One month into HRT and thus far I am quite pleased with the results. I'm experiencing an emotional and mental clarity that I have not had in many years. Physically I am seeing changes much sooner that I would have expected. I am already starting to see some breast development and redistribution of body fat to my hips and buttocks. I was measured for a bra and am between a B and a C cup.
I have not noticed any changes with body or facial hair yet, but I am aware that hair growth can be cyclical. This early into treatment it is difficult to ascertain if body hair growth is slowing or if I am simply in a slower phase of the growth cycle at the moment. I have noticed very little impact, if any on my sexual functioning. It is more difficult to achieve and maintain an erection, but the sensation has increased and I am finding sex to be more pleasurable.
Overall I would say that starting HRT is one of the best decisions I have ever made. Part of looks back at my life with regret thinking that if I had started this much earlier I could have avoided the thirty-plus years of misery that I experienced after puberty. After more than three decades of searching, it's amazing that all it took was some pills and a patch to make me feel right.
