S inch or two from being on hrt...how much did you lose?? In height that is.

I'm sorry to tell you :-(   HRT has no effect on bone structure and will not reduce your height.

Myself and some other MTFs have not only lost a few inches in height, but in shoe size as well. See these threads here:

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,85560.0.html
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,93143.0.html

I've lost just about 1 inch in height over 7 months +/-. Mostly due to loss of muscle mass would be my guess as to why.

Holy ->-bleeped-<-!!!!

  I stand corrected (no pun intended) ... I JUST measured myself and I'm 5'8."   I've been 5'9" all of my adult life!  I'm....    WOW!!!  I haven't measured myself for years (I've been on HRT for almost 6.)

  That made my day!!!!!! 

ROFL and giddy like a schoolgirl!!!!

yes

i am one of those too, never can tell if it is hrt or as you age but i started pre hrt just under 5,6 now i am post op and under 5,3

is funny how attitude to height changes i once detested now i very much enjoy 

I haven't measured in a long time, I'll have to check it out... At 6'2" I'd definitely like to lose an inch or two 

I don't want to lose any of my 5' 10" call the whole thing off I am not becoming a shorty haha.  Infact I've felt kinda short my entire life I WANT TO BE TALL DAMMIT

Unless you're still in puberty, your height won't be effected. No problem though, since tall girls are becoming more acceptable. Unlike short boys

It don't matter what they think I always ownz, KAAPOOW.

*Walks around with a cocky swagger* haha

I hope I don't shrink, I like being the tall girl in the room (6 foot plus a couple inch heels).  :<

From what I understand, yes, you can experience height and shoe size changes. However, I've read that is down to soft tissue changes such as in muscle mass and ligaments. Bones do not change generally once you reach full maturity.

I am a biological female and i think being tall is not a bad thing actually, im 5 foot 6 and ive always wanted to be taller. But oh well

I am 6'3" (in real measurements, not kilowhatsits) and have a dodgy disc in the back. It will be interesting to see if there are any changes I can notice if the discs are affected.

I had them measure me while at the doctor's office last week and sadly I am still 6'2" 

Quote from: Ribbons on March 24, 2011, 09:45:26 PM
Unless you're still in puberty, your height won't be effected. No problem though, since tall girls are becoming more acceptable. Unlike short boys

I really wish people wouldn't make blanket statements...

Your height will probably not be effected, and if it is, it won't be much, but you might lose an inch or even two.

I wouldn't worry about it though! Tall girls are cute!

Quote from: Melody Maia on March 25, 2011, 01:51:22 AM
From what I understand, yes, you can experience height and shoe size changes. However, I've read that is down to soft tissue changes such as in muscle mass and ligaments. Bones do not change generally once you reach full maturity.

  I was so sure that height was unaffected by HRT but I can't deny the fact that I am 1 inch shorter than I was 6 years ago. I have lost LOTS of muscle mass and some cartilage... I can only assume that this is why.

lol I hope I don't grow shorter, just tiny. I'm only 5'6" and I feel tiny. =p

  Loss of height is due to the way the women's hormone cocktail handles the calcium.  My family has a history of height shrinkage as they age, more so in my female relatives.   My youngest sister informed me that she has osteoporosis, she's 50!  My case so far that my muscle mass and strength has actually increased in the 4 1/2 months on the HRT with no loss of bone.  Muscles, especially your heart are known to leech calcium from the bones in times of hunger and stress, I have neither of these problems.  I never had this muscle mass increase happen in my 58 years!  HRT effects each of the M to F  transitioners differently.  I am still 6' 2", but my younger brother shrunk an inch and he's on T for his different prostate problem. 
  Joelene