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Do you have to keep taking it everyday? What would happen if you took it one day and then never again?

do you take it every day?  yes if youre using a gel or cream.  and no if youre on injectables.  (i know there are more options, just covering the basic ones)

if you took it one day and never again, nothing would happen.

Quote from: x-icecubes-x on December 13, 2009, 04:24:20 AM
Do you have to keep taking it everyday? What would happen if you took it one day and then never again?

t is usually injected once a week or so. If you stopped taking it and still had your ovaries functioning, you would keep the beard if you have one but it may begin to be lighter or softer, you skin would soften if it had toughened up. You would not lose the beard but you may or may not regain head hair that you have lost.

You can look up the effects and which are permanent or temporary on a number of sites including this one:
http://www.ftmguide.org/myths.html (http://www.ftmguide.org/myths.html)

I hope that gives you some idea of what to expect.

Quote from: LordKAT on December 13, 2009, 05:36:51 AM
...you would keep the beard if you have one but it may begin to be lighter or softer, you skin would soften if it had toughened up. You would not lose the beard but you may or may not regain head hair that you have lost...

just to clarify, you will not get a beard from 1 shot or one day of using a cream/gel

Good point, I took it differently. I thought to be taking it for whatever time and then stop. After rereading it, one dose won't really do much of anything, maybe voice if it is a long term shot.

I had a hysto so I need some sort of hormone replacement.  No way in hell am I taking estrogen.



Jay