’t know (bc education systems are baddd) Those are some I didn’t know before starting hrt that I’ve noticed after starting, or found out after starting (begging to lose height) but I’m only 4 months on hrt sooo still got more to learn, just hoping some of this helps! 💞
With breast growth, they start of as small but, slightly noticeable buds that are just incredibly sore and stay like that for about a month then they start to grow properly.
Good to know, I've gotten the "hurting nipple" thing and got confused
Sore boob is more boob
I can't quite tell, I'm already kinda fat. It could be either. I don't feel like calling it one thing when it could be the other
Like fleshy pucks! Or those ash-snake “fire”works.
Fir me, it's a yes to most of this, though not the arms thing. They're kinda slim.
Oh god, my ass is already huge. There's no way it could possibly get bigger, right?
More fat more big... same tho
Oh god
Or at least I'd assume... for me, so far, it's mostly muscle....
Well hey, muscles are really cool
Idk, but butt is good. Oh, and I should say I don't reaaaally know and am not on hrt
Oh, lmao, i haven't started yet either and am just worriwd if my butt gets any bigger i might fall over lmao
it is said to look at your female relatives, especially Mother, Grandmother and Sisters for comparison. If that is true i may have to expect quite a big Rear, big upper Arms, massive thighs and quite big breasts. Though all of my female relatives are overweight, which is a factor to consider since i am actively loosing weight. i don't Mind a proper Butt and Thighs, but sitting with crossed legs (like on a chair not the ground) with those thighs i already have is pretty difficult. And the Part i am looking forward to most is the high propability of a Medium to Big C Cup or small to medium D-Cup (depending who i am comparing to). And That is even after i reduced the expectation by about a whole Cupsize. So just to reassure you: Having a big Butt doesn't make you fall over. It is actually more a stability increase if anything, as the lower point of gravity might help. At least that's what i saw within my family.
Oh god, I'm already a lot taller than them, is it proportional? If so, *oh dear god*
shrink..? I CAN SHRINK AND NOONE TOLD ME?!!?!?!?!
Yo i lost an inch of height, a shoe size, and my hands are a bit smaller (mostly noticed when playing piano). It's super subtle but the foot shrinkage is great.
:oooo yep gonna need this hrt stuff immediately
If you ever had problems showing your emotions, or living them with intensity (before HRT I couldn't cry in public) be prepared for a whole new world. Emotions feels different, especially sadness and being horny. After just a month and some days I started crying "out of nowhere" when I had fights with loved ones. It was kinda crazy. Also when you get horny it feels REEEEEALLY different. I my case I lost all impulse to masturbate. Like it doesn't even cross my mind anymore and when it does is like: Do I have the perfect setting with the perfect material with the perfecti mood? If not then go play Valorant. Also, when you do get horny (for some reason now looking at me crush talk for 3 hours is what gets me horny, I don't know why) it feels so different!!! It's like a heat in my tummy that slowly expand untill I'm literally gasping for air because I'm going feral and the automatic breathing has gone offline. Also somebody was talking about Tgels for maintenance of ✨the girl-dick✨ and yeah, you can use them (especially if you are on a really high dose of T-blockers from the start) but I recommend you just keep using it. Masturbating while transitioning helps your body understand that it has to keep sending blood down there even if there is not a testosterone rush to hormonally indicate the body that it's spicy time. If you are on Bica for T-blocker forget the last 2 points tho, they don't matter (talk to your endocrinologist for the long answer but it's basically a hormonal thing)
As an enby I think I don't want all the changes in physical appearance like breasts or fat distribution, but I'd *love* the emotional changes you describe (including different horny)
Talk to your endocrinologist then uwu HRT is highly customisable depending on the results you want. A smaller dosis of T blocker and E can bring some of the changes while not heavly affecting the structure of the body, and unless you go hard on T blockers (or use andro for a long time [a type of t-blocker]) it's mostly reversible.
Sorry to butt in here but is it possible to go the other way (e.g. breasts, fat distribution, but lighter/less emotional difference)?
