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Congratulations, Jennifer, you now you must feel very happy with not having erections and male odors in your body, I went through the same thing and never had spontaneous erections and I'm very happy about it, I would not change your hormone treatment that cause an imbalance in the whole process you carry today, is now exitarte with other things, remember that now your body feel like a woman

kisses, Laura

I would recommend having your levels checked and adjusted as necessary.  Chances are they will not go down.

And yes depending on what you are taking and the levels, it can happen that quick.

Quote from: Jennifer Smith on September 01, 2010, 08:52:23 PMAnd yes it feels wonderful to finally be changing. It's everything I expected and more! YAY!

And BTW, girl,  you are TOTALLY hot!  But you knew that already.  Way to go!

Quote from: Jennifer Smith on September 02, 2010, 09:19:28 AMAnd yes, you are very beautiful. How long have you been working on your new look? 

Oh... (blush)... that's not me in the avatar, it's just one of the stock pictures I chose - I would WISH to look like that, lol.  I'm still very early in my journey - just last evening I had my first "girls' night" where I went to meet two new trans girlfriends, and I dressed outside the house for the first time.  One of them even lent me a wig for the evening.  I was in heaven!  I had them take pictures of me, and I just cannot believe the smile I'm wearing in them, it's like a brand-new me!  So now I'm going to dress more often, and hopefully I'll get a wig soon.  I'm seeing a therapist next week for the first time, and I'll be dressing for the session, wig or no.

Quote from: Jennifer Smith on September 02, 2010, 09:24:51 PM
You are beautiful inside; your kind and encouraging words. 
Jenny

Thank you, Jenny.  I've kept my self bottled up for so long, it's really lovely when someone gives me such a compliment.  I'm really just getting to know myself, at age 54.  Better than never.  And... I really do like who I'm finding!  I really like all my new friends, too.  Hugs, girl!

Loss of erections and libido does set in pretty quickly when you start HRT.  Of course your doctor will have the final word, but if he is happy with your blood tests then you should be alright.

It sounds like you may be your doctors only transsexual patient.  As long as he is fine with your process he should be pretty well prepared for assisting you in your second puberty.  There are no real gotcha's as long as your liver functions remain stable.  If he has any questions, he can consult with other endocrinologists who have worked with transsexual patients.  If he needs some names, I'm sure myself and others on the list can make some suggestions.

You can be orgasmic after SRS, but you will have to learn to cope with a womans naturally lower libido in comparison to a male.  My surgeon, Dr. McGinn, was quite specific in explaining that SRS was not a cure for a reduced sex drive.  And she recommended that her patients should attempt sexual gratification as often as possible prior to surgery, because the surgery itself removes between 80-90% of the sensate tissue in the glans to create the neo-clitoris.  Following surgery it will take some time to retrain your brain to acclimate to the new arrangement and become orgasmic again.  Also having vaginal orgasms can happen as well but you will have to practice that also.  The sensations of your G-spot are conveyed over a different set of nerves, the pudendal nerves, and they are not affected by the surgery at all.

You should be fine, just don't obsess over it.

If you think about it, it is sort of funny to say that you HAVE to masturbate (or whatever) prior to surgery as one of your pre-surgical tasks.  My mother would have been scandalized.

-Sandy

Quote from: Jennifer Smith on September 02, 2010, 09:19:28 AM
Colleen, Thanks for the compliment. I am totally blushing.<snip>...How long have you been working on your new look? 

Okay, now THIS is me in the avatar.  First time out & dressed - the occasion was a girls' night with two new friends who are both lots further into transition than I am - one of them lent me the wig.  I bought my first lipstick.  Hope to update this in a little while with a new look again, something more pretty...

Quote from: Jennifer Smith on September 01, 2010, 04:03:55 PM
So I have been on HRT for two months and my breasts are growing much faster than expected(I am 51 years young) and my insatiable desire for sex has has gone way down(a very welcome effect for me) but my ability to get an erection or have an orgasm is nearly gone. Is this normal? So fast? Does this mean I won't be orgasmic after SRS? Maybe the doc should check my levels and reduce my doses?  I kind of like it because I can finally concentrate on other things.

I can only tell you my experience and those I've come across. I also no longer get erections anymore (unless I'm with someone I'm attracted to) and the muscle that I remember flexing when I orgasmed in the past no longer really flexes. It's quite weird. But what I have found is a whole new different way of orgasming. I can't always do it either....usually only with the right person (not alone). I expect that post-op will be similar but much better.

Quote from: Jennifer Smith on September 03, 2010, 05:09:19 PMP.S. It's so cool you posted your real picture. You look sooooo happy!

I could NOT believe the smile I have in this photo!  Back when I was still in the "wondering" phase, still mostly in denial (not that long ago, amazingly!), I sent a portrait of my family to a friend.  Her first words about me (she had not met me IRL, and this was the first photo of me she saw) were, "Your smile, my friend, does not reach your eyes."  Wow.  That hit me like a ton of bricks.  Lots has happened since then, but when I saw the smile in my eyes in this picture, well, who could have any doubts!  I want to smile like that ALL the time!

Quote from: Jennifer Smith on September 03, 2010, 04:36:29 PM
Sandy,
Thank you for this awesome information.  This is exactly what I was looking for. I just took a peek at your blog. I must now go read every single word of every page!  Thanks in advance. 
Jennifer

Enjoy, Jennifer, that's why I did it.

And don't be afraid to post your own experiences as well.  It will help someone else.

-Sandy

Quote from: Jennifer Smith on September 01, 2010, 04:03:55 PM
So I have been on HRT for two months and my breasts are growing much faster than expected(I am 51 years young) and my insatiable desire for sex has has gone way down(a very welcome effect for me) but my ability to get an erection or have an orgasm is nearly gone. Is this normal? So fast? Does this mean I won't be orgasmic after SRS? Maybe the doc should check my levels and reduce my doses?  I kind of like it because I can finally concentrate on other things.

Like what I would call the majority of girls I've talked to and read experiences from who did have sex/masturbate at the start of HRT; I did not stop getting at least 1 random erection a day until I stopped masturbating for over a week.

Im not sure if you do? If not then it can be related to two things, hormones or visual stimulis. As you know the biggest sex organ in the body is the brain and reacting to classical conditioning(stimulis that gave you an erection before hrt) you might not have any conscious choice in the matter.

Also the same with shrinking of the penis, did not happen till masturbation stopped, unlike the testes which shrunk considerably

Now both are looking a lot more 'neat' and am very happy with the shrinking, honestly even if you masturbated daily as a male as I did you wont care after a week of stopping on HRT.

I guess that is if your looking for the results i am

Oh and im new here...not sure if my post is too 'open' or 'outspoken' in language so to speak...I just figure its better to give real experience without beating around the bush so to speak