Questions for MtF's that have gone through HTR

There are quite a few risks, they explain it all to you before you start though. The two I remember most prominently are increased chance of blood clots in the legs AMD increased risk of breast cancer.

I've been on hormones for like 15 months or so, I think. I haven't really had any problems at all, well unless wanting more breast growth is a problem I think it was and is worth it, it's made me feel a lot better about my body. Of course I still have body image issues but they aren't as bad anymore.

 

That answer sounds reassuring. Thanks for asking this question, been wondering about it too.

 

My experience is about the same.

I want to add something regarding your voice. Those of us that want a feminine voice train a lot. It's like a muscle. We also have to get past our own tendency to lower our voice when we aren't confident or are worried we are being read as male, and that too is like a muscle. For me I started having more success after HRT, because I am more confident and feel much more feminine. I use my female voice most of the time now outside of work and am actually having a harder and harder time going back to male register as fast when I need to.

So while it won't change your voice, for me it changed how often I practiced and how comfortable I was, and that changed my voice in turn.

 

HRT doesn't create health risks as much as it strengthens already existing ones.

 

Blood clots are the main health risk, or at least that is what I was told. It was definitely worth it because it completely changes the chemistry of your body and mind. HRT makes you feel whole, or at least it made me feel whole.

 

Glad we could help But you really should involve a doctor in this conversation. That's not any of us.

I can say generally HRT involves trading one set of health risks for another, boy problems for girl problems or vice versa, and that generally you are also committing yourself in some ways. You will probably become sterile, and some kinds of cancer will become harder to detect. So while I can't say for sure, you will probably have to commit yourself to at least some kind of surgery in the future for these reasons.

If you want to know more, we're supposed to know about this stuff anyway, if you look around page 40 here http://admin.associationsonline.com/uploaded_files/140/files/Standards of Care, V7 Full Book.pdf it will tell you everything you want to know about what hormones do, including the risks. Don't be intimidated, it's easier to read than it looks.