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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: Alyssa M. on March 16, 2009, 10:18:15 PM

Poll
Question: How does your breast cup size after one year or more on HRT differ from the average woman in your faimly?
Option 1: 1 or more sizes larger votes: 4
Option 2: about the same size votes: 6
Option 3: about 1 size smaller votes: 7
Option 4: 2 or more sizes smaller votes: 10
Title: Breast size after HRT
Post by: Alyssa M. on March 16, 2009, 10:18:15 PM
I've started HRT, and I'm very happy about it. :) Naturally, I didn't notice anything at first, but about a month in, I woke up one morning and I had breasts. Okay, they're tiny, hardly noticeable, but they are there, and I could hardly be more happy. I've long wondered how large they will grow, considering my age and the figures of the women in my family, and then Zythyra posted a link (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,57463.0.html) to a Monica Robert's blog entry containing the following claim:

Quote from: Monica RobertsBasically a transwoman's breast development will be the average size of the biowomen in her family.

I've never seen such a clear statement as that; for example the Wiki here makes the rather weak claim, "MtF who undergo HRT often experience breast development which is below the comparable natal female norm." Well, that's no surprise -- the same is true for natal females!

So what are your experiences?
Title: Re: Breast size after HRT
Post by: Janet_Girl on March 16, 2009, 10:47:47 PM
It is actually hard to state whether or not I fit the typical claim.  I am adopted and don't know what the women in my family were like.  But my ( adopted) Mom was a size D and I am a B.

But I am still hopeful for a C at least.

Janet

Title: Re: Breast size after HRT
Post by: mina.magpie on March 17, 2009, 02:14:22 AM
My mom is a B, I'm about an A after 13 months on oestrogen and before that about 10 months on AA's.

Mina.
Title: Re: Breast size after HRT
Post by: Tristan on March 17, 2009, 08:08:30 AM
after 12 months I've made it to almost a B cup. i hear it takes 2-5 years to see full results.
Title: Re: Breast size after HRT
Post by: vanna on March 17, 2009, 10:36:52 AM
Quote from: Kiera on March 17, 2009, 10:32:54 AM
lol Have a nice summer! (because unless "pre-disposed" and "very committed" with "no young kids" this may very well be your last "topless" one for a while?) ;D

Omg
Kiera

your post count has been creeping back up, your the only person i know whos post number goes down i suggest you get trimming :P

so many opinions on this subject, do not expect anything and just accept what you get. For the record i am bigger than my mum so the average thing went out of a window there
Title: Re: Breast size after HRT
Post by: imaz on March 17, 2009, 10:38:55 AM
Well, I've been on HRT full time since '92. My breasts are now pretty much the same size they were after the first year. That's an A cup, always liked small breasts anyway so I'm happy with the way they are. :)
Title: Re: Breast size after HRT
Post by: Dorothy on March 17, 2009, 11:42:32 AM
QuoteBasically a transwoman's breast development will be the average size of the biowomen in her family.

Itd be nice but not true the majority of the time due to the larger size of the chest walls & bone structure in natal males.  Asian & Hispanic peeps get lucky because they're smaller than other races by nature & thus don't have any problems like us tall, big boned girls.
Title: Re: Breast size after HRT
Post by: Nigella on March 17, 2009, 07:58:42 PM
Quote from: Alyssa M. on March 16, 2009, 10:18:15 PM
I've started HRT, and I'm very happy about it. :) Naturally, I didn't notice anything at first, but about a month in, I woke up one morning and I had breasts. Okay, they're tiny, hardly noticeable, but they are there, and I could hardly be more happy. I've long wondered how large they will grow, considering my age and the figures of the women in my family, and then Zythyra posted a link (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,57463.0.html) to a Monica Robert's blog entry containing the following claim:

I've never seen such a clear statement as that; for example the Wiki here makes the rather weak claim, "MtF who undergo HRT often experience breast development which is below the comparable natal female norm." Well, that's no surprise -- the same is true for natal females!

So what are your experiences?

OMG I hope not my mum's a 38DD, lol

I've been on HRT for a year and a now a 36B

Stardust
Title: Re: Breast size after HRT
Post by: TaraJo on September 08, 2009, 04:48:01 PM
Well, unfortunately, because of my transition, I can't really ask my mom because she's really not wanting to talk to me. :(  Even if I was on better terms with her, how do you do that?  "Hey, mom, what's your bra size?"  Talk about uncomfortable!

However, best guess is I'm a little smaller.  That being said, I've only been on hormones 10 months and I haven't been on progesterin at all (not yet, anyway). 
Title: Re: Breast size after HRT
Post by: Tammy Hope on September 08, 2009, 06:38:13 PM
I have no clue what size my mom is, or was at my age - and I have no sister.

One grandma was unremarkable and the other, IIRC, was pretty sizable.

Title: Re: Breast size after HRT
Post by: Alex_C on September 09, 2009, 01:00:53 AM
Big is not the be-all and end-all. I like 'em small myself and I think a lot of guys do, they just don't talk about it. In fact really big ones are kind of a turn off for me.

For me it's "perky" and that's mainly small and medium size ones that have that characteristic.
Title: Re: Breast size after HRT
Post by: Nigella on September 09, 2009, 12:12:39 PM
Quote from: Alex_C on September 09, 2009, 01:00:53 AM
Big is not the be-all and end-all. I like 'em small myself and I think a lot of guys do, they just don't talk about it. In fact really big ones are kind of a turn off for me.

For me it's "perky" and that's mainly small and medium size ones that have that characteristic.

I agree Alex, that's why I said about my mum, lol. Wouldn't want to be that big thank you and it can cause back and neck problems because of the weight that is carried in front.

Stardust
Title: Re: Breast size after HRT
Post by: Alyssa M. on September 09, 2009, 04:31:39 PM
I'm not looking to have DD's myself, although I don't particularly have a preference for large versus small myself. But let's just say that most women I know who complain about the small size of their breasts have bigger breasts than I do. I give thanks every day for the God who created the deisgners of the padded push-up bra.