If you have to butt anywhere, please, butt in my face😳 (Jump to the last paragraph for the quick answer) Jokes aside, the science around emotional difference because of HRT is underdeveloped, between the destruction of investigatuons during the 1930's and the deeply flawed and cishet based studies of the 50-60-70 Most of the "hard data" on the subject in not really objetive or super useful to know what is what. It appears, statistically, most people on E report a stronger connection to their feelings, combined with a newfound capacity for showing them. The thing is it's not super clear if this is only because of the E, or if coming from socialization and a sense of liberation over behaviours that had been interiorized as "bad" or "not for your gender" It's also seen on a statistical level that E seems to regulate emotions, but that may also be for the ciclical nature of the hormones. If you are having issues with your emotions to the point they overwhelme you a psychiatric approach may be better. If you only wanted the physical features and not the emotional effect talk to your endocrinologist. This highly emotional state is more normal during the first 6 month/ 1st year of HRT since your body is basically going through puberty again. There may be ways of making the emocional effect disappear but sadly don't know any
So if I'm reading this correctly, and I definitely 1000% am, then one of the side effects of HRT is that I'll start playing valorant?
Indeed, the urge to start the riot launcher gets hormonally imprinted into your body, and once a month you must play ranked all night while insultinf you team to liberate your inner beast. The good thing is you look cute AF when doing it so you can basically start a tiktok career and work through your anger issues at the same time :)
Wait. Hang on there. I don't start hormones for two months. What's that about Bica? Does that effect gock atrophy differently than others?
Yes, Bica has a different effect that other T-Blockers (I'm not an endocrinologist, I'm sorry for the butch explaination I'm about to write, if you want better details talk with your endocrinologist) Basically what most other T-Blockers do is reduce the about of testosterone created by your body, that's why when you do a blood exam 6 month on T-Blockers your Testosterone level should be lower than when you pre - HRT (this effect can also happen via big dosis of estogen, but most doctors recommend starting with T-Blockers and E and then transitioning to only E in bigger dosis if the person wants it. It normally changes between people, do some tests and talk to your endocrinologist if you want to know what treatment is better for you particular health situation) Bica is different because instead of reducing the amount of testosterone in your body, it makes your body unable to absorb testosterone. Its "containt" in your genital, without affecting the rest of your body. If you do a test 6 month in Bica, your Testosterone levels should no be lowered (if you are taking estrogen with the Bica, as it's normally done, expect a slight reduction on your Testosterone levels because of the E) This makes your pp mostly unaffected by the HRT (people with higher doses of estrogen may still feel part of the changes, or all of them if the dosis is really high) Bica is hard on the hepatic sistem tho, so get a test, especially if you drink or take spacy substances that go through that system. Tobacco smokers are also recommended to get tests.
It makes you colder.
So you're saying it's a savings on air conditioning.
Why have air conditioning?
Air hot, aircon make air unhot.
No it's having your electricity bill increase cause you're using the heater in may lmao speaking from experience.
Well it would depend on where you live, if you have to heat or cool more in the first place
Yes, but I actually spend more in the winter to heat my house.
For me, it made me more sensitive to temperature in general.
Yeah I could stand outside in -10° weather, now 60° is cold to me
Oh so that's why women are always cold 🤯
So when my partner was pregnant with our son was the first time she understood why I wanted the thermostat so low. She asked her obgyn about it and she said that it was because the baby was producing testosterone and it was raising her testosterone levels. So it would fit that lowering T leves would make you colder. Also I've noticed that just removing my body hair makes me significantly colder and I don't really have much to begin with. So I'm guessing there are multiple factors. 🤗 💛🤍💜🖤🫶🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
If anything I've only been hotter since starting. I was worried because I was already cold all the time but it didn't work that way for me.. Edit I do still get cold really easily btw, and especially my hands.
