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Quote from: LoriDee on April 16, 2024, 10:18:40 AMYes! I didn't notice it, but my dental hygienist said that she noticed my skin being smoother and softer. I think I notice it mostly after shaving my legs. I love how soft and smooth they get.
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on April 15, 2024, 09:09:42 PMNot just at the three year milestone, but earlier, my face filled out.My rear has not, thus there is not a 10-12 inch difference between my waist and hips.Smooth skin? Or perhaps better said as smoother feeling skin? Yes, some of that too. Not to be mistaken with softened hot water and soap when taking a shower, that feels smooth too. Chrissy
Quote from: LoriDee on April 18, 2024, 02:28:08 PMI was told that T is a much more powerful hormone than E. Which is why we get T-blockers in addition to E. They suspected that like you said, my T was being converted from E. So they took me off Spiro and put me on two other blockers. One prevents T from being produced. The other blocks the T receptors, so if any E is being converted it will have no effect. They still haven't figured out why my E is so low despite continually increasing my dosage over four years. But the small improvements I have experienced are very affirming, like seeing a photo or a glance in the mirror and realizing that is you!
Quote from: Sarah B on April 06, 2024, 08:09:06 AMHello Sweet Luck My name is Sarah B and I would like to formally, Welcome you to Susan's Place!You mentioned in your first post;You can expect your boobs to be smaller than your closest female relatives by up to a cup size. You may notice signs of breast enlargement around the third month if you're using both hormone blockers and hormones.Breasts take 3 to 5 years from tanner stage 1 to tanner stage 5.When I first started HRT I knew it would take time for my breasts to develop and I heard at the time it would take about 5 years. I was patient, so in the end I did not worry about them growing.We strive to make this a safe place to find information and to share your thoughts and comments regarding your journey. Just about everyone here has been confused about their gender at some point in their lives. Some discover they are transgender and others realize they are non-binary, while others may feel they fit best somewhere else along the gender spectrum. No matter where that may be, you are always welcome at Susan's Place.Once you feel comfortable here, it would be appreciated if you add a little bit more about yourself in the Introductions Forum. I'm always learning something new.In addition members of Susan's will more than likely will discuss problems or issues that are similar to yours as most of us have experienced these as well. You can read about my story (still in progress) in a link listed below my signature.Please review the links at the end of this message, they include information which will help you navigate the site and use the available features. When you reach 15 posts, you will be able to send and reply to private messages and you will also be able to add an avatar to your profile, until then if you have any questions about the Susan's Place site and the Forums, please feel free to contact, the Forum Admin Danielle Northern Star Girl alaskandanielle@yahoo.comOnce again, Welcome to Susan's Place!Sarah BOffical Greeter@Sweet luck@LoriDee @Northern Star Girl Things that you should readSite Terms of Service & Rules to Live ByStandard Terms & DefinitionsPost Ranks (including when you can upload an avatar)News posting & quoting guidelinesPhoto, avatars, & signature imagesSite Policies and stuff to rememberCautionary NoteMembership Agreement
Quote from: NancyDrew1930 on Today at 12:29:30 PMI just got my yearly bloodwork done this morning, and when I see my NP I'm going to ask to be put on progesterone. Cyproterone is a progestin, so it has helped, however from what I have read bioidentical progesterone helps to promote even further feminization, and is better, such as growing the breasts to Tanner 5.
Quote from: LoriDee on Today at 01:26:44 PMI have been on progesterone for just over a year now. Both medicines work the same way, but bioidentical progesterone has less health risks. Synthetic progestins have been shown to increase the risk of cancers, etc. Bioidentical progesterone has no such risk. When women become pregnant both their estrogen and progesterone levels rise to high levels. Extremely few pregnant women develop cancer, therefore bioidentical is the way to go.I still argue with my doctors who want to keep levels low "to a safe level". They ignore the biological fact that high estrogen and high progesterone are what prepare the breasts for breastfeeding. We could get to Tanner Stage 5 in 9 months! But they prefer to take things S L O W L Y and after four years, my levels still have not hit the "normal" levels I should be at. They think because of my age I should be at a post-menopausal range when I am still trying to get through puberty. My new Gynecologist and I will have a long discussion next month. I might have to tell her I want to meet with a lactation consultant to see how she would modify my hormone protocol to induce lactation in 9 months. She can't argue that it can't be done. It already has. A transgender woman breastfed her partner's infant successfully for six months before switching to formula. It was all over the news back in 2017.