I have never had stretch marks in my life, nor have I ever been overweight--not that anything is wrong with that.  However, I've been on bicalutamide for 3 months now. I haven't gotten estrogen yet, but t's coming. My doctor told me that bicalutamide would essentially aromatize small amounts of estrogen in my body.

I "manned" up the other night and looked at myself in the mirror, swallowing my gender dysphoria. I was butt-naked, and I noticed these red stretch marks on my booty, the sides of my hip area, and my thighs. Is this due to softening of my skin due to the (small) amount of estrogen in my body? Or is the lower half of my body actually gaining fat? I haven't even been on estrogen yet and I have stretch marks. I've heard of other trans-girls getting stretch marks, but they got their marks a YEAR after full HRT had begun.

Does anyone know if this is, once again, due to softening of my new 'feminine' skin, or because my skin is being stretched bc fat redistribution or whatever has already begun? I'm honestly sort of excited. My mother saw the stretch marks and she immediately handed me an ancient bottle of the cream she used after her C-section. But, these stretch marks kind of mark my womanhood...especially being where they are. I like them. Is that weird?

Sorry for the spiel. Thanks!

- Fleurgirl

😃 Pretty great isn't it? Mine didn't start until close to three years so I can't really say what it is for you. I do understand your happiness though.😊

Urg! Holy great googly moogly! Ow, ow, ow! My cat was laying on a pile of pillows beside me and I was petting him, he apparently didn't like that I had stopped. Reached out a paw an put it on my boob, when I still didn't react he dug the claws in. Oh my god that hurt!

Sorry, where was I? Oh yeah!
Who would have thought that fat could bring that much joy? 😆 Mine doesn't look good, too fat maybe, too old probably but it is all eww under the clothes and I don't care at all because it is all girl!

No it's not weird, I like mine too.
Well, I am weird so... 🤪

liking stretch marks will fade, the marks won't if you don't treat them now. Some may stay forever in any case. Listen to your mother .. use the creams.

My wife has no stretch marks after 3 children. We were diligent about creams and lotions .. yes, WE 

Can you all share what creams you use/used for stretch marks? Thanks

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I use bio oil.

Quote from: FinallyMichelle on February 22, 2018, 05:06:36 PM
😃 Pretty great isn't it? Mine didn't start until close to three years so I can't really say what it is for you. I do understand your happiness though.😊

Urg! Holy great googly moogly! Ow, ow, ow! My cat was laying on a pile of pillows beside me and I was petting him, he apparently didn't like that I had stopped. Reached out a paw an put it on my boob, when I still didn't react he dug the claws in. Oh my god that hurt!

Sorry, where was I? Oh yeah!
Who would have thought that fat could bring that much joy? 😆 Mine doesn't look good, too fat maybe, too old probably but it is all eww under the clothes and I don't care at all because it is all girl!

No it's not weird, I like mine too.
Well, I am weird so... 🤪

Haha, too funny! I love your painting/avatar.

Quote from: Faith on February 22, 2018, 08:00:49 PM
liking stretch marks will fade, the marks won't if you don't treat them now. Some may stay forever in any case. Listen to your mother .. use the creams.

My wife has no stretch marks after 3 children. We were diligent about creams and lotions .. yes, WE 

Gotcha!

Quote from: Allison S on February 22, 2018, 08:44:06 PM
Can you all share what creams you use/used for stretch marks? Thanks

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I use Mederma stretch marks therapy cream. It's a little pricy, but my mother had FOUR C sections and her stretch marks are virtually invisible.

I have a ton of stretch marks around my midsection and upper thighs, but that was all from well before I started hormones since losing over 100 pounds has some lingering effects. I've tried a bunch of different creams and lotions over the years but at this point I think only something like laser resurfacing will be effective (also a tummy tuck for my excess skin).

🙂 I love it too, it's van Gogh. I like Almond Blossoms more but I have the print and see it every day.

I was just looking at the Mederma scar gel, I think that I will try it. Thank you.