[Shirazmn]

Here's a new chapter of this very weird process: Progynova.
I managed to buy 3 boxes of Progynova (Oestradiol valerate) from an online pharmacy. That's 252 pills in total with 2mg of Oestradiol valerate each.
I am doing this without doctor's supervision and I know it's bad, so I'll be extra careful and try to listen to my body as much as possible to make sure that I am not breaking apart. I am also not taking anything else with it.
I started the first pill today and I am planning to take 2mg/day for one week, then go to 4mg/day henceforth. This way the stock I have should last for about 4 monhts, if I ever make it to the end of it without stopping sooner. Why the 4mg? I looked online and read many posts on HRT DIY and it look slike 2mg do very little, particularly to people of my size and weight (about 90kg).

I am aiming at making my nipples and areolas a tiny bit more feminine without going too obvious, and I hope for a tiny bit of growth but nothing too extreme. Should I achieve any of these before the 4 months, I will stop.

I have taken 2 pictures today, day one, that I am attahcing here for safekeeping. Whenever I have a chance I will take more progress pictures, whether there is any actual progress or not.
Needless to say I am super excited and a bit scared to start using non herbal stuff. I know that in theory pharma HRT is safer than things like PM, but the "officiality" of it makes it feel very scary.

So, here are the baseline pictures taken 10 minutes before taking the first pill.
Wish me luck!

[Marica]

Good luck for your new journey and I wish you to achieve your goals  !

[Shirazmn]

Day 4/5 on progynova and, obviously, not much to report.
Skin became sensitive as it usually did on PM after day 3. I had some body-wide tingling yesterday, which I believe is the skin filling up with collagen (or whatever makes it softer). I don't expect any signs of actual change until week 3 when, according to transbreasttimelines, breast pains could kick in and nipples and areolas could give some signs of changing. I am also still on 2mg/day, due to up to 4mg on Friday since there seem to be no visible side-effects with progynova.

I just had a random thought. I have recently started wasting a lot of my money on Shein (cheap clothes from China). I mean, I always wasted a lot of money on clothes but they have a lot of cheap stuff and I like to try new styles so... Anyway, until a few months ago I was just grabbing more or less all the "great offers", meaning the least expensive dresses, shoes, etc... Now, particularly looking at tube dresses and tops, I am more thinking "yes, but I need a body like that to wear that thing! Maybe when my boobs grow a bit...". Obviously I don't need to have a different body, meaning that I will never wear those things outside, so I can even get dressed in a fairy costume when I am home alone and nobody would say a word (because I'd be alone), but now my brain is somehow "planning ahead" of my breast growth and choosing "more wisely" how to waste my money. It's very different from my attitude when using PM: on PM there was a "if" while now that I am trying E it's more like a "when". It's a funny thought, and I thought I'd share it with you.

[wee2er]

Is that the same slippery road I slipped on LOL, started to really like the curves up top and all the changes E brings and then realised I needed matching curves down below... mmmm

[Shirazmn]

Oh, I don't mind if I get a little extra hips, but that's really not what I'm after. Although, a lift in the bum without having to sweat my soul out would be a perk... ?

[Shirazmn]

So, for a new episode of "It's not a sprint, it's a marathon" I present you my comparison pics from Day 0 to Day 13. On the left Day 0, on the right a photocopy of the same, but taken two weeks later (today).

[gorale]

I never managed to reduce photo size to suit the site but you will have to accept that for the last 3 years, I have somehow kept pace with Shirazm's pics on growth until 4 months ago when I decided to have no days off from Ainterol PM ( together with my twice daily FG and SP). I had been on and off for 3 years and through 9 bottles of Ainterol PM.
Now, development surged ahead, growth seemed to be increasing every 2 or 3 days. Nipple pain became constant rather than intermittent and my breasts and nipples became swollen and the weight definitely made them jiggle and noticeably hang-down when I bend at all. Now they are more globular and over-fill my 38Bs. Since I am slight build and 150lb, I will never get much bigger. It is all towards the lower breast. But I have TITS! And they feel lovely.

Recently my wife said the projecting nipples under my singlet (I was channelling Brando in "Streetcar") were very "fetching".
 
Then I made a post-holiday visit to the local swimming baths, anxious that my 38B perky boobs, wide pink nipples and Speedo briefs might attract attention. On the contrary, I look tiny compared with the number of men who look to have 48DD male boobs with dark-brown nipples. So no nervousness there.

I decided to see if the new tissue would last and 3 weeks after the last PM it seems firm. I still take FG and SP. The change is that I am sleeping better: only get up once a night to pee, no breast/testicle pain and to my bf's delight my erections have returned hard as ever.
I may well decide to stick where I am. But who knows.........

[Shirazmn]

Hi @Gorale
It's good to hear that you found a balance. I always swung between using PM and having to stop because my erections were completely gone. I must keep the wife happy... This is why I am trying with Progynova without any antiandrogen. I want a bit of change in a shorter time and I hope it won't kill my libido as much as PM does.
And I do agree with what you said about the swimming pool. Many guys out there have much bigger boobs than me, so any fear goes away quickly. One of the changes I'd like from progynova, though, is a bit of areola and nipple growth and sensitivity. I am not sure if it will happen and, if it does, what I'll look like. Only time can tell.

Lastly, about the photos, many years ago I wrote a quick script to reduce image size and resolution to acceptable levels for this website. If you want to update your timeline with some images, give it a go.
http://tgclassified.com/resize/

[Shirazmn]

Here we go again. Another photocopy of the original...  

Today marks 4 weeks on progynova. (1 week at 2mg/day and 3 weeks at 4 mg/day).
The feel heavier and a bit fuller, but the camera and the tape measure disagree.

At least the skin is very soft...

[spanky (aka Lola)]

Hi Shirazm!  Looking great!  (I am also known as Lola elsewhere, but prefer to go by trixie.)