Rotation

[tori319]

I wrote on another site that I read that some trans womens hips rotate forward on hrt and everybody but one person said it was false.Has anyone here had it happen and how did it feel.

[jesse]

tori the best i think that can happen is your center of gravity changing do to increase in breast tissue growth. this might cause a slight hip rotation but id have to remain guarded on that oppinion because i think the center of gravity change would be minimal at best jmo though maybe others will chime in on this
jessica

[aubrey]

Just like everything else during transition it depends on your age, genetics, etc.

[K8]

When I was pretending to be a man, I tended to walk with my chest and shoulders forward.  Now that I don't have to pretend anymore, I tend to walk with my lower pelvis forward and a slight curve to my back.  I'm not sure if this is what you mean by hip rotation.

For me it was more of a relaxation into my natural style.  I don't have enough breast tissue to weigh anything, but I do feel like my center of gravity is lower than it used to be.

- Kate

[tori319]

A woman on another site said that her hips made it uncomfortable to slouch like she used as a man.She said her hips rotated and I read on another site that this does happen.

[Nigella]

Could someone explain what hip rotation means. The only strange experience I have had to do with my hips is that one day I found myself walking differently as though my hips were in more of a rotation, purely unintentional and just happened from that day and now I find myself walking that way ever since. Really strange.

Stardust

[Little Dragon]

Lol what axis of rotation are we talking about? XD I didn't know that HRT causes a change in posture, though I dont mind the added help in feminising my walk

[aubrey]

There's no doubt it changed my posture, ligaments, joints etc...I couldn't walk the same way I used to if I tried. There's still sometimes a pain just below my hips when I walk that feels like my legs are trying to change their position and angle, but not as bad as it used to be.

[jesse]

hip rotation is in regards to the way a natal females pelvis bones sit vs the natal male.  females have a slight tilt to their pelvis that occures around the time they are going threw puberty. the tilt causes the upper leg bones to adjust causing the nock kneed look you see in some females. this of course has a dramatic effect on your posture so ya i guess if it occured in the one mtf the op is refering to it might make it uncomfortable to sit the way he use to. i guess the best way to demonstrate it is in the way a female crosses her legs in males or at least for me and several others i know it is more comfortable to sit with the ankle resting on the leg as opposed to completely crossed as most females do. It remains so even after genitals have attrophied as to not be "in the way" although it is getting easier to sit with my legs fully crossed.
jmo
jessica

[Little Dragon]

hip rotation is in regards to the way a natal females pelvis bones sit vs the natal male.  females have a slight tilt to their pelvis that occures around the time they are going threw puberty. the tilt causes the upper leg bones to adjust causing the nock kneed look you see in some females. this of course has a dramatic effect on your posture so ya i guess if it occured in the one mtf the op is refering to it might make it uncomfortable to sit the way he use to. i guess the best way to demonstrate it is in the way a female crosses her legs in males or at least for me and several others i know it is more comfortable to sit with the ankle resting on the leg as opposed to completely crossed as most females do. It remains so even after genitals have attrophied as to not be "in the way" although it is getting easier to sit with my legs fully crossed.
jmo
jessica

Reeeeeally? This is most intruiging! I always thought that HRT couldn't ever alter bone structure at all! This is good news, regardless.

[jesse]

well add to the fact ive lost 2 inches in hight and my friggin feet have shrunk im not entirely sure hrt dosnt alter bone structure ymmv as with anything that happens with hrt.
jessica

[rejennyrated]

hip rotation is in regards to the way a natal females pelvis bones sit vs the natal male.  females have a slight tilt to their pelvis that occures around the time they are going threw puberty. the tilt causes the upper leg bones to adjust causing the nock kneed look you see in some females. this of course has a dramatic effect on your posture so ya i guess if it occured in the one mtf the op is refering to it might make it uncomfortable to sit the way he use to. i guess the best way to demonstrate it is in the way a female crosses her legs in males or at least for me and several others i know it is more comfortable to sit with the ankle resting on the leg as opposed to completely crossed as most females do. It remains so even after genitals have attrophied as to not be "in the way" although it is getting easier to sit with my legs fully crossed.
jmo
jessica

That is a fascinating observation if accurate. Look at the way I'm sitting in this photo taken from my writers website. That photo was not specially chosen, it's just the way I always sit. And yes from puberty I've always been slightly knock kneed.

I hadn't ever thought about it before but I absolutely always cross my legs at the knees - and when I'm doing it in polite company I keep the angle of the leg down so that that my feet are both closer to the floor, although in that photo I'm doing it a bit less elegantly than normal because I'm concentrating on providing a stable platform for my laptop.

[FairyGirl]

I've always sat like that too. It can cause blood vessels to become visible near the skin in the area where your upper calf rests against the other knee, probably from sitting long periods of time with the circulation restricted in that one spot. I've also lost 2 full inches in height in the last 14.5 months, as documented by my doctor (from 5'11 to 5'9). I take a calcium supplement every day and I don't think my bones have shrunk any, but they have definitely shifted positions. My normal gait is quite different than it used to be, and I've also noticed my legs and feet turn slightly inward now when I walk.

[Little Dragon]

well add to the fact ive lost 2 inches in hight and my friggin feet have shrunk im not entirely sure hrt dosnt alter bone structure ymmv as with anything that happens with hrt.
jessica

Lol, I'm 5'3 irl pre-HRT, so if I shrink any because of HRT then I'd probably disappear! XD

[K8]

My normal gait is quite different than it used to be, and I've also noticed my legs and feet turn slightly inward now when I walk.

I've noticed that my toes point more forward when I walk and often catch myself standing with my toes straight forward or even toward each other slightly.  I never used to do that.

- Kate

[Rock_chick]

That's how I've always sat as well. The other thing i do that really freaks people out (especially men) is sit on the floor with my legs positioned so that they are flat on the floor and my feet are near my bum. In fact I don't know that many GG's that can sit like that. I can't sit crossed legged on the floor like you do in primary school...it's just too uncomfortable.

[LordKAT]

I can't sit on the floor. Well I can but getting back up is a whole nother story.

[tori319]

Jess, how tall are you now and  how much have your feet shrunk?

[Bam]

After being on HRT for about 18 mths i started getting pain in my hips and asked my GYN about it he told me it was normal,it was just my hips realigning and shifting toward a female figure. My walk changed to more feminine walk and i stand like a woman with out even thinking about it.Look at a woman they always have one foot slightly in front of the other.

[Little Dragon]

You're correct; HRT cannot alter bone structure. After puberty ends, the epiphyseal plates fuse and growth can no longer occur.
Some compression may occur from high intensity sports and some compression will occur over time (i.e. from getting old), but HRT itself does nothing to bone structure.
HRT does alter fat and muscle however. It's possible that HRT may have some effect on connective tissues too, which may give the illusion of bone changes - but I haven't seen any real evidence of this.

You're correct that I'm correct Lol did you shrink from HRT at all? I wonder if you lose weight from HRT..