Administration route of Estradiol and breast growth

[Lara1969]

Dear sisters,

I am courious to see if the administration route of Estradiol strongly influences the breast growth. My Endocrinologist says there is no evidence that injections will cause a better breast growth and therefor I am still on gel and patches with a cup AA after 15 months. Overall feminization is fine and passing 100%. But still no breast growth :-(

Lara

[Ms Grace]

I am no doctor but I have heard that some people respond better to injections than gel/patches. Maybe talk to your endo about that possibility.

[Leila]

34C here. I've been on HRT for 16 months. I started on pills but moved onto patches several months later.

[Brenda E]

Oral estradiol here, with plenty of breast growth but very little feminization above the chest.  Estradiol is definitely getting into my system - E and T levels are just fine.  I'm pretty sure this is just how my body responds to the medication rather than anything to do with the route in which it's delivered, but I could be wrong.

[ImagineKate]

I do sublingual, only 3 months but I'm 34B already.

[Muffinheart]

My experience will differ from others, but six years HRT - five on pills, 1 via injections. I am a modest 36b after six years, but keep in mind, I have a 22.5 BMI which means I don't have excess....ummm skin to measure around, and my mom was a B cup.
I have never worried about being bigger around the chest, but that's me.

[Jenna Marie]

I think different people respond differently to the various methods, and it's worth finding out which works best for you.

That said, I started on patches and was a 42C at about four months in, so I figured that method worked for me and haven't changed it! (I had some gynecomastia giving me a head start, to be fair.)

[Kristyn74]

I'm on pills but my endo wants me on patches next script ...more constant levels.started hrt low dose estrogen and progesterone about November .I've got enough growth to protrude/ show in tee shirt though. Just started spiro so I'll see how much difference soon enough.

[CollieLass]

33 years on Premarin tabs. (since age 17) and with the first 12 of those years combined with Androcur: produced exactly what I`d dreamed; a nice, naturally-rounded cup size C.......Which {at least for now} haven`t yet fallen under the evil pull of gravity!
I still get bouts of 'tingling', which to me, even after all these years; still brings joyous feelings of contentment of 'correctness'.

Deb.