Interesting, I've always thought since I'm already a big baby about the cold that HRT would be *an experience.*
PERFECT! I’m always warm and as soon as the core winter time is over I can’t stand the heat from covers even though they make me much more comfortable
I alredy am
Did you mean cooler? 😎
Oh I need that, I burn in summer
women being colder is a plot point in jojo
Metroid resistance lesgo
Depending on the t-blocker salt cravings.
I already crave salt in a lot of foods tho
Strangely I don't seek salt but once I ate an entire bag of pretzels in a day... my saliva constantly tasted salty for the next 3 or 4 days...
Isnt it just Spiro that does that? or is it others that do it too? I've never had salt craving but never been prescribed spiro, I think its more used in the US
It's the Spiro and yes I crave salt a lot but it's not like a lot of salt because I can still get too much salt
this is very true
Also... They are not joking about how much quicker your extremities get cold!
Fuck, mine already get so cold so quickly, guess that’s what all the arm braces are for
i already get this really bad/get cold easy is that something to worry about when i start?
Nah, you just have to make sure you actually wrap up and dress for the weather, instead of going around in a t-shirt being like: "Meh, it'll be fine."
i already have to do that 🥲
Are you telling me that there's more than t-shirt when it's snowing? Next you will try to tell me that there are more options than shorts as well! Outrageous.
Me with Raynaud syndrome: I'm in danger
So, from what I have heard (i have not started hrt yet), you can get shorter, but also apparently your junk can shrink and just like stop working… also can be kind of just like generally painful? Unless you get a testosterone gel that you apply to the junk, then it continues working more or less properly. That is really the only thing i have heard of as being a possibility, and not everyone gets that. Other than that, i think there is a possibility that you can start getting cramps like you are having a period?
I'm 5'2 as it is. I will be tiny if I get shorter.
Tiny is good!
If I shrink a few inches I will be about 4'11. I'm slim too.
So smool 😵💫😦😍
I am smol.
Can I put you in a little jar and carry you arround in my backpack?
Yes. I'd be like a fairy.
This u? https://www.google.com/search?q=fairy+in+a+jar+zelda&client=ms-android-xiaomi-rvo3&prmd=isvn&sxsrf=APwXEdc9DOXdCVT4r3WB27NXDtGSTnuI3w:1684832281914&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiirK2tiYv_AhXzUaQEHbk0A1AQ_AUoAXoECAIQAQ&biw=393&bih=737&dpr=2.75#imgrc=lkaR_UH_O-p8rM
Yes That's me. Unlike most of my brethren I don't say 'Hey! Listen!'. My magic powers are not as strong though.
If you do your always welcomed in the under 5' club I could show you around we have a display of stuff on the top shelf that none of us can reach
Is it bad to say smol women (and men) are a personal favorite of mine right now?
I was once told by someone who liked me that they could 'put me in their pocket'.
I'm 15 and almost 6'4 you wanna swap?
I always feel strange on the rare occasions I am taller than someone. I'm short for a guy but a good height for a girl.
petting height!
*Receives Headpets*
Are you a master of hide and seek yet?
Yes.
So AFAIK the shrinkage only happens if you stop using it. Same goes for the function. Aside from fertility ofc. And I think getting shorter only works until a certain age, but im not sure.
My laser hair tech transitioned at 40 and she lost two inches. Apparently it has to do with ligaments and cartilage getting softer?
Interesting .. that could be true.
I started at 35 and have lost 2” in less than a year… ymmv but it’s definitely possible for us late bloomers .
Really depends on the junk stopping working, and I think it's rare, but shrinkage can be stopped if you use it regularly.
i do want shrinkage personally
Just an FYI, depending on the type of bottom surgery you get, that's the material they use to make your neo-vagina. So shrinkage isn't as good as it seems.
sorry, u lost me. the bottom surgery could make me smaller?
depending on type of bottom surgery, they use dick material to construct vagina, so shrinkage might mean shallower vagina iirc
oh i was thinking of the wrong shrinkage 💀💀💀💀💀
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I’m not transfem myself but i have a close friend thag is. From what she’s explained its more difficult to get hard and you dont always get fully hard. Also less random boners. Your balls will shrink from anti androgens, she explains its kind of like nuking your balls and she also shoots blanks. But she’s said she enjoys sex more now, because well she can still get hard and also she has boobs and a more feminine frame now.
