Quote from: Sarah on June 01, 2008, 03:00:12 PM
"The great Progesterone debate."
What!?

There are some people who believe that unopposed estrogen thereapy (estrogen alone) is better than opposed estrogen therapy (estrogen and progesterone together).  Among the medical community, the term HRT always refers to opposed estrogen therapy.  When trans people use the term HRT, they usually are referring to estrogen.

 I decided to give the cycle method a try as I need to get fat to build up in my breasts.
I have been on hrt for 6 months and in that time my breasts have grown at a very good rate
for my age. I used this link to determine length of time in relation to breast size

http://www.007b.com/breast_development.php

I have breasts equal in size or even slightly larger than the picture of the breasts at 11 months
growth so I figured using progesterone will benefit me. Well I have only used it for 4 days
following the package dose recommendations and the soreness and itching that I have felt since
begining hrt has gone. I'm not sure If this is a good thing or not, I certainly want the maximum growth
I can get and for them to be full as possible not conical like some info sites I have seen which state
that under devloped or cone shaped breasts can be related to a lack of progesterone. now I take all
that I read and learn about progesterone being equally benefical as estrogen with a grain of salt.
I am just unsure whether to continue using the prog. Its Known to oppose the effects of estrogen,
but in bio-females it doesn't seem so hinder growth, but is it hindering growth in me? as I kinda got used
the sore boobs, it lets me know that they are still growing. I am open to suggestions and advice.
by the way this is the OTC progesterone cream.


confused Nicole

for me although other side effects of hrt happened for me before i began progesterone, i had NO breast development @ all. then started cycling progesterone & i got the soreness & itching & development right away. now even when i dont take progesterone i still develop, but it definitely helped get the ball rolling. i'd say its something to at least try.

OMFing Wow Lemon, you are beautiful. You're sooooo lucky. That kinda gave me a little more hope I guess...

I mean considering how dumb things have been lately, I gotta thank you for easing my mind a little I guess. Thanks Lemon.


But yeah. Progesterone and breast cancer scares me alot. I mean... My grandmother died of that and I watched it all.


She was on so many painkillers that she had dementia on her deathbed. It was horrible...

But basically, I don't really smoke (maybe a clove here or there occasionally), but progesterone scares the hell out of me if that furthers risk...

I dont know if its fact or not, but I just figured I would mention something I seen somewhere:
Progesterone is sometimes helpful in older MtF's to add to their Hrt regime to prevent (hypoplastic tubular breasts)... breasts that looks like the shape of snoppy's nose to those who never heard this before.Which is known to happen among a higher percentage of older MtF patients. How accurate this is I'm not sure...maybe someone else has some feedback on this ? 

gina

Quote from: deviousxen on June 04, 2008, 04:15:54 PM
But basically, I don't really smoke (maybe a clove here or there occasionally), but progesterone scares the hell out of me if that furthers risk...

As I understand things, Progesterone actually decreases the risks of oestrogen-related breast cancers forming.

~Simone.