26-12-2013, 10:57 PM
David, this may be very good news for you. Try this out...
One of the motivations for administering HRT to the gender conflicted during professional therapy is that it serves as a diagnostic aid. If the gender dysphoria is relieved with HRT, it usually indicates or confirms a transgender psyche. If the result is the worsening of one's mental state, it often means that one's gender identity, for the most part, matches one's assigned sex.
I think phyto-estrogens play a similar role, and, in your case, they are telling you that there is nothing to be gained by trying to feminize your body. It could create a greater mismatch between your body and brain, leading to more mental discomfort.
There may be more to it than that, of course, but I think your backing off is the best course under the circumstances.
CK
One of the motivations for administering HRT to the gender conflicted during professional therapy is that it serves as a diagnostic aid. If the gender dysphoria is relieved with HRT, it usually indicates or confirms a transgender psyche. If the result is the worsening of one's mental state, it often means that one's gender identity, for the most part, matches one's assigned sex.
I think phyto-estrogens play a similar role, and, in your case, they are telling you that there is nothing to be gained by trying to feminize your body. It could create a greater mismatch between your body and brain, leading to more mental discomfort.
There may be more to it than that, of course, but I think your backing off is the best course under the circumstances.
CK