This week marks 11 months since I started HRT. In this post I discuss what changes have happened to me since starting HRT, and the up’s and down’s of those changes. I will also go through the latest blood tests I have had.
Blood Test
Transgender people in the first few years are recommended to have blood tests done every 3 months to check levels and kidneys. Self-medicating can be very dangerous, so you should always consult a professional about starting HRT. I am with Gender GP.
On the 10th April I had my blood tests done. My levels are as follows :-
- Oestrogen – 386
- Testosterone – 19.6
Unfortunately, the results are going the wrong way this time. I was 467 Oestrogen and 16.4 Testosterone last time. This could be because the appointment for my blood test last time was at 08:30 in the morning, so I had not long taken the daily dosage, but this time the appointment was at 11:45, so it had more time to dissolve in my body.
GenderGP has raised my Estrodiol Tablets from 3mg to 4mg per day while it kept my Finasteride Tablets to 5mg per day.
Changes since starting HRT?
I am feeling the cold a lot more. My feet have also shrunk by 1/2 a size. My skin is softer than before and I smell a lot more pleasant than I used to before I started HRT.
My bum is a bit bigger than it was before I started HRT and for the first time my boob’s filled out one of my usual bra’s fully, so very happy with that.
A friend who I had not met for a while also said I look different in that the fat distribution of my body is slowly starting to make my body look more feminine, which was music to my ears.
Getting more attention
I seem to be getting more attention when out and about than I usually do, maybe its because of the weather so I am not wearing a coat all the time, just t-shirts which don’t hide the fact I have boobs now.
Sometimes I like it, sometimes it can feel creepy though. I know I am a lot more careful on where I go now compared to what I used to be like as sometimes it can get scary walking for instance along the local canal when it starts to go dark.
Would I change anything?
Would I change things though, even though I am getting men being creepy sometimes and I now have to be more wary of where I go. Not a chance.
This is who I am, and no one and nothing anyone can say will change that.
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