I started at age 28 and have had phenomenal results.  I have been on hormones for about 17 months so far and I'll be 30 at the end of the week.  Gee, I'm already starting to feel like I'm getting old.   Also, breast growth REALLY depends on genetics more than age.  Mine are already quite developed and I already got past the minimum size I wanted.

Ok
I have posted this before so I will again
I started when I was 16 to 18 on BC pills
Progressed to stronger stuff from 18 to 23
To make it all legal I went to a therapist and started supervised HRT 2 1/2 years ago

Deb

Quote from: Hypatia on June 26, 2007, 05:33:42 AM
I think you missed my point.

Missed the point? It is certainly POSSIBLE! ^*giggle*

But the details and explanation reside in a PM so as not to clutter the thread.

Thank you, Kimberly. I always try to use "I statements" for better communication. I've found this a very helpful way to avoid misunderstandings and ruffled feathers.

lol


just a quickie, but what are the younger girls (upto 24ish) experiences of hrt rate of change?
ive seen hip widening, a b cup of breast growth, and significant fat movement within 6 months on low hrt. how quick has it been for you? and any weird 'non normal hrt changes' as both myself and 2 friends in this age bracket (18 and 22) have all lost shoesizes, while 2 got shorter, and one taller.

What I've found out is that as a women, I have a tendency to get much tighter shoes than before, I went from a 9.5 male to 9-10 female which is not logical since they're quite different in size.

ive gone from uk 12, to uk 8, as did a friend.

9.5 Men US = 8.5 UK Male (9 women) = 11 women US
9     Women US   = 6.5  UK Women
9.5  Women  US   = 7    UK Women

I went from UK 8  Women  (8.5 male) => 6.5-7 Women UK (7-7.5 men)
                US 11 Women (9.5 male)  => 9-9.5 Women US (7.5-8 men)
In the UK, there's a half size diff in labeled sized for women's shoes even if their the same size as men's.
In the US, the difference is 1.5 size.

I've got dainty feets for someone my size 

Quote from: Rachael on June 26, 2007, 06:52:51 AM
Charring Cross = poop

Glad you agree Rachel. I attended Charing Cross GIC for 6 and a half years and in that time no treatment, referrals or help was offerered. My PCT were paying them to treat me but instead they did nothing. I fought them for a long time reporting them to the Healthcare Commission and GMC. I fullfilled their own protocol and the 'Harry Benjamin stasndards of care'. I had no idea at first but now realise that they are employed as a 'Brick wall' between patient and treatment.

thier point is to drive folk away, remember the period where they regularly fished ->-bleeped-<-s out of the thames? when cx docs slated them and thier progress etc.

Sheffield gic, my one, is as bad im told, 'you must wear a skirt or dress, press flowers, listen to britney, and wear makeup, ballgowns to tescos are required for FT' BS GICs are in the business of makeing ->-bleeped-<-s, not normal members of society.
and The fixed requirement for a style councelor, i really dont need one, same with voice, but i have to do both, and sit there and get told how to dress fashionably, and soundfemale, when both are sorted, plus i doubt a gic advisor would be up on 20yos fashion, and id end up being told that the laura ashley line is the hight of fashion *smirks*

Yes, I know how you feel.  At age 23, you feel that you are old since you are no longer a teenager.  I felt that way too.  However, I now have got 30 years on you, and I can tell you this:

You have NOTHING to worry about!  You'll transition just fine.  You're still young, Hun ... really!

Hugs!

Quote from: Katie on June 24, 2007, 08:55:39 PM

Some say the effectiveness drops off after around age 28... after which HRT still works, but the effectiveness is the same whether you're 29 or 92.

Others say that's just an urban legend, and it's all a matter of individual genetics.

~Kate~

Speaking to other TS and knowing some individuals I think I come down on the side of individual genetics whether you are 20 or 60+ I started at 49.

Stardust

To Stardust:

Hun, obviously, you've done just fine!  Hugs!

nnnneeecccrropost....

I started my HRT when I was 25 years old. Before that they refuse to give a recomendation for that. It would have been more effect earlier. Hope have my SRS when I am 27.

I am 21 years old, and I started my HRT just about 6-7 weeks ago, and I've already began to see some results.  As I'm fairly certain that there's not that much difference in body chemistry between a 21 and 23 year old, I'm pretty sure things are going to work out great and you'll be brought to your knees with breast sensitivity in no time!   

There is, but its minor, after 24, it tails off severely with hgh levels (Human growth hormone)



And as for your sig europopprincess.... I AM SPECIAL! my mummy said so ok!



<3 euro

I used to steal my mum's HRT in my early teens and took birth control pills for a while in my early twenties. Didn't have much of a result as far as I could tell. 17 years ago I started full time and except for one year when I was in Africa have been on HRT ever since.

I'm in my fifties but my girlfriends in their thirties say they'd kill for a body like mine. I don't agree with them personally as I'd like to be a few kilos lighter and better toned. Makes me feel good though.

Anyway every cell in our body ends up changed in the arc of seven years AFAIK so there's not much left of the old us there.

One thing I have noticed with HRT after being on it for so many years is that if one interrupts it one's libido disappears. Anyone else experienced this?

I gained a Labido thanks to hrt?

Did you?

I certainly did, think it was because I felt at home with my sexuality at long last.