Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: Lara1969 on February 24, 2015, 12:07:45 AM Return to Full Version
Title: Administration route of Estradiol and breast growth
Post by: Lara1969 on February 24, 2015, 12:07:45 AM
Post by: Lara1969 on February 24, 2015, 12:07:45 AM
Dear sisters,
I am courious to see if the administration route of Estradiol strongly influences the breast growth. My Endocrinologist says there is no evidence that injections will cause a better breast growth and therefor I am still on gel and patches with a cup AA after 15 months. Overall feminization is fine and passing 100%. But still no breast growth :-(
Lara
I am courious to see if the administration route of Estradiol strongly influences the breast growth. My Endocrinologist says there is no evidence that injections will cause a better breast growth and therefor I am still on gel and patches with a cup AA after 15 months. Overall feminization is fine and passing 100%. But still no breast growth :-(
Lara
Title: Re: Administration route of Estradiol and breast growth
Post by: Ms Grace on February 24, 2015, 12:19:45 AM
Post by: Ms Grace on February 24, 2015, 12:19:45 AM
I am no doctor but I have heard that some people respond better to injections than gel/patches. Maybe talk to your endo about that possibility.
Title: Re: Administration route of Estradiol and breast growth
Post by: Leila on February 24, 2015, 02:59:54 AM
Post by: Leila on February 24, 2015, 02:59:54 AM
34C here. I've been on HRT for 16 months. I started on pills but moved onto patches several months later.
Title: Re: Administration route of Estradiol and breast growth
Post by: Brenda E on February 24, 2015, 07:47:27 AM
Post by: Brenda E on February 24, 2015, 07:47:27 AM
Oral estradiol here, with plenty of breast growth but very little feminization above the chest. Estradiol is definitely getting into my system - E and T levels are just fine. I'm pretty sure this is just how my body responds to the medication rather than anything to do with the route in which it's delivered, but I could be wrong.
Title: Re: Administration route of Estradiol and breast growth
Post by: ImagineKate on February 24, 2015, 01:52:54 PM
Post by: ImagineKate on February 24, 2015, 01:52:54 PM
I do sublingual, only 3 months but I'm 34B already.
Title: Re: Administration route of Estradiol and breast growth
Post by: Muffinheart on February 24, 2015, 02:03:11 PM
Post by: Muffinheart on February 24, 2015, 02:03:11 PM
My experience will differ from others, but six years HRT - five on pills, 1 via injections. I am a modest 36b after six years, but keep in mind, I have a 22.5 BMI which means I don't have excess....ummm skin to measure around, and my mom was a B cup.
I have never worried about being bigger around the chest, but that's me.
I have never worried about being bigger around the chest, but that's me.
Title: Re: Administration route of Estradiol and breast growth
Post by: Jenna Marie on February 24, 2015, 04:38:09 PM
Post by: Jenna Marie on February 24, 2015, 04:38:09 PM
I think different people respond differently to the various methods, and it's worth finding out which works best for you.
That said, I started on patches and was a 42C at about four months in, so I figured that method worked for me and haven't changed it! (I had some gynecomastia giving me a head start, to be fair.)
That said, I started on patches and was a 42C at about four months in, so I figured that method worked for me and haven't changed it! (I had some gynecomastia giving me a head start, to be fair.)
Title: Re: Administration route of Estradiol and breast growth
Post by: Kristyn74 on February 25, 2015, 03:23:41 AM
Post by: Kristyn74 on February 25, 2015, 03:23:41 AM
I'm on pills but my endo wants me on patches next script ...more constant levels.started hrt low dose estrogen and progesterone about November .I've got enough growth to protrude/ show in tee shirt though. Just started spiro so I'll see how much difference soon enough.
Title: Re: Administration route of Estradiol and breast growth
Post by: CollieLass on February 25, 2015, 09:46:07 AM
Post by: CollieLass on February 25, 2015, 09:46:07 AM
33 years on Premarin tabs. (since age 17) and with the first 12 of those years combined with Androcur: produced exactly what I`d dreamed; a nice, naturally-rounded cup size C.......Which {at least for now} haven`t yet fallen under the evil pull of gravity! ;)
I still get bouts of 'tingling', which to me, even after all these years; still brings joyous feelings of contentment of 'correctness'.
Deb. :-*
I still get bouts of 'tingling', which to me, even after all these years; still brings joyous feelings of contentment of 'correctness'.
Deb. :-*