QuoteIt only makes sense to me,That if your body is full of male hormones, then you block them and start feeding your body with female hormones, that "some" changes would happen.
It may not work for everyone that way, but according to the science of it all that's what should happen. I have a hard time believing that it wouldn't have an effect on some people at all, even if small changes are happening like the skin texture changing, better hair growth,gaining more fat,emotions changing, whatever. Something is happening. Wink
There are definite effects on the muscle mass if one if taking estrogen as M to F. The muscle mass overall diminishes. The muscles also tighten and can be a source of leg cramps.
My own experience has been like being "re-made" in some respects. The physical is obvious but the mental and emotional for me have been most profound.
Living my life as I do now and as I did before HRT is like looking at a dim memory. I respond differently to the same stimuli in my daily life. My anger threshold has gone way up and there is little that upsets me. I hear myself talk and it is with a different choice of words, closer to standard diction that it was. If I notice something that is becoming a bad habit I can control it faster and more effectively. My speech patterns have changed. I don't sound anything like I once did. I'm working on training my voice to sound more feminine and it is getting more passable on the phone over time. I read faces more closely, especially those of other women I encounter when out and about my business.
I am more aware of young children, especially toddlers, and if one gets separated from its parent or guardian, I will try to keep the child next to me until someone arrives to take over.
I smile more and it's from the inside out.
When I have to face a conflict with another woman I am at first reasonable but when the claws have to come out, they do, however, I don't "go for the jugular" unless someone pushes me to it.
My apologies for getting too windy. My sole purpose was to show some of the myriad of changes, great and small, that have been given to me. They all are most precious gifts to me and I give thanks to the Great Spirit for them.
Wing Walker
With a Smile from the Inside Out
