applebusch (she/her)

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Cake day: November 11th, 2024
  • applebusch (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonetoTransfem@lemmy.blahaj.zone•Venting & Some QuestionsEnglish
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    1 day ago

    see transfemscience for dosage comparisons. i also recommend browsing the site as it has lots of good info.

    for context i started with injections and progesterone from day 1. i have a relatively high dose of estrogen, 5mg/week estradiol valerate, and have tested in the upper 200s pg/mL at midweek for the past couple tests, which is relatively high for adult cis women according to some research (not that copying a cis womans cycle is my goal nor should be). my testosterone is also very well suppressed at this dose so ive never taken an anti-androgen.

    anyone making authoritative claims about the effect of hormone regimens on breast shape is a liar. we dont really know anything with regard to how different hormone regimens affect breast shape, other than higher estrogen and progesterone seem to be associated with larger breasts. both size and shape are highly genetic though, so the effect one person gets wont necessarily translate to someone else.

    also theres nothing wrong with torpedo tits. round breasts are currently in fashion, but lots of cis women still have conical breasts and they were in fashion in the past. mine are currently pretty conical but from what i can tell thats also a normal part of early breast growth. who knows what will happen in the next few years. one thing i will say is theyre already larger than a lot of my trans fem friends who have been on hormones much longer, but again its so genetic that doesnt really mean anything. ill never know what breasts i would have gotten on a different regimen, but im very happy with what im getting right now.

    the common guidance of finding the minimum dose to suppress testosterone is highly flawed. we’re trying to have female puberty not just have a bare minimum estrogen level. they always try to start us on tiny doses to “see how it goes” but really all that does is waste our time. if youre going diy id recommend starting with a medium to high dose as shown on the page i linked. other people might even recommend a higher dose.

    as far as how long the vials last its supposed to be a year minimum, but likely longer. idk about it being really hot out.

    hope this helps somewhat. cant recommend transfem science enough. its a fantastic place to start.

  • applebusch (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonetoWomensStuff@piefed.blahaj.zone•Girls With ADHD Don't Always Finish the School Year StrongEnglish
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    3 days ago

    this was me. im mostly the inattentive type and went through all these struggles. my parents always thought my struggles were my fault, so when i faltered their response was to push me harder. i could only really relax alone in my room. i remember at one point i just couldnt take it for one more second. i had to go to swim practice but i had literally nothing left in the tank so i barricaded myself in my room and refused to come out until it was too late to go. a couple times they tried to force the door open but couldn’t. i dont remember if their behavior really changed after that, but i think it was one of the first times i felt i had the power to say no to them and they couldnt do anything about it. i hope more little girls get the help i never had.