Quote from: christinej78 on November 13, 2018, 01:42:21 AM
Hi Miss Kitty, 13 November 2018
I was taking Flomax for my enlarged prostate. You mentioned taking Finasteride for about 6 years now. I'm assuming you have either hair loss or an enlarged prostate. I was on estradiol patches four days and I no longer needed Flomax; I was peeing normally for the first time in over 20 years.
I never felt a sudden change from estradiol other than the ability to pee better. As time went on I found myself mellowing out, becoming less judgmental, more emotional and happier. Once the orchie was done, I felt less aggressive and no longer on edge.
Wishing you all the best on your journey; I'm really enjoying mine, especially since a special Lady has come into my life.
Happy Thanksgiving to you, your family, friends and all the folks here at Susan's Place.
Best Always, Love
Chris
Hi Chris,
The reason that I take Finasteride is not really because of an enlarged prostate, and definitely not because of hair loss. I am intersex, and do not loose hair (at least not anything more than an average cis woman of my age).
I have a medical condition in which my normal sized prostate pushed on two feines inside my bladder, and causes them to leak blood into the bladder. By reducing the size of my prostate, this pressure is removed and the leaking of blood stops. I never ever had the typical urinating problems of "normal" men,. This might also be because of my intersex condition?
In some medical/biological areas, intersex people are a little different of normal cis people, and our body behaves a little different (like growing boobs without extra estrogen). Even the removal of my testicles might still require me to take Finasteride, because my prostate needs to be kept as little as possible. I was told that I need to take this medication for the rest of my life.
Because of the fact that my body has always been semi feminin, i. e., no body hair, no Adams Apple, soft skin, etc., I do not have those "normal" check points a transgender MtF has, to see how estrogen changes his/her body. But yet, I consider myself to be transgender, because I want to shed that male thing that was assigned to me at birth and want to allow my female side to come out.
That is the reason why I wonder, what estrogen will do to me. I can't judge boob growth, because that is happening already. What will be happening to me?
Thank you for your wishes, and I hope your journey will continue to be great! I have already lot's of fun on mine, because now I can shop for a whole new wardrobe again! (I always loved to by clothing and shoes - that intersex thing again?
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