sex and hormone therapy (MtoF)

[sarakat]

Hello all,
I was wondering what the effects of ejaculation, of reaching orgasm has on the effects of HRT.  Does it impede the effects of estrogen and spiro?  I have noticed a rather definite change in my emotional state of mind post-ejaculation....similar to starting a higher dose of estrogen.  (More in my head and higher instances of unreasonable concerns, and increased emotional sensitivity)  Sometimes right after or within a day or two.  Does sexual release decrease the levels of testosterone, at least temporarily...and then lead to increase higher than before?   

Any information or experience you've had would be most helpful. 

Thanks! 
Sara.

[tinkerbell]

Does sexual release decrease the levels of testosterone, at least temporarily...and then lead to increase higher than before?   

Hi Sara, welcome to Susan's!

This is what the wiki has to say about your question:

In the testes, testosterone is produced by the Leydig cells. The male generative glands also contain Sertoli cells which require testosterone for spermatogenesis. Like most hormones, testosterone is supplied to target tissues in the blood where much of it is transported bound to a specific plasma protein, sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG).

A 2001 study[2] examined the effect of a 3-week period of sexual abstinence followed by masturbation-induced orgasm. It found that abstinence over such periods "does not change the neuroendocrine response to orgasm but does produce elevated levels of testosterone in males."

A 2003 study[3] showed that serum testosterone levels reach a peak seven days after abstaining from ejaculation.

tinkerbell

P.S.  Did I understand your question correctly?

[sarakat]

Thank you for relpying Tinkerbell,
Well that does answer part of my question...perhaps the whole thing.  I had heard some of that before and I wonder if the change in my mood post-orgasm is a result from the drop in testosterone following a period of abstinence (a week or more) and the resulting elevated levels. 

I suppose the main concern of my question was what effects regular ejaculation might have on my transition....hormone effectiveness and whatnot.  I mean it's been 3 and a half years since I began HRT and I'm doing pretty well (aside from the usual desire for quicker breast growth  ), so it's just been a small question on my mind  that I keep forgetting to ask my doctor about.  I mean sex is good for the soul and great for stress...I was just a bit worried if sexual release might be counter-productive to my transition....perhaps it's just the incongruity I feel in achieving erections and the somewhat disconnected feeling I have to my penis and the orgasms I experience.

But really, I am truly blessed all around...
Thanks again,
and much love...

Sara