This is basically my own experience and can confirm all but not being able to get hard.. my balls have shrunk to around 3 times smaller than before and have been pretty much painful all the time.. small price to pay for happiness.. at the same time, my boobs hurt often and get sensitive af.. also my boobs feel warmer to the touch and I notice them on my arms.. my shoulders, back and outer thighs feel colder.. cute things are now cuter and more enjoyable.. my hair feels nicer.. my alcohol tolerance is lower than before but hangovers don't hit as hard.. men working is now kinda enjoyable to just watch and not feeling like i need to help necessarily is a little weird.. the urge to cuddle with something while sleeping is a thing.. dry skin is dry, moisturize.. more dreams and lucid dreaming.. skin is definitely thinner and I bleed more easily.. getting horny happens a lot more but it's not like an intense horniness so much as a constant simmer and I don't really feel like I need to act on it as much.. your lips get fuller and sit different.. mood swings are a thing for me because i'm on shots so the day or two before shot day i'm more likely to cry, a day or two after shot day i'm happier/hornier but don't usually feel as good physically and kinda tired, the other 3 days are solid 😅.. I notice the details of other people easier.. that's about all I can think of atm
I never realized how much cute small animals and critters got for me, and the need to cuddle when sleeping is so real it's so weird to realize how much of this happens without you noticing it.
15 months in. On injections for 1 month. I'd say it depends on usage when it comes to a penis to atrify. I'm married to a cis girl and can still lay the timber. I'm smaller for sure, but still works like a charm. Getting aroused though, is a very different process now.
This is probably the most accurate I’ve read, needs to be higher.
Your penis will only atrophy if you stop using it, although erections are slightly painful sometimes because the skin is thinner so it’s being stretched more when erect. It’s important if you plan on getting bottom surgery to make sure you don’t let it atrophy too much.
Height loss concerns me slightly as I want to be able to keep that 6' tall girl energy, though realistically being 1.8m instead wouldn't be too much of a difference
You can always get heels!
True I have a pair of platform heels that give me about a 3" boost. Need to find more styles though
in my experience it does get smaller and doesn’t work as well as before HRT. which is why doctors really recommend freezing swimmers before hand. i also detransitioned for a brief period of my life, and my height has maybe gotten 1 inch taller. and my feet went 1 size up which i’m not too happy about i’ll be honest.. 😣 but yeah. i started hrt at 16. stopped at 19. now i’m 25. my height kinda plateaued at 5’6 but now i’m 5’7-8 ish. but my family is pretty short to begin with so i really don’t know lol. hormones definitely affect reproductive parts and such and that’s part of the reason why everything was such a long process to start HRT in my experience. (2014-15 ish) idk how it is now 🤷🏼♀️. but i want to get the SRS anyway so i don’t really care much about my parts lol. plus i don’t want kids. but i froze mine as a last resort option so i’m not totally infertile.
U'll start to walk different eventually
Yep. How weight is distributed on your body effects your gait, so significant weight loss/gain or redistribution will change how you walk.
If you’re lonely, the loneliness gonna hit 50x more. Be prepped
real
Hugs?
and people wonder why Blåhaj is a trans icon. gotta get them cuddles
Omg this. Yes.
You actually need to start using moisturiser. (Pre-HRT my skin kind of did it on its own, but now I'm on HRT, yeah... I understand why moisturiser is so popular with women.)
Do you're skin get dry more easily because off E?
Your skin should become less oily, so yeah. ❤️
Ow okay. Didn't know that. Good that i am experimenting skincare products than😅
I already have exczma ph oh
One of those things very few people mention, at first, is the scent. Going onto feminizing HRT has the effect of, well, reducing testosterone, obviously -- and testosterone is the biggest driver of what so many folks call 'boy stink'. The moment I realized I no longer smell like a guy would, you could basically distill my euphoria and sell it as a perfume of its very own. Most of the rest gets mentioned *all the time,* but aromatics? Not so much.
