Hey so my girlfriend isn't starting estrogen any time soon, but we're planning on being together forever. Lol. It might sound stupid, but we love each other.

When she starts estrogen, is there anything I need to look out for? Like is there anything I should worry about?
I heard that she might cry a lot, and could lose a lot of weight, but I don't know anything other than that.

She's 5'4, 21 years old, and weighs 104 pounds. She's not anorexic or anything. It's just the way her body is.

I just get really protective and scared when it comes to my girlfriend transitioning, because I just want her to be okay, and I want her to be happy.

So is there anything I should know?

Thanks a lot!! <3 <3

Hi well everyone is a bit different in regards to the progression stages of hrt.
Within the first 3 months she will feel her skin get softer yes definatley she will become more emitional . for me I would watch something sad or happy and u would start to tear up lol.
possible weight loss I can't be sure on that maybe someone else can comment I lost all my weight before I started hrt I'm 6 ft1 80 kg.
and person depending she might feels signs of breast growth in the first 3 months.
I would say you don't need to worry about anything just enjoy the changes togeather u sound like a amazing partner and support for your girlfriend .
She is going to be fine once she starts to take hrt she will feel amazing.
Hugs to u both xoxo


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I've been gaining weight but I started off pretty skinny, 46kg at 5'8, I'm about 4 months in and at the moment weight 49kg

Quote from: Summer on November 29, 2014, 04:47:27 AM
Hi well everyone is a bit different in regards to the progression stages of hrt.
Within the first 3 months she will feel her skin get softer yes definatley she will become more emitional . for me I would watch something sad or happy and u would start to tear up lol.
possible weight loss I can't be sure on that maybe someone else can comment I lost all my weight before I started hrt I'm 6 ft1 80 kg.
and person depending she might feels signs of breast growth in the first 3 months.
I would say you don't need to worry about anything just enjoy the changes togeather u sound like a amazing partner and support for your girlfriend .
She is going to be fine once she starts to take hrt she will feel amazing.
Hugs to u both xoxo

Me too with the tears...

Been on HRT since ~2003... being a lot older it has taken a lot longer, but I love all the changes, and side effects, all done under medical care tho...

Share and love the changes she will go through

L Katy

Quote from: J441 on November 29, 2014, 04:32:18 AM
When she starts estrogen, is there anything I need to look out for? Like is there anything I should worry about? I heard that she might cry a lot, and could lose a lot of weight, but I don't know anything other than that.

She's 5'4, 21 years old, and weighs 104 pounds. She's not anorexic or anything. It's just the way her body is.

E does not typically cause weight loss. She is still young enough and light enough that her body should feminize nicely. However, I recommend weight maintenance pre-HRT because weight gain could cause further development of a male skeletal structure that could be irreversible. I also caution against waiting too long. I experienced severe masculinization in my 20s. If I started at 21, I would have been a beautiful woman. Now that is forever out of my reach. If you encourage her to wait, you could be placing that out of her reach, too, and that would probably be emotionally devastating. It certainly was for me. The crying is likely, though. I myself love the deeper emotions.

QuoteI just get really protective and scared when it comes to my girlfriend transitioning, because I just want her to be okay, and I want her to be happy.

My parents always get protective and scared, which is why I had to proceed in secret. Their intentions were good, but they caused serious harm by making me doubt myself. If you really love her, you will not make my parents' mistake. Please be fully supportive of her transitioning. Happiness is so much easier to attain when life is not a constant struggle against unwanted hormones. The E goes a long way toward improving mood, too. There could be people in life who think lesser of her for transitioning, but do such prejudiced people really belong in her life, anyway? They clearly have no place in mine. I can only speak for myself, but I was never satisfied by people who thought highly of my male persona, because it was not the 'real' me. Professors giving me an 'A', parents showering me with praises, and attractive females looking my way, never made me feel any better. In fact, I felt awful for deceiving them, making them think I was a man when I never was. No one should have to live that way.