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Effectiveness of HRT

Started by Calicea, August 09, 2012, 03:57:32 AM

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Calicea

I'm 18 years old transwoman and started HRT. I'm overweight, but have been working vigorously to lose it since I started. I was just wandering if anyone could give me a general idea of how well it'll work. I don't really know of a scale or something i"m looking for. Just to ease my constant anxiety that it might not work. Truth is I'm scared. I'm sure many of you know that feeling. Like a scale of 10 being a genetic girls puberty and 1 being a genetic boys puberty I don't really know lol Just can't find very much specifics on the subject just older you are the less effective or something. Wanted some like age group specifics or something. If I'm asking for too much sorry, but truly and deeply thank you for the help. Anything to ease the mind =3


With love,
Cali
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Kelly J. P.

 There is no accurate way to predict what HRT will and won't do for a person, no matter their age. Everything has some degree of variability to it in any circumstance.

Now, being eighteen means you haven't likely masculinized too terribly much, compared to someone in their twenties, so you have that going for you. You won't grow more body hair, you won't get more masculine. Huge.

Body hair might be reduced, breasts will very probably grow, and as long as you don't get underweight, they should get to a good size - an A or a B is most common, but larger can be had.

I, myself, started at seventeen. It was a little disappointing for me, but I can't deny that looking at old pictures is hilarious because I simply don't recognize myself. Breasts? Maybe not - but then, I am practically a walking skeleton. A fact that I would love to repair, but am unable to.

Starting this young might mean a six, seven, or eight out of ten on your scale, depending on how masculinized a person was prior to starting HRT. Hormones don't reverse bone structure changes after all, and at eighteen they very rarely produce their own.

Perhaps watching some videos on Youtube would help. Keep me posted... keeping track of HRT changes is kinda fun.
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Cindy

Hi,

The problem with being overweight and going on HRT is that you may trigger 'metabolic disease syndrome' that is you may have an increased chance of type 2 diabetes and that you can also affect thyroid and pancreas function. There may also be an impact upon your skeletal strength in that you may lose calcium from your bones and being overweight you may trigger an increase in bone fracture.

Sorry I don't mean to scare you BTW.

The best way of dealing with this is to lose weight! Look up the desired weight for a woman your age and height and aim for that, calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI) in consultation with a dietician.  This is regarded as a good guide to your future health.

I know it isn't easy.

But it will be worth it.

Good Luck Sis

Cindy
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Alainaluvsu

It's way too random to tell. IDK many girls that started at 18 and didn't turn out at least a 6. However, age isn't everything. Lots of girls on here started in their late 20s early 30s and they turned out to be 7 or 8s... I started when I was almost 29 and I'd say I'm a 6 or so.
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leaf

 I think being overweight is better than being underweight for HRT... when I checked my BMI it was 17 two months ago and i'm desperately trying to gain some weight to give my breasts a chance...

Is there any hope for skeletons? .D
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Kelly J. P.

 My BMI is as yours. Underweight or overweight are neither ideal for HRT, but the ability to gain weight appears vital. If one were to start out underweight, and then put on weight at a healthy speed during HRT to get into the "healthy" range, I would think that that would be the best approach to things.

An overweight person would start off with fat distributed in male-type places, which would take time to work off. An underweight person doesn't have that, but their chances of developing anything at all are reduced, and have to work just as hard - provided they're underweight to metabolism, and not out of choice or eating disorder.
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Calicea

Thanks for all the amazing responses =D I think it's enough to put my mind at ease and let me sleep some more instead of spending all night on google ;)

P.S. Love your Pic Kelly and I will def try to keep everyone posted.

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