Articles on HRT effects on Older People

[Linde]

My wife loves me, but has reluctant support for my transition. She doesn't really understand the why's and when's, and she has this idea that what I tell her is coloured by my desire to be female. I have told her everything you girls have mentioned, but she's still suspicious. She is not comfortable discussing it and I have invited her to join this forum, or even use my login to read the SO's forum, but she won't. I am committed to supporting her through this, and part of that is to give her information she has confidence in. She wants to book holidays for next January, and know for sure if I will be able to appear at the beach as a male. Telling her I just don't know plays to her suspicions I'm holding back. This is why I need qualified text to help her understand.

I feel her suspicions can undermine our relationship, but telling her I don't know what will happen is not lessening her suspicions. She has a concept of how many people in the world are trans, so it would make sense that there would be lots of text on the WWW. If I can't find what we are looking for, her suspicions will increase. I'm confident other SO's would be in a similar place, and success would benefit many, so the search continues!!

Allie

The only way to be sure that you can go to your beach vacation 7 months is not taking any hormones!  Otherwise you never will know what size boobs you will be sporting at that time!
When I started with my current endo, he said to me that I should not expect any significant breast growth because of my age.  I was something like a tiny A cup in those days!  Well, fast forward, today, about 6 months later, I had to get a n new 42 C bra to feel comfortable!  The endo feels this is unreal, I know it is pretty real.  You might be as unreal as I, and you could kiss your beach vacation good bye, for the case you want to walk around with an uncovered top!

The closest time table you can find is the graph from above, and even that is noting rock solid!

[Allie Jayne]

Thanks Dani. Having information from you is invaluable as your starting point and mine are almost the same. My wife is trying, but she has challenges as well, needing all the small details sorted. Not knowing exactly what is ahead worries her. She has always been like this, as I have always been trans to her, and we accepted each other with these quirks. But it does mean I need to do my best to make her comfortable. Seeing it laid out from a qualified source will go some way to easing her concerns (even with YMMV factored in).

We are both avid scuba divers, and our holidays are invariably to locations which involve beach/summer wear. I am quite broad so I should be able to hide my breasts for a while, but we both know it will eventually become an issue. Hopefully, as she slowly sees my progress, we will get to a point where she will be more comfortable, and we can evolve together. I think she is worth the effort!

Allie

[Dani]

Did you say scuba dive?  My ears just perked up. I live in the Miami area and I scuba dive the Florida Keys quite regularly, whenever the mood and weather gets me going. Give me a PM next time you are in Florida for your next dive trip.

[Allie Jayne]

Will do Dani, we have been diving for 35 years, but have only once come your way, in 2012 when we were filming Sperm Whales in Dominica. Most of our diving is at home near Melbourne Australia, and the Indo Pacific region. I am so lucky having a partner who shares my passion, another reason I want to keep her.

Of course, if you ever come to Melbourne, pm me!

Allie

[Allie Jayne]

Here's a link with some info.

Anne, My wife said this link was helpful for her,  thanks!

Linde, I know we are all different, and you had a head start on us! One way or another I will find a way to be beach ready, part of my job is taking students on snorkel trips!

Allie

[AnneK]

We are both avid scuba divers, and our holidays are invariably to locations which involve beach/summer wear. I am quite broad so I should be able to hide my breasts for a while, but we both know it will eventually become an issue. Hopefully, as she slowly sees my progress, we will get to a point where she will be more comfortable, and we can evolve together. I think she is worth the effort!

Perhaps you'll soon be like Raquel Welch in Fantastic Voyage!   
http://frogwoman.org/tag/raquel-welch