hildegarde

I had C cups at 4 months. Not implausible.

Yes, but only if I miss or delay a dose. I take sublingual pills every 12 hours. When I take them on schedule things feel normal. If I forget to take them, I start to feel uncomfortable around 1h30m to 2h later. I become anxious and uncomfortably hot. I feel relief at that point because taking the late dose stops some specific unpleasant feelings.

In response to your questions, I don't think feelings are an accurate way to assess dosages. You have no way to consciously feel your own hormone levels directly. Every feeling reported in this thread is a second or third order effect of the hormones which is neither precise nor timely.

Congratulations! I'm incredibly happy for you!

I've been on HRT 1 year, and haven't yet felt any interest in men. I don't think changes in orientation are a thing, at least I haven't experienced it.

I have no advice, but sympathy. I know what this feels like, and wish you the best. Though I have not yet felt pregnancy dysphoria specifically, I have felt like I'm missing a core part of womanhood by not having periods. And I personally know the sting of invalidation when someone says you shouldn't want an experience because it's unpleasant.

Take care <3

I love the outfit, but those shoes especially!

HRT for cis people is pretty common as far as I am aware. Medicine that affirms your birth gender are readily available. Estrogen for cis women and testosterone for cis men is common to treat deficiencies. Many women take E during menopause.

I think our societal concept of gender is harmful. Men and women are not fully distinct classes with no overlaps or commonalities. Adult sex hormones are not innately gendered. Everyone has a mixture of hormones.

I think it is harmful to reflexively dismiss testosterone for cis women and estrogen or progesterone for cis men. If changing someone's non-dominant hormones levels could give a benefit, it should be studied and considered.

You're completely right. There is no such thing as trans men, only women. And after transitioning trans women are measurably happier. This just goes to show that our society is disproportionately supportive of women and hostile to men, which is why misogyny is good actually.

!the above is satire in case it was unclear!<

Men achieve erections while unconscious regularly. Its part of the sleep cycle. Regular maintainace, keeps things functional for when needed. That's why morning wood is a thing.

HRT stopped this for me, which is wonderful. Having a massive erection ruins a girl's day right from the very beginning.

Just tell her. Don't overthink it. You don't need to weave it gracefully into conversation. You don't need to find the right moment. Since she's out now, there was a point when she wasn't. She'll understand. You got this girl!

Medical terms will usually be negative. That's the perspective you come from on the treatment side. Identify and name a thing that is wrong in order to drive effective treatment. Hence the very negative term used by the DSM.

As far as the lived experience, euphoria can be easier to identify for some. If you're a trans adult who is unaware, the feeling of dysphoria is normal. Its the baseline. It can be very difficult to notice when your baseline is wrong because its what defines your perspective.

Since starting HRT I've learned many things were dysphoria that I assumed were just normal.

Yay! I happy for you congratulations!!!