Transition with HRT and penetrative sex as top?

[EllieM]

super thread, girls.
Emily, I loved the "reboot" metaphor.
Good question about the FtM T effects. I'm sure the guys would not be offended by the question especially in the context of the foregoing discussion.

[Ginny]

Would it be unbecoming of me to ask it in a thread in the FTM section?

I would say go for it!

[Jenna Marie]

I was an am on a very low dose of E only, within the range prescribed for cis menopausal women, and I still lost almost all function within a few weeks. I *did* retain the ability to get an erection if I REALLY worked at it, but it probably wouldn't have sufficed for penetration anymore. Sensitivity also lessened considerably, oddly enough, although breast sensitivity went through the roof and I gained the ability to orgasm that way so I had no complaints.

I also had the same sort of shift in sex drive, from genital-driven need to brain-prompted want (but fantastic when I got in the mood!).

As someone who is post-op by a couple years now, I'm also willing to answer questions on that - for one thing, the maintenance regimen was a gigantic hassle for the first 2 months, a smallish hassle for the next 4-6 months, and is now basically no problem at all (15 minutes once a week).

[ganjina]

Oh dear, what a bunch of info to deal with!
Oh dear...!!!

First of all, I want to thank you for the sharing, the thoughts, the input, it has been a lot to read and diggest, and I often come back to it and reread it all over again. While it is true that it's all very personal and customized to each one, there are still many common roadblocks, hopes and thoughts to take into account. I think I've seen some interesting perspectives, and really, thank you. It's been all nice and good to share like this. I have more questions regarding my initial question LOL, it's all a bit more hazy, but I guess it's still better since I got to learn a a few things. Regarding my original specific question, I guess it remains mostly unanswered, and maybe only time and my personal experience will tell I guess, not sure there's any other way around it. Regarding that, I'd just like to keep the possibility of having a functional thing if I want to, but realize there are many other ways to go about this issue and stuff to wonder. Still, a lot of confusing stuff I suppose, any more sharing and input is appreciated.

Anyway, big kudos for the sharing , that's the spirit !

[stephaniec]

the problem with this question for me is that my purpose for HRT is that I really don't want a penis more so a functioning penis. I would be in heaven if what I had was a vagina. So your concerns about being able to use it are a bit curious to me as to why you  want to take some thing that chemically castrates you. I know there's a lot of people that take  HRT who don't want srs , but if that's the route you take you have to be aware that sterilization and lack of erection are what HRT are all about You just need to do the sex thing differently . Of course others have said you can still function , but I don't know about that because penetration is farthest from my thought process.

[Ginny]

Oh dear, what a bunch of info to deal with!
Oh dear...!!!

First of all, I want to thank you for the sharing, the thoughts, the input, it has been a lot to read and diggest, and I often come back to it and reread it all over again. While it is true that it's all very personal and customized to each one, there are still many common roadblocks, hopes and thoughts to take into account. I think I've seen some interesting perspectives, and really, thank you. It's been all nice and good to share like this. I have more questions regarding my initial question LOL, it's all a bit more hazy, but I guess it's still better since I got to learn a a few things. Regarding my original specific question, I guess it remains mostly unanswered, and maybe only time and my personal experience will tell I guess, not sure there's any other way around it. Regarding that, I'd just like to keep the possibility of having a functional thing if I want to, but realize there are many other ways to go about this issue and stuff to wonder. Still, a lot of confusing stuff I suppose, any more sharing and input is appreciated.

Anyway, big kudos for the sharing , that's the spirit !

To get to your original question of what I think is asking... Can I continue with feminizing hormones while still being able to be erect?... Then my answer would probably be *most likely*.  You can always reshuffle the hormones around to what bests suits you.  You may need less E, or more E less P, less AA + less P? The combinations are endless.  What it comes down to is the skill in your endocrinologist to work with you on this. 

Now to address the health risks, in that, I would just say avoid synthetics and and taking oral administration.  Other methods may cost more but also decrease the risks involved with patches and gels being the next best, followed by IM injections and pellet implants from what I saw in my research.  The reason I don't go with IM is that I have an irrational fear of needles but not scalples. Odd I know. 

As for how long into HRT before you are unable to get erect, I don't have any emperical proof. But as long as you have an active mind and are on a good balance of hormones I want to say "quite a long time".  The only emprical data I can give is that on myself which at a little over 5mo is "it can get erect but I have to treat it diffently to match my mindset."  I feel more like a woman and so treat it as a clit. Things will also happen to it just from a state of general arousal based on my thoughts and imagination.

If you have any other questions about this please feel free to send me an IM, as I'm getting kind of personal and already feel as if I've shared too much with the world.  On one hand I don't want to post, but the other part of me wants to give you valid information. If you know what I mean?
~Jen

[Hex]

Figured I'd copy/paste what I had written over in the FtM section for the ladies here since it seems others are interested in the reverse side of the coin.

I noticed a focused shift pretty early on, matter of fact first couple weeks. My orgasms shifted from the whole body experience of waves up to my head, to becoming more genital oriented and has pretty much stayed that way. I still get some more minor body feelings but it's nothing like it used to be.
Also in a sense and so sorry if this is Trigger warning worthy or just plain TMI, it became trickier on how I achieved orgasm from my now larger penis. Went a few weeks of being frustrated because it was much different in how I was perceiving sensation and new spots I had to find.
Was interesting to say the least. 

As far as kinks go.. mine have actually broadened a bit. I blame that on the upped libido though.

[ganjina]

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If you have any other questions about this please feel free to send me an IM, as I'm getting kind of personal and already feel as if I've shared too much with the world.  On one hand I don't want to post, but the other part of me wants to give you valid information. If you know what I mean?
~Jen

Thanks for your kind tips and info . I feel a lot of interesting and useful info has been shared by many us. I think from seeing other similar threads that the most relevant advice is YMMV, there has been all kind of reactions and experiences here with whichever HRT combination so far... Am feeling just too exited now awaiting to start in a couple weeks.