Have you noticed any difference in how old you look since starting HRT

[ToniB]

Yes definitely I look at least 10 years younger since hormone treatment

[katrinaw]

About 12 years younger is the general comments for me..... so happy with that.

The online age and gender sites put me at anything from 10 to 20... I'll take the later 

L Katy

[Mariah]

Several years off as to how many I don't know, but when it comes to anything that age and how old you look for carding as a result I get carded again when for awhile I didn't.  I Even carded by those who have watched the changes occur and know me.. Hugs
Mariah

[Jenna Marie]

Yes and no; I looked about 10 years younger for the first couple years on HRT, and now I'm closer to looking my actual age again. No idea why, but at least it's convenient career-wise as I'm job-searching as a candidate who claims to have 15 years of experience?

[awilliams1701]

I think I look about 5 years younger than before.

[Christine Eryn]

People think I'm 15 years younger, which is fine by me! 

[Jasper93]

It seems as I look at my pre HRT and post beginning there seems to be quite a difference in how it looks like my age has change. I really don't know because I'm just looking at myself , but it does seem I've taken a few years off with HRT. Have others seen a small or big change since starting hormones, just curious.

Yes.  See, I started at age 20, and was perceived as a 20-year-old male at that time.  After two months on HRT, I was just walking around somewhere, and this random woman stopped me, put her hands on my shoulders, and told me I was "the most adorable thing" she had ever seen.  She asked how old I was, I said "almost 21", and she just had to go on and on about how that couldn't possibly be true because I looked like I was only 16.  I had a lot of instances similar to that before I actually blossomed into someone who's perceived as being a young woman.  Recently, someone guessed my age as being 22, and I was kind of taken aback by that.  Then I realized that women generally look younger than do men, so she was probably accommodating for that.  I couldn't pass as a 22-year-old male if I wanted to because of this difference between genders.

Ally

[SophiaW]

Yes, agree with everyone here, people think I'm 20 years younger routinely...skin is softer and just feel more serene and peaceful.

[Nati]

I don't see any change but all my friends say i look 10-15 years younger.

[JoanneB]

I can't say E has helped me look any less older.

Two years ago I started working back at a company I left almost 15 years ago. The reaction was a unanimous "You haven't changed a bit" (If only they knew  ). When I look at the ID card pics from just before starting HRT I don't see anything beyond perhaps a little more filled out in the face.

Full Disclosure. In my younger days I was given the name "Baby Face" First reason was obvious. The other a homage to Baby Face Nelson whom I was close to emulating. I was getting "proofed" in bars up untill my mid 20's (drinking age was 18 back then and pretty much no one ever got proofed). By then the rapidly receding hairline started making me look 10 years older.

Then.... there are the days I look in the mirror and see a sad old man 

[LizMarie]

I just checked that "how old" web site and got 35, 37, 43, and 52, depending on the photo. I'm 57. I'm frequently told by others that I look to be between 35-45. I don't know if I believe that but I've heard it enough. Before that, I was a "dignified older man" according to some.

I think there are a lot of factors, not just HRT, that color perceptions.

[stephaniec]

the web site is weird . sometimes it says I'm female 57 years old other times I'm male and other times I'm female 30 years old. It seems to have to do with angles and lighting but out of the four sites I'm aware of it does nail it pretty good when it gets it .

[Beth Andrea]

Yes, while I've always looked younger than I am (50yo, thank you, low-stress and indoor job), after a few months on HRT people started noticing that I was looking even younger than I had been.

Part of it was probably the loss of incredible anxiety trying to be what I'm not.



Wonder why they have the silhouette of a woman wearing a power suit? 

[kittenpower]

I'm 51; Ponce De Leon called, and said to keep doing what you're doing 

[Monika1223]

Well I just started hormones a week ago so hopefully they have positive effects on my skin. BUT before I had an orchiectomy I was 22 and people always used to tell me I look much older. About 30. Once I had an orchie I felt so good. And then I thought it was in my mind I look younger but people started telling me all the time I look younger than I am. It became a pretty common thing. People never told me I look younger than 21 pre orchie. NEVER. After the orchie I was told I look under 21 many times.
So getting rid of the testosterone definitely made me look younger.

[AuntBarbara]

I started HRT just two and a half months ago and I can already see subtle changes to my skin.  It's softer and more translucent.

[iKate]

I did notice I get carded for everything now.

How-old.net takes off a few years it seems


No smile in this pic. I wanted to do a picture like the state of NJ tells you to do with driver licenses - neutral expression.

I am actually 36 so it took off 9 years? Not too shabby.

[Erica_Y]

For me the consistent feedback was 10-2 years younger looking than my age till I started Prometrium. After being on that for like 9 months I think is took out a lot of softness in my face. In the last month I dropped P and I am noticing the softening starting to return so I hope it comes back and goes beyond what I had.

[jessical]

Definitely younger.  People are shocked now when I tell them my age.  It has smoothed my skin, but also softened and reduced many of the lines on my face.  Even when I look at my face in the mirror, I can not believe I am 41!

[Mariah]

Hi Barbara, welcome to Susan's. I look forward to seeing you around the forums. Congrats on having started HRT. Good luck and Hugs
Mariah

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I started HRT just two and a half months ago and I can already see subtle changes to my skin.  It's softer and more translucent.