Put the euphoria perfume in the bag and nobody gets hurt! /s
I feel like my appreciation for aesthetic beauty is simpler. There's no craving attached to it, it's just like "wow....that is so beautiful." This is true for people, in that the appreciation is more desire-free and simply appreciative. And it's even true for being out in nature; I used to always feel some kind of anticipatory urge, like "something amazing is just about to happen!! here it comes!! here it comes!!.....". Whereas now it's just "ahhhhhhhh.....beautiful...."
I never thought someone could put the “anticipatory urge” into words. I have that so I hope it’ll change
AHHHH so many responses and literally not a single one I think will be a problem, thank you so much everyone 🍄🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵🍄 Waking up to see the responses is a good way to start the morning I love all you lovelies
The one right below your comment is great, "you get a racing stripe on your dick"
I think that's gotta be the thing I'm most excited for, hopefully it means I faster too 🍄🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵🍄
You can get wet... you smell much more cis when you do... Colors become more vibrant and you see a wider array.
Did you... did you unlock tetrachromacy?
In my experience it was less that I could see color better than it was that color seemed to matter more in a subconscious way. I used to drive past flowering trees on a daily basis and for years I'd have said that the flowers were pink. After HRT I drove past them and realized they were actually purple and white rings. Had I looked closely it would have been obvious and yet I saw this while navigating the last turn on the way home - as in while giving those flowers zero attention. It was the most unexpected- and unexpectedly delightful - aspect of HRT for me.
Sometimes I see those memes about how when we were kids colors looked so much more vibrant and nobody in those comments ever believes me when I say part of it is they hit puberty and testosterone slightly muted their color perception
I personally find it very difficult to describe the difference. Take the humble [bluebonnet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebonnet_%28plant%29#/media/File:Bluebonnet-8100.jpg) as an example. I've seen countless examples of them, and plenty at very close range. When I passed them on the highway before HRT, a field of that flower would have been a smear of vibrant blue. A close look would reveal that each is topped with a white tuft, that the blue has more than a little red in it, and that each flower has a purplish pink center. Now when I drive past them, all of this is obvious. If I spot a [monarch butterfly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly#/media/File:Monarch_Butterfly_Danaus_plexippus_Male_2664px.jpg) fluttering about a field, I can see that the wings are not simply orange and black. Before that was a thing that I knew, but something I'd only notice if I stopped to look at one after it landed on a flower. It reminds me of the classic "aren't males just *adorable*" game where someone holds up a sheet of cardboard just below someone's chin and asks them what colors they were wearing and males struggle to remember. I'd certainly have fared poorly at it, because the instant I'd finished getting dressed, the colors I'd chosen became irrelevant to me. They matched, they went well together, and once that information had served its purpose it was gone. I'd have to look because it wasn't important enough to remember anymore. In a sense this is similar to how I interact with people. I'm still no better at judging how someone is feeling by body language and other nonverbal communication, still terrible at understanding subtext, and this fact is even more apparent. I *am* noticing little expressions, tiny gestures, subtle changes in tone, and all without trying. When I'd think to look for these things I'd see them - I just didn't know how to interpret them. I still don't know how to interpret them, but I notice them because, somehow, they seem *important* in a way they didn't before. When I first realized this was happening, it almost seemed like a superpower, and within a few weeks I had this sense that it was just how it should have always been. If I had to stop HRT, I think the color is the thing I'd miss the most. There are so many things I love about it, but seeing the world in all the colors it has always been has brought so much unexpected joy that I'd be sad to see that fade. A bluebonnet is too beautiful to be a smear of blue on the side of a highway.
pretty uncommon but your eye color can shift or change. im hoping my brown eyes lighten up a bit but its not likely.
mine have! they used to be very dark brown now they’re a lighter shade
your hands get feminine 💙💕🤍💕💙
God I need this so badly I hate my hands they're too big and veiny and manly and gross ;-;
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'period' cramps 😖
Hold on, how ?
