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Height changes?

Started by Cheriika, November 14, 2016, 02:58:55 PM

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Cheriika

Is it possible to shrink in height if you take estrogen and if it is possible then how much are you able to shrink? I know that bones won't shrink but I hope that something else will do so I will feel more like the other girls and match them more, pass better and feel overall much more feminine. I really have problems with my height because I am much taller than the women in my town, there are just a handful women that reach my height 5'10" (179cm). The big majority of women are between 5'1" and 5'8" and I want to feel like I am a part of them and not a big thing that used to be a boy.
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Dena

Some people report a small reduction in heigh of an inch or two but in my case, I am still the same 6'2" that I was before starting my transition. There is talk about the pelvic tilt changing and possibly changes in the cartilage. If you do a little digging, somewhere around here there is a thread about this subject that was active within the last year or so.
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Pisces228

My Dr explained it to me as a change from a pelvic tilt and loss of muscle mass in the feet and back.  But I don't think all trans women shrink.  I have known several trans women and they were all very insistent that your height didn't change nor your hands change.
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Mariah

Yeah my health remained as it was pre HRT. I think any shrinkage in height probably comes from loss of muscle mass. Hugs
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Quote from: Cheriika on November 14, 2016, 02:58:55 PM
Is it possible to shrink in height if you take estrogen and if it is possible then how much are you able to shrink? I know that bones won't shrink but I hope that something else will do so I will feel more like the other girls and match them more, pass better and feel overall much more feminine. I really have problems with my height because I am much taller than the women in my town, there are just a handful women that reach my height 5'10" (179cm). The big majority of women are between 5'1" and 5'8" and I want to feel like I am a part of them and not a big thing that used to be a boy.
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Deborah

My height and feet size have both stayed the same.  The spinal column is not composed of muscle so unless your posture changes or your spinal column degenerates I cannot see how one could get shorter.


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Roxy

I lost 1 and half  inches in height due to back injury ( two failed disc's ).
Since HRT I lost almost 2 shoe sizes , which I though was completely impossible.  I do note an above poster mentioned muscle mass decrease in feet , so I can only guess it must be muscle and fat lost in feet as bones don't change
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ErinS

I lost almost 2 inches, and have the medical records to prove it.
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Emileeeee

I didn't change my height, but I did appear to get taller, probably just from standing up straighter to make my boobs look bigger though :)
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AngieT

Pre-transition height:  5'10"

Dr. appointment ~8 yrs ago:  5'9"

Dr. appointment 2 months ago:  5'8"

Maybe I'm shrinking, or maybe I'm just getting old and this is a normal decrease in height around age 50.  YMMV


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