I started at 43. I will be 44 in a few days, and I must say hrt has had some wonderful effects for me. Smooth skin being a  big one. Also, the moodiness is all but gone! Huzzah!!

I started at 27.  Spiro and sublingual estradiol, which I am still on but at twice the dose that I started with.  Around 1 month I started getting a lot calmer and more pleasant to be around.  I wasnt a miserable ->-bleeped-<- anymore.  Month 2 I had to start with a sports bra to protect the sensitive chest and hide swelling.  I started to gain weight once my levels were in the female range.  I was underweight and had 7% body fat when I started so most of the weight I gained went to female regions and there wasnt much guy fat to weight to redistribute.  Before hormones I was always trying to stay bone thin because it made me look more androgynous but I find now that I look much more feminine heavier.  I was 125lbs at 5'9.5" and now I am 155 at the same height.  Haha I went from an average height guy to a tall girl

threads like this make me so glad I signed up for this board!

I just started HRT on Monday (my 31st birthday) and so far I haven't really felt much from it, but this thread made me feel better because now I feel like it's gunna take a couple weeks to a month to start noticing things. I thought I'd have some mental changes already but I haven't, I'm really looking forward to them!

Geez, maybe I'm the "old man" around here, at 66.  Thankfully, a very physically active life has left me a body about 20 years younger than my chronological age.  I started taking phytoestrogens purely on an experimental basis about 19 months ago, worked up to a very heavy amount during the last 6 months as the further in I got in the more I liked what I saw and felt.  I'm about 5' 10", 145# and a 36B fits fairly well (ever so slightly smaller on the right).  Upper body is lighter than before by a lot, my legs and butt heavier, but I have worked for this shape through selective exercises.  If you are healthy enough and mentally committed (boy, could we have fun with that one!), age is not the barrier that people might think.  Besides, it's about how your spirit feels.  I only work for the physical part because it's sort of a symbolic thing for me that I give to my other side to assure her that she is fully welcomed as a part of my life now. 

I love this thread. I'm new here, and as I read all this testimonies, I can't help but to dream about my future (starting hrt in September).

I started 14 months ago at 42. I know I am one of the weird ones here as most of my changes have been in my breast growth. I have had steady growth since week 3 and now I can wear B and C-cup bras depending on brand (my B bras fit best, though. Some brands are simply M or L). I have had all the other changes like skin softness, muscle loss, body odor change and fat redistribution. Luckily I already had a girl's shape so these breasts are usually obvious now on this slim build depending on shirts. I will always be closeted so this is a little scary, I have to admit. Mentally, I was great for the first few months. Now I am mostly back to fighting my old depression, etc., unfortunately. My HRT dose has always been low so my body reacts well. As always, YMMV...

My first reactions where in the first month, itchy breast. Most changes came after being on HRT and post-op life. What is common place is gradual changes over the course of years compared to thinking short term e.g. first weeks or months of starting treatment.

I began HRT at age 58, nine months prior to GRS and breast augmentation.

Nice that you can begin at such a young age.

I should be getting my prescription for Spiro, and Estridol on Monday 7/31t!    Have been reading susan's .org for a decade now and done nothing till just this last year coming out to a couple friends.   Thinking back to then vs. now I am in disbelief that I'm literally about to start taking hormones that will change my body, rather than just fantasizing about it.  Seeing some of the changes that have happened to others and thinking that will soon happen to me gives me butterflies in my stomach that have lasted all week, and problably will all the way thru the appointment and down to the pharmacy to pick up MY GIRL PILLS!!!       I sure hope at 39 it will give me decent enough breast growth considering i already have some gynomastia, not to mention, muscle loss in my waste, and fat redistribution to the hips and butt.  I have broad shoulders and am 6'2 so putting alot of curve and fat on the butt and hips is something i hope works better with doing squats building my glutes then cycling fat intake with ice cream and high fatty foods so it all goes to my ass to  add  some jiggle and curve.   Also,I heard today for the first time that it is likely your hips will rotate while on HRT due to ligament and muscle change there.   If the bones of my hips don't go wider, I'm glad knowing they still change some as this is just another way to experience the body's trip into feminization.    Crazy thing is, is I plan to stay in the closet and present as a male as long as i can.   Will have to learn to the max how to use sports bras, and binders, tape for the nipples.   Sorry to go on, i'm just as exited as i've ever been in my life to start HRT like all of you have.   It will be quite a journey.   I want to be a woman so badly, my heart may jump out of my chest when i start to see my nipples develop and chest jiggle.    Glad to join the group, so many of you ARE sexy and developed nicely already and inspire my journey and are a real turn on too.    Hopefully I have enough breast development this year I can tease with topless photos too.   