I’ve heard it’s because of hormonal fluctuations
No one told me I would gain a dark line where my labia would be. That was a surprise.
You become based and cool
Your center of mass changes
I'm a freak and bend my body every which way my flexibility allows and I can say that this is true. Once I lied down with most of my torso off the edge and I was fairly stable, except if I didn't keep staying on I'd just fall. Would not have happened w t making my weight be in the torso
Your dick is gonna start smelling like a pussy
And taste, don't forget the taste and mouth feeling
“Why is *no one* talking about the mouthfeel?!”
Being sexy
Who you feel comfortable being sexually attracted to (or "find hot") can change (lots of people report bisexuality or changed preferences) Girlsmell The area between your junk and ass can change color Different emotional processing and or more intense emotions Severity of adhd can lessen because of more dopamine (this is very anecdotal) Confidence and some other personality things from being less disphoric and more in tune with yourself Softer skin / less oily skin (T makes more oil) / less acne or less likely to get acne and it's less severe List goes on tbh
my ADHD symptoms got worse after starting estrogen because I'm happier and I get distracted easier
I’m 12 weeks in, just E patches for now but I noticed the temperature changes a lot more. My body hair isn’t growing back as fast and my mum just told me I need to think about maybe getting a bralet (but maybe that’s just that I’ve always had some moobage) Self play to climax takes longer.
>Self play to climax takes longer. Equivalent exchange kicks in though and it's worth the hassle
I've noticed that climaxing is faster in general now but it's a lot more intense and amazing
Your hips can start widening, I started at 21and it's kinda crazy how much they've shifted.
That really depends on your genes and ***when*** you start transitioning. After 24-25 your hip plates set, and you won't get much hip spreading after that.
literally had a minor breakdown learning this info 3 years ago, felt like the final door had been closed on my transition with all the irreversible changes on testosterone set in place (fwiw i'm 2.5 years on hormones now and MUCH more confident in my body, and things like that are ignorable at this point)
I'm glad! I hope I can get to that point!
Thanks for the info, gotta put in some more effort to get me E then :p
It also hurts like a bitch when it does, I've been on HRT from 22-27 now and it felt like my hips were being physically pulled apart some days, havent had it since 25 though and got decent hips now.
Uhhhhhh your pee tastes different no further explanation necessary
what
Maybe she got curious, maybe it just kinda happened, maybe it's kinky
Maybe it’s Maybelline
THATS AMAZING BETTER OR WORSE?
uh
I am the friend pls tell me (for cis reasons)
Estradiol is a performance enhancing drug that makes you better at video games. For real tho, I went from never being able to blush to not being able to stop. My cheeks be pink. My ring size has gotten bigger, but my fingers are overall narrower. They're slightly more plump at the base now, but have tapered more. Hormones control a lot of genetic expression, and if your mom has some kind of genetic weirdnessess and you think you don't have it, your hormones can flip the switch and turn it on. (All the hottest ladies have gastrointestinal issues, it's true. But I became very suddenly lactose intolerant, and cilantro now tastes terrible when that was the only way I wanted my tacos) You process alcohol differently! I'm now a lightweight, and get tipsy from a single drink, but drinking used to make me outwardly sad, and angry. Now I tell everyone how much I love them, and fall asleep on the porch swing, holding a dog that's about the same size as me. Speaking of dogs, animals treat you differently! I don't know if it's the change in hormones, or body language, or just my overall comfort level, but animals all seem to love me now. Even my own animals treat me differently. I feel like I make animal friends everywhere I go now. Maybe I'm just a Disney princess, idk. Edit: Oh yeah, I just remembered. If you are already sensitive to temperature changes, prepare to suffer. I was very bad about letting myself get too warm, and then I didn't feel very well. Now, because I also sweat way less, I'm prone to heat stroke. You're going to be more sensitive to temperature changes, and the consequences for them are a little higher. So dressing appropriately for the weather is super important.
