16-08-2024, 08:47 PM
With progesterone it has been advised by senior members to not use it from the very start.
Only start using it (at the recommended dose) once you've start to see growth. As in budding which is the start of breast growth, little lumps or nodules behind your nipples. If you're not sure you could even wait longer till your in tanner 2 stage of breast development. If you're unfamiliar with the tanner stages I would say to Google them. Short version is there are 5 stages of breast growth (tanner 1-5). Tanner 1 (or stage 1) is considered initial growth as in budding. Tanner 5 is the highest and final stage of breast growth that a fully grown genetic woman would reach.
Statistically most MTF trans women don't get much passed tanner stages 3 of breast development even after years of being on HRT. Unfortunately genetics has a big role to play. And unfortunately statistically those who do transition later in life tend to have less growth potential than people who have transitioned earlier in life. The longer testosterone has had time to effect your body there is less potential for feminizing effects of hrt.
Most of what I'm quoting is from this website. It could be a bit dated, and something's are old, but it is still very informative.
https://secondtypewoman.info/index.htm
This web site has a ton of information, not just about trans individuals but also about what our bodies do and the biology behind it.
These are good articles about progesterone:
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/104/4/1181/5270376
https://queerdoc.com/progesterone/
https://drzphd.com/trans-feminine-blog-1/consider-progesterone
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3404495/
Only start using it (at the recommended dose) once you've start to see growth. As in budding which is the start of breast growth, little lumps or nodules behind your nipples. If you're not sure you could even wait longer till your in tanner 2 stage of breast development. If you're unfamiliar with the tanner stages I would say to Google them. Short version is there are 5 stages of breast growth (tanner 1-5). Tanner 1 (or stage 1) is considered initial growth as in budding. Tanner 5 is the highest and final stage of breast growth that a fully grown genetic woman would reach.
Statistically most MTF trans women don't get much passed tanner stages 3 of breast development even after years of being on HRT. Unfortunately genetics has a big role to play. And unfortunately statistically those who do transition later in life tend to have less growth potential than people who have transitioned earlier in life. The longer testosterone has had time to effect your body there is less potential for feminizing effects of hrt.
Most of what I'm quoting is from this website. It could be a bit dated, and something's are old, but it is still very informative.
https://secondtypewoman.info/index.htm
This web site has a ton of information, not just about trans individuals but also about what our bodies do and the biology behind it.
These are good articles about progesterone:
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/104/4/1181/5270376
https://queerdoc.com/progesterone/
https://drzphd.com/trans-feminine-blog-1/consider-progesterone
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3404495/