(31-08-2012, 07:41 AM)AbiDrew85 Wrote: Pure HHM would be where I'm working entirely on the bodies own natural internal hormone pathways to reshape them to my own purposes.
The main problem I was having with the approach was that I couldn't do anything to increase my estrogen really. Some of what I was doing was redirecting some of my T into E, but no where near enough.
Examples of HHM herbs are things like saw palmetto, licorice root, chaste berry, chinese skullcap... there're WAAAAAAAY too many to list even half of them without literally writing a book on the subject. Which would be a waste, because there're already excellent resources out there if you just know where to look and what to look for.
My main targets were the stages of reduction where a given molecule that started live as cholesterol gets reduced into various steroids. I wanted to boost the efficacy of some, while blocking others.
The method only partially works. It made me more androgynous, but that was it. Tender, puffy, nipples and areola, but no real development. Some fat redistribution, but nothing significant. Some lightening of body hair, but nothing significant.
My real goal is, of course, full transition... So I had to redesign my system to include actual progesterone and estrogen. I had toyed with weaker phytoestrogens, but none of them really worked. When I stumbled across PM, I decided to do more research on why people seem to have so much more success with it, and thus my new plan started taking shape with my discovery that PM's major phytochemical is almost identical to estradiol.
(31-08-2012, 07:58 AM)Opalescent Wrote: When you stopped your old HHM Plan did you have any health problems or pains? or are you still continuing as you change your program?
(31-08-2012, 09:21 AM)Opalescent Wrote: I know you shouldn't start this unless your 100% serious, but I'm really worried about my financial situation preventing me to continue regimes for small periods of time.
(31-08-2012, 10:31 AM)AbiDrew85 Wrote: As for a "safe" phytoestrogen that's also not too ridiculously expensive... I've -HEARD- a lot of positive things about fennel greek. PM shouldn't be bad as long as you keep your dose low, though. Maybe get this liquid extract and try it at a lower-than-recommended dose at first and maybe ramp it up if and when you feel comfortable doing so: http://www.amazon.com/Ainterol-Pueraria-Mirifica-Extract-1-01fl-oz/dp/B0058D92H6/ref=sr_1_15?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1346383014&sr=1-15
(31-08-2012, 05:15 PM)flamesabers Wrote: Out of curiosity, what do you mean about pm shouldn't be bad at low doses? Are you referring to possible side-effects or something else?
Quote:As for a "safe" phytoestrogen that's also not too ridiculously expensive... I've -HEARD- a lot of positive things about fennel greek