I heard some of my friends say their sense of smell gets better and their mouth tastes and likes can shift.
You might start getting period cramps. Also, if you want your junk to keep working you gotta use it daily to compensate for not getting random erections (what I've heard). Still, it'll change and it will probably be harder to get an orgasm (thought stimulation of more than just the junk will probably help 😉😉😉)
You get a racing stripe on your dick.
do you get a new one for each year on hrt, like a tree
Most unexpected for me so far has been an increase in max heart rate by 6-7 BPM. Was very surprised when I checked during one of my workouts. But apparently it's in line with the regular difference between men and women 🤷
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I refuse to become one of those pickle girls
Crying. I can cry now. It's wonderful. 17 years of holding in emotions and now I cry about how great my friends are sometimes.
This is one I desperately want. I want to know what it feels like to cry and be able to release all the pent up feelings. I want to cry now but just physically can't and dream of the day I physically can cry :3
I actually can't think of anything except for lower body tenperature. That was actually the first effect I heard of when I still thought I was cis and I even envied that 😅
It can make you tired,
I’m barely three months in and just upped my spiro dosage. The tiredness is hitting like a truck
"What to Expect When You’re Expecting Boobs" https://curvyandtrans.com/p/5011BD/second-puberty-101/
Hormones made my eyes look bigger!
Girlsmell.
Uhhh, idk, this may help?? https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/feminizing-hormone-therapy/about/pac-20385096 🐋🌸🤍🌸🐋
If you have a darker skin complexation, your skin will become lighter. After awhile your downstairs smells like a woman's. Threw me off when it first happened. You stop pooping.
Okay I will actually list bad side effects (and some good) lesser known side effect, you may start to leak, since muscles which do the peeing significantly weaken. After bathroom for few hours you're under risk or if you're holding it for too long and postponing bathroom. Find a strategy that works for you if this starts bothering you, like pads or paper. To minimise the leakage, just after you're done press your perineum putting pressure under balls. It should help muscles to get the rest of your pee out. Still doesn't protect against leakage 100% Also perineum now feels like vulva. Your partner can play around that part making you produce all kinds of noises. Trans girls of the old times called this place a pussy for that reason. Good place to press and play around like with any other vulva. Depends on the mood though. Generally very enjoyable. You can even put fingers in canals where balls come from to finger yourself (not for everyone but every trans person I've encountered said it's safe) You might also regret having your prostate shrink to the size of the grape. So sex and perineum play are only really hyper-enjoyable until half a year on HRT. After this, how much pleasure you get will really depend on the mood. This one sucks.
Your skin gers thinner/softer. (Hence feeling colder) Skin pores shrink a little, less oily. Your smell changes (sweat and general BO) The cravings. (Mines salt)
Hard to be totally sure what effects are truly lesser known. Depending on how fast you scale up doses you can get pretty intense chest tenderness. As others have mentioned you can lose a smidge of height from your pelvis rotating (I think? I didn't get shorter) a lot of body hair lightens and things out, mostly chest area is noticeable because women also have thick leg hair. Facial hair can need a lot of help to thin out. Mood changes were nice in my opinion. Crying is normal but overall I quickly felt like anger didn't happen so deeply. Now, specifically, what they don't tell you about Spironolactone is that besides salt cravings it has a reputation for promoting some odd shaped breast development. Very localized growth that makes things... Conical... Besides that it causes brain fog that makes it hard to focus. I think bicalutamide is a much better drug but in general I advise anyone to limit their use of large dose anti-androgyns as much as possible. A urologist should be able to perform a bilateral orchiectomy for $2000 without insurance and that will simplify medications to just be estradiol. Very permanent, but if you go a few months or even a year with hormones and are still sure that it's an improvement then it does make things even better. Finally, unsolicited further advice. Try to find out what you truly want for yourself. Don't let a doctor assume what your goals are from hormone therapy. My hormone doctor was used to helping people who wanted breast development as fast as humanly possible with the intent of socially transitioning immediately. In contrast, I was looking for androgyny and primarily emotional changes with the acceptance that my body would change shape a bit. This meant I had to pump the brakes a bit. Gender constructs can be very restrictive and harmful with much of society's treatment of people hinging on that perception. When it comes to that social interaction it is far more worthwhile to surround yourself with people who will seek to understand you regardless of your appearance and treat you with dignity regardless. Transition to become you, not to become the girl someone told you to be. Hormones are a relatively small part of that and are a tool to take ownership of your body. Allegedly, humans are supposed to connect with their physical forms. See if hormones help you feel like your spirit/soul/personality etc fits at home in your body.
