[bryony]

Bryony,

He mentioned he was using and is considering using again injectables. Which are presently known to be the safest pharm hormones provided proper sterilization procedures are followed and the needle is properly injected and so forth. I'm using pills otoh, which aren't quite nearly as safe, but much cheaper... They're still considered "safe enough".

The truly "unsafe" pharm hormones are the pharmaceutical anti-androgens and the "conjugated" hormones. Such as premarin. And among those, finasteride, which is what finpecia is, is one of the safest pharmaceutical anti-androgens. Actually, it's essentially the same thing as saw palmetto only far more powerful. It only really becomes unsafe for "normal" males who can become clinically depressed and even suicidal on too high a dose due to the perceived and very real loss of their maleness.

Enough finasteride can actually completely shut down the testes, which is, I imagine, what Patti has done. I actually doubt Patti needs finasteride anymore and just going back on PM would be all that's necessary at this point for the body hair to slow back down again.

Hi Abi,

I understand, and if PM were not available, then it sounds reasonable: however, see my reply to Flamesabres above... I'm too risk averse. If as it seems it is much, much safer w.r.t breast cancer, why take the risk? PM seems extraordinarily potent. Since I started, about 15 months ago, at the age of 59, I've gone from 35 under, 37 around to 39 around, and a definite A cup. I presume that I will keep growing for the usual period (3 years?) and would have thought that this level of growth would be about right for a pubescent female. I'm not convinced that pharm hormones would do the job any more efficiently. But its just my opinion, of course. I don't seek to push my opinion on anyone, just following my usual instinct to alert them to risks.

Good luck,

B.