A bit of background about myself, I was born premature and as a result of my prematurity, my genitals looked more masculine (e.g. large clitorus), I was a late bloomer and no sexuality developed within me during or after puberty. Sexual and romantic attraction towards others simply did not occur at all. (I later realized this was me being aromantic asexual because even on T, there has been no development of sexuality.)
I also experienced depression a week leading up to my period, I would be delirious and borderline suicidal the day before the period was due to come. It became a repetitive pattern that I began to pinpoint the exact feeling of a bottomless pit of darkness swallowing me up whole and sure enough, within 24 hours, it'd arrive.
Pre-T, I had bloodworks done and it showed I had low testosterone. I always wondered if the lower than normal T levels for a biological female could be the reason why I was sensitive to the spikes of hormonal changes prior to periods, but my GP brushed it off as being normal.
Even though I have been on a steady dose of T for four years, a month or so ago, my bloodworks showed normal healthy T levels for a biological male and my estrogen levels were 1200 which was extremely high. I had to get another blood test done a week later and those results showed I was ovulating but I did not have a period (thank god).
My endo was quite baffled yet intrigued about my scenario that he spoke to a colleague who also treats transgender patients and she told him while its uncommon, it has happened to one of her patients. My endo advised that having a hysterectomy (removing the ovaries) would solve the issue of the estrogen spikes.
Has anyone else had any experiences in hormone spikes prior or during HRT? Or were your hormone levels relatively in the normal range?
If there's anything else that this topic has got you thinking about, please feel free to give your input