Quote from: Jake/Joyce on July 29, 2017, 01:27:06 PM
I should be getting my prescription for Spiro, and Estridol on Monday 7/31t!    Have been reading susan's .org for a decade now and done nothing till just this last year coming out to a couple friends.   Thinking back to then vs. now I am in disbelief that I'm literally about to start taking hormones that will change my body, rather than just fantasizing about it.  Seeing some of the changes that have happened to others and thinking that will soon happen to me gives me butterflies in my stomach that have lasted all week, and problably will all the way thru the appointment and down to the pharmacy to pick up MY GIRL PILLS!!!       I sure hope at 39 it will give me decent enough breast growth considering i already have some gynomastia, not to mention, muscle loss in my waste, and fat redistribution to the hips and butt.  I have broad shoulders and am 6'2 so putting alot of curve and fat on the butt and hips is something i hope works better with doing squats building my glutes then cycling fat intake with ice cream and high fatty foods so it all goes to my ass to  add  some jiggle and curve.   Also,I heard today for the first time that it is likely your hips will rotate while on HRT due to ligament and muscle change there.   If the bones of my hips don't go wider, I'm glad knowing they still change some as this is just another way to experience the body's trip into feminization.    Crazy thing is, is I plan to stay in the closet and present as a male as long as i can.   Will have to learn to the max how to use sports bras, and binders, tape for the nipples.   Sorry to go on, i'm just as exited as i've ever been in my life to start HRT like all of you have.   It will be quite a journey.   I want to be a woman so badly, my heart may jump out of my chest when i start to see my nipples develop and chest jiggle.    Glad to join the group, so many of you ARE sexy and developed nicely already and inspire my journey and are a real turn on too.    Hopefully I have enough breast development this year I can tease with topless photos too.   

Hi Joyce,

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It is an exciting time when you start HRT. Have you started facial hair removal or is that not in your plans? I have had a bit of growth and I started at 51. Sooo. Now just a bit of house work:

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I started with spiro on June this year, about a month before I turned 29. Then estradiol a month later (it's been 23 days now since I started).

I noticed some physical changes within the first month, I think, basically my skin got softer. I also lost weight, around 15 pounds. My mind also feels calmer, and I would say my inner conflict  is mostly gone (though I can't say if it's the hormones or just the fact that I know I'm finally doing things to live as a woman). Erections are more difficult to get, like before I could just be bored and be like "ok I'm gonna watch porn" and that would be enough to get me going and finish. Now it's like I actually have to be in the mood and concentrate to get hard and finish.

A couple of people have told me they see something different in my face, like it's more delicate, but I attribute that to losing weight, and losing my beard. I don't think hormones can act that fast. And I don't see a difference.

I haven't felt anything else, nothing in my nipples at all. Jealous at the girls who started feeling changes in that area so quickly.

I startet with 35 and are 5 years on hormones now. I didnt recognized any major changes, but i got very, very emotional over the years.

I started HRT in Feb of this year, 2017. While waiting the three months to get my HRT letter I did do some dietary things to reduce T production. I had low T already and slight gynocomastia for a few years. When I started HRT I had full on aching in my breasts. I supposes the gynocomastia had long since already done the budding stage. Now over 5 months in, 2 on full dose I can see a big difference. My wife says I don't pass as a normal guy anymore. I'm somewhere in the mid stage of appearence. I am 5-11 but had a feminine build to me.

What I see: I lost a ton of muscle from my upper body, forearms and legs have shrunk in size. I've seen some thinning of my neck but my job seemed to have kept me moving those trapazoid muscles all spring. My body hair reduced greatly. I still have patches that grow slow on my boobs,  annoying, but my back hair is all but gone to blond fines. Leg hairs and arm hairs reduced pigment and corseness. I still run a razor over my for arms in the shower. Just enough darker hair I don't want to let grow out. My skin is smooth and soft all over now. Facial wrinkles have reduced and my face plumped up a bit. Really softens the features. On estrogen only my nails became brittle. Bumping them would break out a section. I get why it's such a big deal for girls now.  With progesterone they have become a lot more resilient. Just have to keep them filed or a cut edge will ruin them.  My physical strength and overall endurance significantly reduced. Endurance may be due to long drives for work and not using my treadmill. I gained 15 lbs in the first 6 weeks on P. Gotta watch that apitite! 

Quote from: Charlie Nicki on August 01, 2017, 12:22:17 PMErections are more difficult to get, like before I could just be bored and be like "ok I'm gonna watch porn" and that would be enough to get me going and finish. Now it's like I actually have to be in the mood and concentrate to get hard and finish.

I'm post-op 12 yrs, and even with very low T levels, under the normal female range, I can get "erect" (clitoral engorgement) and horny quite fast, and orgasm with just porn if I decide to (i.e. bored). Nothing has changed for me in that respect. I think it's more of a mental thing, less hormonal BUT progesterone tends to actually make me hornier than usual.

