The firmness under my right Areola is finally starting to expand a bit underneath.
Left one still going at snails pace unfortunately but itll happen eventually.
almost a full month into hrt.
I usually see people say that their left one started first (something about opposite one dominant hand growing more first), but I use both hands equally so could explain that if so maybe :p
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It took several months and a couple of adjustments in dosage before I saw much change. But I also never did get out of Tanner stage 3 after 2 years. Still holding out hope for more. Not that I want them too large, but to fill an A or even a B cup would be nice. 🙂 Anyway, everyone’s pace is different. And I’m still grateful for what I have.
Im on 10mg/7d EV IM to start with (maybe changing dosage soon depending on labs which I do in a few days). Thats what my doctor put me on. Im hoping I have the good genetics and can get some decently sized boobs.
Wish u luck as well :3
Hey just an fyi EV isn’t great for longer than 5 day intervals and you might experience mood swings from that. For EV I would go for every 5 days and if you can get your hands on EEn you can do 7 or 8 days :)
Did your doc give you blockers too?
Fwiw, I do 5mg EV once every 7 days, and my trough E levels at ~6 days post shot are in the upper end of the normal cis range.
Edit: To clarify, I am also on an antiandrogen, which it sounds like OP isn’t.
I am not on blockers.
I have had 0 mood swings and such other effects people sometimes report since starting last month.
I know about the halflife of EV. If it eventually becomes a problem I will be moving to 4mg/5d, but my labs are in a few days.
have you tried progesterone?
Yeah, I added 200mg oral daily about a year ago.
try rectal instead, oral mostly just goes to your liver and makes you sleepy with less absorption
Unfortunately, I don’t have access to that. The only thing my pharmacy benefit manager and their pharmacy provide is the oral kind. And the gel inside of them contains hydrochloric acid. I tried one time to mix it with a vaginal cream (I’ve had bottom surgery with peritoneal pull through so it’s more absorptive than penile inversion), but it was still enough to cause bleeding.
And I’ve tried some of the diy stuff (I think they’re derived from a type of yam or something) but didn’t have any luck either topically, rectally, or vaginally.
I might just be too old. I didn’t get a chance to start any of my physical transition until my mid-40s. I do really appreciate the suggestions, though. Always looking for improvements since real science isn’t funded to provide it.
oh, can I ask what surgeon u had peritoneal pull through with? I’m getting that next year and it’d be useful to hear ur experiences if ur okay to share
also aren’t all bioidentical hormones - prog, e, and t - derived from the diodygensis (i forgot exactly how to spell it) yam?
I’m sorry u started late, I hope things change later, maybe they need more time? i would stick with bioidentical prog tho if your pharmacy isn’t giving u that
I went to Dr Whittenberg in San Francisco. She seemed to have the most experience with the peritoneal stuff and robot assisted surgery. That part went well, but I did have some exceptional complications with the vulvoplasty portion (labial separation and severe clitoral tissue necrosis). Can’t say if it had anything to do with her technique, or just my body. The staff is wonderful and she’s a really kind person overall. I also just had revision surgery to fix the labia, but the clitoral stuff can’t be fixed, unfortunately.
Biggest issue was travel cost, especially staying in SF. Hard to find affordable places and even harder to find one with no stairs involved, lol. I had to travel despite being in a major city because anywhere nearby has many year wait lists and I’m getting older and if insurance stops partly covering it due to political pressure as it seems is on the horizon, I wouldn’t be able to wait that out. Can’t have major surgery like that in your 60s or whatever it would take to get back.
As for the hormones, it’s always difficult to confirm what you’re getting outside of prescription stuff. There is often really confusing and deceptive labeling making it hard to determine if they actually lab modify the diosgenin into actual progesterone or if they are just an extract directly. Or if they are a progestin or specifically contain progesterone, which is a type of progestin.
Supposedly the micronising with oil makes the prescription version able to be absorbed properly and not excreted, but also my insurance doesn’t cover progesterone blood testing, and labs have gotten really expensive lately, so I can’t say for sure how much is getting into my blood.
