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Hormones

Hormone Replacement Therapy

Transgender individuals are individuals who identify as a gender that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth. For many transgender individuals, transitioning to the gender they identify with can be a long and difficult process. One aspect of this process is hormone therapy, also known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT. Hormone therapy is a medical treatment …

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Typical Results of Male to Female Hormonal Therapy

Typical Results of Male to Female Hormonal Therapy

While the individual’s response to feminizing therapy will vary, we have observed several key changes that appear for the majority of transgender women in addition to the general estrogenic effects related. Breasts For the transgender woman, breast development will vary greatly, as it does with the genetic female population. However, breast development will typically be less than what is experienced …

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Herbal Hormones

Phytoestrogens, sometimes referred as natural or herbal hormones, are naturally occurring substances extracted from plants. Their molecules look a lot like estrogens that normally are produced in a woman’s body. But they also resemble some anti-estrogens, like the breast-cancer drug tamoxifen. With an interest developed through advertising and word of mouth, many transgender individuals have experimented with a variety of …

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Testosterone

Foods That Lower Testosterone Levels

You ever notice there are some days you feel more masculine than others? Honestly, I assumed it was a part of the journey until now realizing I was eating most of these 21 foods that lower testosterone levels, regularly. I really want to share this with you guys because I hear a lot of stories of people going through this …

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Testosterone Boosting Foods

Testosterone Boosting Foods

Perhaps, you really want to start HRT. Maybe you can’t get to your doctor or can’t afford the prescriptions and are looking for Testosterone Boosting Foods to get a head start. Maybe you just want to boost the testosterone that you already have. If you eat testosterone boosting foods or not you will transition just fine. Tuna Tuna’s rich in …

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Getting Hold of Transsexual Hormone Replacement Therapy

Transsexual hormone replacement therapy helps those who feel they were born in the wrong body transition to what they feel is their proper sex. Many transgender feel discrimination for not having an easily distinguished gender. Hormone therapy helps them easily blend in and not become a target for discrimination. Those who live near a metropolitan area should be able to gain …

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Estrogen Alone Doesn’t Curb Testosterone

Male-to-female transgender patients receiving estrogen alone won’t curb their testosterone production, a new study has found. New York State’s medical college conducted the study on one healthcare center where they found that about half of the patients receiving estradiol as part of hormone therapy experienced adequate testosterone suppression, even if accompanied by progestin says Matthew Leinung, MD, who was one of …

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Do Hormones change your mind?

There are many who say that any mind changes for those on MTF (male to female) hormones are mostly psy-chological.They also say that any sexual orientation changes are psychological as well. Does this mean that if this does happen that there was some secret desire there all along? Some say yes. I say No. I believe that at least Female …

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Female to Male Transgender: Hormones

Any person on hormones is a chemistry experiment. It is very important to listen to the FTM (or MTF) as they tell you what is occurring for them physically and emotionally. FTMs have learned to watch and monitor the changes they experience over time. On this note, it is very important that if you have a pre-op transsexual come to …

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