Quote from: KayXo on August 02, 2017, 06:40:08 PM
I'm post-op 12 yrs, and even with very low T levels, under the normal female range, I can get "erect" (clitoral engorgement) and horny quite fast, and orgasm with just porn if I decide to (i.e. bored). Nothing has changed for me in that respect. I think it's more of a mental thing, less hormonal BUT progesterone tends to actually make me hornier than usual.

Interesting! To be fair, my libido has always been low compared to my male friends, even before hormones. Also, I'm not on progesterone so maybe if my doctor prescribes that it might increase my libido (though I honestly don't care thinking about other stuff is a welcome change).

I am also 22 and I just started 9 days ago! Well I started Estrogen 9 days ago and Spiro 8 days ago technically, because when I first went to pick up my prescription they were out of Spiro and ordered it to be ready by the next day. The very first thing I noticed almost immediately, were the mental changes. Even just 9 days in my emotions are so much more powerful and prevalent. I used to be a very angry person, whenever something would happen anger would be the first place my brain would go, but now anger is like a little voice in the back of my head that is much easier to ignore. I find myself responding emotionally to things in a very different way then I ever did before. I also used to not really be able to cry but WOW has that changed, the other day I got upset at work and had to go into the bathroom and have a good sob for a few minutes, then I felt much better. Some of my tastes changed as well... I used to not really enjoy wine but the other night I just had the BIGGEST craving for wine, and it both tasted and smelled way better than I ever remember wine tasting or smelling before. I feel like a cleaner person now... I used to be able to leave the house without brushing my teeth, or sometimes (like most guys do) I would use the restroom and not wash my hands.. now that is long gone because if I forget to was my hands I am acutely aware of it and feel like a gross slob... so I have been being a lot more clean and organized lately. My smell has already changed... previously I would put on deodorant in the morning and within an hour the smell would be gone, overwhelmed by male B.O, but now smells I put on my body stick all day long... lotion, body wash, deodorant, I smell pretty all day long and I sweat less... I've even gotten comments from some of my coworkers that I smell like a girl, which makes me very happy The last thing is that even 9 days in my fiance has told me that my skin is already noticeably softer. All in all not bad for 9 days huh? 

I start around 17 or 18 year old
I notice the changes with few months The first change I notice happen to my body shape it become more full and feminine in the right places
It was slow process but I was feminine to start with

My country don't allow transition so I had to do it myself therefore I'm the first trans to start hrt in my generation and the generations before me at 17/18 years old ( I'm in my mid 20's now )

My little sister start year later when she was 15 or 14 and she is the first trans who born in the late 90's who start her hrt in younger age

We were the first in our generation or at least in our community that we know of because it's unsafe for trans here and the government laws are against LGBTQ+
unfortunately
That why we hide our identity and there is no resources about trans in general here

I'm 41 years old and just a month into low dose E and Spiro. Within a week my skin felt softer and less oily. Two days ago my nipples started hurting. Breast buds are starting to form. Now mental clarity started i don't know when exactly.

Quote from: Jacqueline on July 30, 2017, 01:02:27 AM
Hi Joyce,

Welcome to the site. I know you said you have been reading for a while, but welcome to posting. Is it possible you had an account under a different user name. If so, please let me know in this topic. It is against site policies to have two active accounts. Just let me know and I will remove the other one.

It is an exciting time when you start HRT. Have you started facial hair removal or is that not in your plans? I have had a bit of growth and I started at 51. Sooo. Now just a bit of house work:

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Thank you for the FYI Jacqui.   Yes I made one post a while back and never again till now.   Sorry about that.  It was under Jake77 I think.   I'll see if I can find a way to delete ID.       Also, I am feeling cautious while posting so I'll keep that in mind.   I guess holding all of this in ended up making me vent and express more than I probably would have.   No hair removal unless you count shaving arm pits, upper legs and chest hair.   Curious to try breast forms with a wig nerdy glasses and dress to preview.   Maybe as I'm transitioning, I can still dress up for a night out to a Trans friendly bar for a test drive so to speak? 

Quote from: Jake/Joyce on September 02, 2017, 04:23:35 AM
Thank you for the FYI Jacqui.   Yes I made one post a while back and never again till now.   Sorry about that.  It was under Jake77 I think.   I'll see if I can find a way to delete ID.       Also, I am feeling cautious while posting so I'll keep that in mind.   I guess holding all of this in ended up making me vent and express more than I probably would have.   No hair removal unless you count shaving arm pits, upper legs and chest hair.   Curious to try breast forms with a wig nerdy glasses and dress to preview.   Maybe as I'm transitioning, I can still dress up for a night out to a Trans friendly bar for a test drive so to speak?

Hi Joyce,

It seems the account was JM77. I will remove it. You can request to have it removed but cannot do it yourself. I will take care of it.

Warmly,

Jacui