Hai der.
Today, after waiting since October last year, I finally acquired hormones from my Endocrinologist. Basically I'm a woman, in a male body. (I don't like saying Male-To-Female, cause' I was never even male in the first place) :P I live in Uruguay, and I hope I wrote this correctly. They handed me valerato de estradiol (estradiol valerate) and acetato de progesterona (progestrone acetate). I am to take estradiol and progesterone acetate until I meet my endocrinologist again on May the 10th. I forgot to ask her why she didn't give me an androgen blocker or anti-androgen such as spironolactone, perhaps its because I live in Uruguay???? Nevertheless I am nervous because I read online that if I take estrogen without a blocker it converts to testosterone. No-no. Tomorrow, I'm going to call my endocrinologist with this doubt, I hope she remembers I am 'MTF'. Is this normal, did anyone ever get this? I'll post the content of the medicine in an hour or two, and see if all is right.
I thank you!
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Hey Shirley
Welcome to Susan's :) Great to have you here - looking forward to seeing you around the forum.
I was started on estrogen only for the first six weeks, my endo said it would help reduce my T which it did. After six weeks he put me on Spiro.
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Grace
Welcome Shirley... Glad you are with us :)
Certainly worth the question on your Endocrinologist. Not sure on the answer to your question but looking at Grace's response I guess it's not uncommon.. Maybe something to do with your own bodily Endo system ?
Look forward to seeing you around :)
L Katy
Thanks girls, I guess I will contact her tomorrow as soon as possible. Another thing, how do you change your profile, so that I can have a profile picture?
I went to account/profile settings and it just says (no avatar) in a button, where do I upload :3
Kind Regards,
Shirley Dover
Ohhhh, and one more thing ~ Ms Grace explained that she was only on extradiol for 6 weeks, but supposedly I should be on it for 3 MONTHS, ???
Has anyone else had this problem :-\ :-\
Quote from: Shirley | Dover on February 11, 2015, 03:31:32 PM
Thanks girls, I guess I will contact her tomorrow as soon as possible. Another thing, how do you change your profile, so that I can have a profile picture?
I went to account/profile settings and it just says (no avatar) in a button, where do I upload :3
Kind Regards,
Shirley Dover
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Read the links Grace sent you!
Quote from: Cindy on February 11, 2015, 04:09:13 PM
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Read the links Grace sent you!
Omg I did! I am still new here I apologise if it came off as lazy. OMG I need to report that the medicine I got is an anti-androgen (cyproterone acetate), so no worries, this convo is all cleared up I guess.
Thanks everyone, you are made up of much help!:DDD
Testosterone can convert to estradiol, via the action of the enzyme aromatase.
There is no way the reverse can happen. Estradiol can never convert to testosterone.
http://ceri.com/steroid.gif
Quote from: Shirley | Dover on February 11, 2015, 03:00:57 PM
Nevertheless I am nervous because I read online that if I take estrogen without a blocker it converts to testosterone.
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It won't happen, as others have said.
I've been on E only, no blocker, from day 1 and had great results; the worst that happens with no blocker is that testosterone isn't suppressed enough. But estrogen will NEVER convert to testosterone.
Shirley my first 6 weeks were also on Estrogen only and it lowered my testosterone by half. It's extremely common to be started on estrogen only first so I wouldn't worry about it to much.
Mariah