been doing estradiol injections for 2.5 weeks now, and there are noticeable changes already! unfortunately theyre mostly annoying lol. my nipples are super sensitive and my shirts are irritating them. also the meat of my breast (what little exists rn) is a bit tender. cant wait to get growth! gotta remember to take my multivitamin to keep my B12 and folic acid intake high
my dick dont work. it does actually but its harder to get it up :( i heard that continues until you add progesterone so im going to start P as soon as i get my first blood tests in a couple months. if anyone has good DIY source for prog powder pls DM me. its nice that i dont get random erections anymore tho
also my ejaculate is so thin and low volume. i thought it would take longer for sperm production to stop but ig thats good right?
i decided to change from enantate injection every two weeks to weekly. i did my first shot at 11 mg, but the last two were 5 mg. i feel good. it feels good to be working towards becoming myself
I'm five-ish years in, and while I occasionally do topical T-gel application to the gonads to help augment function, i mostly just do E+P and no AA, my T is more or less suppressed (to the degree my hormone doc wants to titrate doses to get it up
I've found that, w/r/t sex drive, i had three phases: the first phase was total sex drive loss. I spent Three-six months more or less with zero desire, zero horny, and no inclination towards sexual activity. About six months in things came roaring back, but were different in nebulous ways. As the years went on, from about 6 mo-year 2.5 - my sexual preferences began to shift - i more or less lost all masculine attraction for example, and the things that turned me on changed from visual and tactile to... almost conceptual? like before hormones, something like, a partner being sexy, or seeing some kind of sexual content would just cause like, linear arousal. These days, I barely can stand porn, and arousal comes from the interaction of like, emotional space, personal comfort and sense of safety, my attraction to a partner, real or imagined, and my ability to generate experiences I find erotic - it's like a 2D->3D->5D jump for me, and I still don't fully understand it, except i think boys are icky and that's about the only certainty about the whole thing
my sexuality has become this really interesting thing that's hard to understand, and i'm finally starting to grok it, but the old ways are dead dead deaddddd
the nipple thing is going to make me ridiculously horny mine are already supercharged and i have 14g barbells
hoping when the time comes it's sort of balanced out by a more systemic reduction in horny
oh damn, nipple piercings are
its really nice to not be super horny all the time, but i hope prog makes it easier to get erections again
If youre already finding it hard to get it up I'd suggest that you might need to lower your dose, its not a race. Ive only ever taken oral E but i started on 2mg (lowest dose) for six months before upping it
i did this through a doctor who was adamant about getting my levels in line with cis women (lol, i now take a lower dose than what i did at one time), i started hrt at 26
also get yourself some padded sports bras x
biotin is required for all cell replication. important for breast growth and fat redistribution
edit: actually im thinking of B12 and folic acid, my bad, gonna edit the post lol
huh. i was just taking that stuff because i heard it was good for my hair but if it gives me tiddies then that's a big win
From what I understand you can put T gel on your D for more responsive functioning.
been considering this but am hesitant to be giving myself testosterone. im traumatized from over two decades of that shit lol
Oh I was told you should wait 6-12 months after starting E to start P. But I was also told this by my endocrinologist and you know how trans doctors can be.
Something about the timing of it being introduced impacting breast growth as well, i think i read something about tanner stage three? Its been a long time and i stopped taking P because it was expensive and i didnt care enough
i looked into that and im p sure that is only bc they want to make sure ur doing well on estrogen before adding a second medication. like make sure ur hormone levels are stable and you dont have any bad reactions to E. i saw a few trans ppl on hrt subreddits who had endos give them E and P on day one
there arent enough studies to say anything for sure abt P tho. queerdoc recommends starting P 6 months in at a low dose and slowly upping the dose as breasts develop. the theory is that estrogen causes growth of new breast tissue while progesterone slows the growth but facilitates a round shape. there really needs to be more studies on this. i was mostly wanting P for the sexual function but i think i can wait to ensure my breasts turn out right
The mood changes on prog for me were really intense (in mostly good ways!), so brace yourself for that.