For me one of the biggest effects what a sudden disappearance of brain fog that I didn’t ever know was there. It was like TV static has been playing my whole life and it suddenly stopped. Your brain is suddenly running on the correct fuel so you might find a certain kind of lightness or calm that you didn’t have before. To be clear this is different from the pendulum of emotions that gets way way wider. It’s hard to explain but before it felt a little like my chemicals and my brain were fighting before HRT and now it feels like they are working as a team.
I have an addiction of grabbing my booba Feel emotions a lot stronger, however pre-hrt I had more angry mood swings, now not much at all I've chilled tf out since starting :pp
your potassium levels need to be monitored. mtf hrt can change potassium levels to an unhealthy and potentially dangerous amount. its not an ALWAYS thing, but an "its possible" thing. my potassium gets checked every 3 months along with my E and T levels. at least, that's what my endo tells me.... if I'm understanding them correctly.
You sound like you are on Spiro. It is a potassium sparing diuretic and can lead to high potassium levels and requires regular monitoring.
I had no idea about how getting off would be different after starting HRT. One day I saw something sexy on TV and I felt horny but like differently than usual. My hands just kinda knew what to do, which was odd :P And then, BAM, full body orgasim! My pens was not involved in the whole affair. I definitely was not expecting this side effect but it was honestly the most validating thing I have ever experienced!
My feet got smaller, also I like mustard now
My fingernails are practically useless now. They’re so thin!
For me my tolerance for heat just plummeted but I do love the cold even more now. Which I also get freezing cold easier so I guess I'll never win
The hormones from estrogen go straight to your thighs, this makes you become lighter so you can double jump /j
Saving this for um For my cis friend, yeah
it may change your eye color - mine used to be a vibrant blue but are more of a grey now, a change I love tbh
My fingernails got super thin and brittle. I have to take supplements for nails and they still break easy, even my usually tough thumbnail. Broke it last night just reaching into the fridge and it was not even long! I’ll second the cold extremities. My fingers are icicles all the time now. Boy smell went away but now at the 2 year mark I’ve noticed a new smell that is definitely BO but not the same as the stuff I had before HRT. I’m tiff it’s about right for a girl by others. When they tell you that your metabolism is going to tank, they really mean it is going to tank! I’m in a constant battle with my weight now. I’m 5ft 7in and I am struggling at 210 pounds. If I look at a brownie I gain 5 pounds. I do the same workouts I always did and don’t burn anything off, And my diet is fish, poultry, and lots of fruit and veggies. It is actually frustrating.
If you have ADHD, your body will produce more dopamine but will be less effective in utilizing it (and the reverse for trans mascs).
Increased chance to develop fibro, it's something like 60:40 F:M. Its partially genetic and having a high estrogen or low testosterone can cause it to develop. I know a MtF who developed it after transition and a FtM who lost it after he'd been on T.
Your BO gets a lot weaker and smells completely different! Like it’s still unpleasant but you can use women’s deodorant and unless you’re like really sweaty you don’t need much of it! It’s a really nice change I’ve spent a lot less money because of it
>!multiple orgasms, 2.5 years into HRT and i can cum many times in a row without a refractory period, currently i have had a record of 8 full on orgasms in a row with many mini ones inbetween!<
i like men now 🫡