Hormones And Whatnot

[Shirley | Dover]

Hai der.



Today, after waiting since October last year, I finally acquired hormones from my Endocrinologist. Basically I'm a woman, in a male body. (I don't like saying Male-To-Female, cause' I was never even male in the first place) I live in Uruguay, and I hope I wrote this correctly. They handed me valerato de estradiol (estradiol valerate) and acetato de progesterona (progestrone acetate). I am to take estradiol and progesterone acetate until I meet my endocrinologist again on May the 10th. I forgot to ask her why she didn't give me an androgen blocker or anti-androgen such as spironolactone, perhaps its because I live in Uruguay? Nevertheless I am nervous because I read online that if I take estrogen without a blocker it converts to testosterone. No-no. Tomorrow, I'm going to call my endocrinologist with this doubt, I hope she remembers I am 'MTF'. Is this normal, did anyone ever get this? I'll post the content of the medicine in an hour or two, and see if all is right.
I thank you!

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[Ms Grace]

Hey Shirley

Welcome to Susan's Great to have you here - looking forward to seeing you around the forum.

I was started on estrogen only for the first six weeks, my endo said it would help reduce my T which it did. After six weeks he put me on Spiro.

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[katrinaw]

Welcome Shirley... Glad you are with us 

Certainly worth the question on your Endocrinologist. Not sure on the answer to your question but looking at Grace's response I guess it's not uncommon.. Maybe something to do with your own bodily Endo system ?

Look forward to seeing you around

L Katy

[Shirley | Dover]

Thanks girls, I guess I will contact her  tomorrow as soon as possible. Another thing, how do you change your profile, so that I can have a profile picture?
I went to account/profile settings and it just says (no avatar) in a button, where do I upload :3
Kind Regards,
Shirley Dover

[Shirley | Dover]

Ohhhh, and one more thing ~ Ms Grace explained that she was only on extradiol for 6 weeks, but supposedly I should be on it for 3 MONTHS, 
Has anyone else had this problem 

[Cindy]

Thanks girls, I guess I will contact her  tomorrow as soon as possible. Another thing, how do you change your profile, so that I can have a profile picture?
I went to account/profile settings and it just says (no avatar) in a button, where do I upload :3
Kind Regards,
Shirley Dover

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Read the links Grace sent you!

[Shirley | Dover]

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Read the links Grace sent you!

Omg I did! I am still new here I apologise if it came off as lazy. OMG I need to report that the medicine I got is an anti-androgen (cyproterone acetate), so no worries, this convo is all cleared up I guess.
Thanks everyone, you are made up of much help!:DDD

[Randi]

Testosterone can convert to estradiol, via the action of the enzyme aromatase.

There is no way the reverse can happen.  Estradiol can never convert to testosterone.

http://ceri.com/steroid.gif

Nevertheless I am nervous because I read online that if I take estrogen without a blocker it converts to testosterone.
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[Jenna Marie]

It won't happen, as others have said.

I've been on E only, no blocker, from day 1 and had great results; the worst that happens with no blocker is that testosterone isn't suppressed enough. But estrogen will NEVER convert to testosterone.

[Mariah]

Shirley my first 6 weeks were also on Estrogen only and it lowered my testosterone by half. It's extremely common to be started on estrogen only first so I wouldn't worry about it to much.
Mariah