Does HRT reduce your foot size?

[Jill F]

I wish. Pretty please?  Finding cute boots in size 13 is near impossible.  Just ask my wife.  I've only had to deal with that size 13 problem relatively lately.

[Aquarelle]

Looks like the most of you had the luck with the shoe size... On 13 months HRT I can still see close to no change - I just went from EU 42 to 41... I don't know what is it in US sizes... I measured my feet and they shrinked about 5 mm in length and 4-5 mm in width, which is one shoe size difference... I doubt they will shrink more, although I want it very much... Nevertheless, I still hope
About the height - I think it is possible, because at my age (33) I lost 1,5 cm height since started HRT - I was 181-182 and now I am 180, which is still nice... I wanted to be a little bit shorter, but I don't know if it's possible...

[Christine Eryn]

I think I may have lost a size from 9/10 to 8. I also wear different sneakers all the time so I couldn't tell accurately. Overall, years of HRT have caused me to lose a BUNCH of muscle mass, which is a GOOD thing. I noticed my hands are way thinner than they used to be, and even old winter gloves fit looser than before. I can get away with squeezing into a women's size 9 heel, 10 is a little more comfy.

[Urban Christina]

Not only my feet, my height also shrunk. I used to be taller than my mom but am shorter now and when I look at my old male shoes...they look so huge and feel loose when trying them on. HRT doesn't do anything for the bone health but it shrinks muscle and fat all over as most of you know so that's the result of having seemingly smaller feet. Don't listen to Lisa.

[JamesG]

As another data point, I wear (wore?) men's size 11 wide. I have a nice pair of NunnBush dress shoes that I could wear briefly, but within minutes my feet would start to ache because they were too tight in width and length.  After reading this thread, I pull them out of the back of the closet, dusted them off, and tried them on again.  12 months on low dose hormones and losing 45 lbs. and they fit nice now. I can wear them all day! 

Of course, now all my other shoes and boots are loose now... 

[Just Shelly]

Not only my feet, my height also shrunk. I used to be taller than my mom but am shorter now and when I look at my old male shoes...they look so huge and feel loose when trying them on. HRT doesn't do anything for the bone health but it shrinks muscle and fat all over as most of you know so that's the result of having seemingly smaller feet. Don't listen to Lisa.

Yes I did as well. I know for a fact I lost at least 1/2 inch but I think its more close to an inch. I was close to 5' 8" pre-transition I am now 5'6 1/2". I was probably closer to 5'7 1/2" in prior life...but I never much cared...so even if I was that would still be a full inch!! The more scientific evidence I have though, is a growth chart I made on the wall for my children 8 years ago. I also made a mark for myself 8 years ago and about a year ago I decided to see if I grew like my children LOL... I was pleasantly surprised to see I had shrunk at least an inch!!

Shoe size I always wore a men's 8 prior so when I transitioned I bought the equal size in women's being that of a 9 or 9/12....I soon realized these were too big I now easily fit in 8 and even 7 1/2 women's....but my feet are a little wide so I if I can't find a wide I buy an 8 or 8 1/2. It's really convenient since these are popular sizes and I'm able to find many more styles.

Now heals! That's a different animal...I haven't found a single pair I could wear longer than 4 hours and its not that they were too tight! I'm in a real bind, since I have an engagement coming up that requires I dress a little more classy and will need to wear some heals.....UGH!!

[llerret]

I'm a shoe fanatic. I wear a women's size 11 and plenty of online stores cater to me. I have a great shoe collection. I hope my feet don't get much smaller because I would have wasted all this money lol

[Cassie 4 Ever!!!]

I got one size smaller, but I think this is because I lost a lot of muscle and fat from my feet as my weight is dropping

[Natalia]

I always wore 39 (9.5 woman size)...but this last week I started wearing a 38 (9 womans size) and, besides being a bit too thigh...they are fitting! Yay!

I tried some 37 (8.5 womans size) and they fit but it seems like my toes will get like this:

[Jane's Sweet Refrain]

My own shrinkage is not that dramatic. I went from a fairly-tight U.S. 10 to a very comfortable 9.5 and sometimes 9. Although what causes the foot to shrink is debatable, that it does in many transwomen is hard to dispute, unless we are under some collective cinderella step-sister fantasy. I have also lost an inch+ in height (as have many of my other sisters). What I find more peculiar is this. My left foot has always been slightly larger than my right. I always used it as the guide for buying shoes. But recently, my feet have evened out, and the right may actually be slightly larger than the left.


I love you all, regard of foot size.

[jebee]

im a size 8 uk womens, i have been since i was 13, no amount of hrt will change the bones in ur feet.

[fluttershy1617]

Looks like the most of you had the luck with the shoe size... On 13 months HRT I can still see close to no change - I just went from EU 42 to 41... I don't know what is it in US sizes... I measured my feet and they shrinked about 5 mm in length and 4-5 mm in width, which is one shoe size difference... I doubt they will shrink more, although I want it very much... Nevertheless, I still hope
About the height - I think it is possible, because at my age (33) I lost 1,5 cm height since started HRT - I was 181-182 and now I am 180, which is still nice... I wanted to be a little bit shorter, but I don't know if it's possible...

Hi It is nice but how could it shrink in lenght since there just bones and thin skin layer?

[Riley Skye]

2.5 years and no real change in foot size or height

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[Laura_7]

Hi It is nice but how could it shrink in lenght since there just bones and thin skin layer?

There are tissue cushions in between the backbone.
If you measure your height you are supposed to be about 1 cm higher in the morning, compared to the evening.
This is considered normal.

Changes there can make for a difference in height.

Also changes in posture.
The backbone has an s shape.
Slight changes there can make for a difference.


hugs

[Laurette Mohr]

 Good luck to You. I wear a size 15 wide in men's so if you're smaller. Thank your lucky stars.

[Jenna Marie]

I've also noticed that getting a wide-size shoe makes my foot go down half a size (same shoe, same day), suggesting that in some shoes I basically have to buy a half-size bigger to accommodate foot width. So it'd stand to reason that if my feet got a bit narrower due simply to muscle and fat loss that I might appear to also have lost a bit of size.

[Dena]

I think my feet have grown or shoe sizes have gotten smaller. As a male I wore a 11 1/2 in a good quality shoe but the tennis shoes I am buying are size 13. I tried on some shoes I haven't worn for a long time and they no longer fit so I did an internet search and came up with http://us.longtallsally.com. I am down to one pair of pretty worn shoes so I better order soon.

[insanio]

If only!