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A community for transfeminine people and experiences.

This is a supportive community for all transfeminine or questioning people. Anyone is welcome to participate in this community but disrupting the safety of this space for trans feminine people is unacceptable and will result in moderator action.

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Some helpful links:

The Gender Dysphoria Bible // In depth explanation of the different types of gender dysphoria.
Trans Voice Help // A community here on blahaj.zone for voice training.
LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory // A directory of LGBTQ+ accepting Healthcare providers.
Trans Resistance Network // A US-based mutual aid organization to help trans people facing state violence and legal discrimination.
TLDEF's Trans Health Project // Advice about insurance claims for gender affirming healthcare and procedures.
TransLifeLine's ID change Library // A comprehensive guide to changing your name on any US legal document.

Support Hotlines:

The Trevor Project // Web chat, phone call, and text message LGBTQ+ support hotline.
TransLifeLine // A US/Canada LGBTQ+ phone support hotline service. The US line has Spanish support.
LGBT Youthline.ca // A Canadian LGBT hotline support service with phone call and web chat support. (4pm - 9:30pm EST)
988lifeline // A US only Crisis hotline with phone call, text and web chat support. Dedicated staff for LGBTQIA+ youth 24/7 on phone service, 3pm to 2am EST for text and web chat.

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Hello! Wondering what your experiences with taking hormones has been like (thelemmy.club)

submitted 1 week ago by hayyy@thelemmy.club to c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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I’m about to take some myself in the next couple of weeks and would like to know the changes you’ve experienced upon taking them, what type you take, how long for, when you noticed a difference and what… etc

I have seen people’s posts but want to hear first hand if possible to really get an idea.

Thank you!

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[–] irotsoma@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

Ive been on HRT for about a year and a half. I honestly haven't had as major of changes as I was originally thinking. I currently use estradiol patches, changed twice weekly. My goal being to have peak estrogen levels over 300pg/mL. Recently, moved from 3 to 4 patches and added 100mg of progesterone a few months back. Biggest things:

breast growth: 34AA only, so far, but still slowly growing and I do have a wider chest for my size so it's probably spread out more
more emotional: this has been fairly minor, but I do find it harder to hold back strong emotions. Cried in front of someone for the first time since I was a young child.
orgasm differences: my orgasms changed to be a little less intense peaks, but instead stretched out to up to a few seconds long, and before I had bottom surgery, ejaculate had greatly decreased and sometimes there was none

That's about it though. My skin hasn't changed much and I haven't gotten wider hips or any other body shape changes other than the breast growth. I did a lot of body hair removal and it hasn't come back quite as thick and my male-pattern hair thinning seems to have stopped, but not reversed, really.