[sfem]

Larana, I'm not sure you can achieve the softer skin, less hair (I assume you mean body hair, not head), and mental changes without the other "side effects" of NBE, namely changes to your body shape. I read your post to mean you are very concerned about anyone noticing what you are doing. You might not find that NBE is of any help to you. The skin thing can probably be done with lotions, oils, etc. over time. The hair thing is a whole other topic, and it does come up here from time to time. I will leave that to others, because I have never had much body hair and consequently don't try to learn about how to be rid of it. Mental changes is a much bigger thing. Have you considered talking to a gender therapist to see if your desired mental changes might be accomplished without changing your body's hormone balance? I only ask because you say you are very concerned about not growing anything that someone can see. Regarding dosing of PM, I wrote a post about that and put it on the FAQ site because it gets asked so often. That is on http://sfemblog.wordpress.com. You might want to read it over to see if it helps you decide what to do. There is also a post there about how long it takes to grow to various stages and that may give you some reassurance that nothing will happen to you instantly if you do try NBE. Good luck either way and let us know how it goes.