MTF Transitioning in your thirties (30's)?

[furlock]

I think at 39 I still qualify, hehe. Anyhow thought I might say aside from hair, clothes, makeup I am progressing nicely physically. I do not think I have a image yet as I have not posted often, but I have been trolling the site for awhile now some very good information in here and thank you.

[Cadence Jean]

I'm early thirties - started when I was 30.  You can see my pic.  Or check me out on TransByDef on Youtube.  Thirty is not too old.

[fleshpull]

32 and will probably be getting started soon.

[Ashazti]

38 yrs old here... and am looking forward to starting soon myself. 

[Siobhan]

32 here and not long started 

[jeri1973]

I'm 38 and I started HRT on April 23rd.

Jeri

[ShawnaB]

I'm 36 and have my consultation for HRT at the end of May - shouldn't be long after that

[Sara Murphy]

I just wanted to say thank you, thank you, thank you for this topic.  I am 37 and just starting out and this has certainly uplifted my spirits.

[rachl]

I started my HRT one month before my 30th birthday, and I should be starting E a week before. Bring on the 30s!

[Penny Gurl]

Ok, so did anyone here in our age range have slight thinning of your hair, or even some recession?  I'm just curious on how much..if any my hair will bounce back.  Honestly I really miss my bangs, and it seems that I have some baby bangs coming back, but I'm curious if HRT will thicken things up a bit.

[Violet Bloom]

35 and hopefully on schedule to start HRT by 36th birthday.

Was wondering a bit about hair as well - I have loads of thick hair but do have to cover my receeding hairline.  Will it come back at all?  Also have been getting a lot of squiggly silver/white hairs in the sides but they can't seem to make up their mind, sometimes starting out white and then switching back to dark mid-hair.  Is it just stress?  Am I doomed to dye for eternity?

[Alainaluvsu]

I started hormones a couple months before my 29th birthday. There was no way on this earth I would've ever passed before HRT. I'm now 10 months on HRT and I decided to transition 2 months ago because the hormones changed my appearance so much, that I had to convince people I was male if I was presenting as a male. My appearance continues to change rapidly. So I would have to say that it is entirely possible for hormones to have a strong effect while you are in your 30s.

I think it has more to do with your bodies susceptibility to estrogen, along with the amount of damage that testosterone has done to your body, especially during puberty. I had a very mild puberty (low sex drive, little bone changes in the face, little growth in hands and height etc), and I think that's why HRT has been very effective for me.

[crazy old bat]

I started at 40(almost 9 years ago) and still look like a man:(

[Jamie D]

I started at 40 (almost 9 years ago) and still look like a man:(

No you don't! 
Not even close.

[crazy old bat]

No you don't! 
Not even close.

That's because of the lighting in the pics.

[Violet Bloom]

Lighting is important to me right now.  I find I look bad with too much shadowing from my facial features when I'm under bright overhead light.  Female ideals aside I find I always look best with softer frontal lighting.  Thankfully this makes me look best in the mirror, but I hate how I look at work.

[Stephanie_b]

I started hormones a couple months before my 29th birthday. There was no way on this earth I would've ever passed before HRT. I'm now 10 months on HRT and I decided to transition 2 months ago because the hormones changed my appearance so much, that I had to convince people I was male if I was presenting as a male. My appearance continues to change rapidly. So I would have to say that it is entirely possible for hormones to have a strong effect while you are in your 30s.

I think it has more to do with your bodies susceptibility to estrogen, along with the amount of damage that testosterone has done to your body, especially during puberty. I had a very mild puberty (low sex drive, little bone changes in the face, little growth in hands and height etc), and I think that's why HRT has been very effective for me.

I'm glad to hear that, also it seems to be going about the same for me as it has for you, so I'm really happy and excited to see just how feminine I will get.  I started at 33 and I'm seeing major change in just 6 weeks so far.  I'm loving it!

[CrisatSbux]

I'm currently 27, so getting close to the age group. I could easily see this whole proces going south and getting pushed off till later when it resurfaces. All the advice I've ever gotten on this subject has been more or less the same: don't walk away from this. But I think that maybe often that age seems "too late" but by 40 if you have children they will usually be grown or mostly grown, making it slightly easier to break the news and begin a transition?

[Madison Leigh]

I'm currently 27, so getting close to the age group. I could easily see this whole proces going south and getting pushed off till later when it resurfaces. All the advice I've ever gotten on this subject has been more or less the same: don't walk away from this. But I think that maybe often that age seems "too late" but by 40 if you have children they will usually be grown or mostly grown, making it slightly easier to break the news and begin a transition?

I'm 41 and just getting started (I have my first therapist appointment in about 10 days).  My child was a consideration in me waiting this long - it wasn't the only one; but I did want to wait until she was older - now that she's graduated from high school that was one more thing off the "list" I had to not pursue it.  I wish I would've started earlier, but as somebody pointed out earlier in the thread it's never too late unless you're dead.

Madison 

[JohnnieRamona]

I'm 37- hopefully starting HRT and lazer soon