progesterone?

[Guest Lacey71]

I hear of people with this in their hormone regiment and all I have read says that positive results are questionable? Anyone know of any new data on this? Or, where I could find information on current HRT protocols for transition?

[Guest AlyTheGreatAngel]

I've been on it. BS it does nothing!!!! Its mad my sex drive like disappear which is soooooooooooooooooooooo frustrating.

[Guest Lacey71]

It must have done something because, please don't take this the wrong way, you are really beautiful. Geez, if that pill does that, I'll take 2 please. Lol.I have heard that it can increase weight gain and appetite but also help with breast development. Then read was mostly water weight. Any ideas? Anyone?

[JenniferB]

It must have done something because, please don't take this the wrong way, you are really beautiful. Geez, if that pill does that, I'll take 2 please. Lol.I have heard that it can increase weight gain and appetite but also help with breast development. Then read was mostly water weight. Any ideas? Anyone?

Same doctors say progesterone can help breast growth, some say it doesn't do anything for trans women because they have no uterus. My doctor won't prescribe it. She says it won't do anything except increase the risk of health problems. One thing I know what progesterone can do is make one moody.

[Guest Shari]

Speak with your doctor about it. Your health is too important to seek information on the net.

Shari

[VickySGV]

This is a problem being debated in the medical community as we speak. Take four doctors and cube the number of patients (4 times X to the 3 power) they are actually treating and you will have the number of opinions there will be as to whether progesterone works or not. My suggestion is to use the site google here, and you can find plenty of topics in this forum alone to keep you busy and raise your blood pressure. Only your doctor will know what it does to your hormone levels and maybe you will know what it does to your external body. Listen carefully to YOUR OWN DOCTOR to get the real answer for you. We seem to have two sets of people posting here, those that swear by progesterone, and those who swear at it. No middle ground.

[JJ]

This really a question to discuss with your Dr primarily. I know some Drs are dead set against it because of the potential side effects while others think it's good.

Many cis women have serious mood swings with it and can't tolerate the burth contol that contains it because of them, It also affects insulin use by the body and needs to be especially carefully monitured by anyone with diabetes or at risk I have read.

There is a lot of info anout it on health sites around the web but little info on it's affect on male bodies. I have observed the mood seings in people I knew personally who started it. Somw swear bu it's affect on brest development-pthers dispute it

It is a powerful drug and it's use is somewhat controversial with health organizations recently recommending limiting the time and strenght of exposeure for cis women.

Bottom line is that this is a decision between you and your Dr.

[Guest JoannaSydney]

I was at a meeting while back in my local transgender community and the aprn said there is no benifit from taking it its just high price a high price tag im never taking it

[Drea]

I been on it, I been off it. The only thing I can honestly conclude is that when on it I had hot flashes that did not occur off it.

It is one of those things where there are lots of beliefs and absolute claims, but no data really to back it up.

I know people who just got mood swings from it.

I known people to make all sorts of wild claims.

I got some floating around here someplace from when my doc took me off it, I have no plans to use it up.

[Guest Lacey71]

I have a transman friend that sees the endo I have a consult with and his friend has this in her regiment (also same endo)I am nervous about the risks. If benefits are that low or questionable, I might to opt out of progesterone. I know ymmv, but still, if no one had good results. Plus, I administer this drug @ work but to help sexually violent predators control exhibitionist tendencies. Don't think I like that association.

[Guest LizMarie]

Lots of trans women claim better breast development from it but I am aware of no scientific studies that validate this claim. It doesn't mean it's not true, just that I'm not aware of any scientific studies about it.

[Guest]

Everybody is different and everybody needs a doctor and regular tests to monitor everything. My tests are fine and I don't have any health risks. I am told that micronized progesterone is the safest and it works for me. I take it on twenty one days, off ten. I started after about four months of just estrogen. I had already started to blossom noticeable buds before. I started progesterone and one day after the cut-off I found what it was really like to have a cycle! I had a huge migraine and by the end of the day I had nasty cramps. I talked to a girl friend as i thought that was maybe gastritis. She said she didn't think so because they were in the right spot on my lower abdomen. That seemed so unlikely because the doctors corrected me at birth and those parts just are not there anymore. Phantom limb pains? Who knows? I know by late evening I was dying my whole body ached. I text-ed her back and she suggested go to bed with a heating pad, take a migraine pill and keep the lights down low. I did and by morning I felt human again. I didn't call my doctor then because of money. Back on progesterone again I worried that if this happened every month I might skip that part.

My breasts had been a little tender from before, but approaching my nest cut-off my breasts drove me crazy! Warm, swelling, constantly tingling and it felt like a deep itch where I couldn't scratch. The day after the cut-off i had my migraine again but this one was small and only lasted the morning. My breasts settled down. Back on again my breasts went crazy again. It happens each cycle with only that first day migraine. One side benefit is the hot flashes and night sweats I had for a year before HRT were gone. Thank God!

On my seventh cycle, three days in and past the first day migraine, I got slammed with PMS. Both my ex-wives had it, so I know all about it having to duck and run a lot. I ran to the pharmacy for the maximum strength stuff I had bought for them, stayed away from anything that could be killed and in two hours I was just fine. I take that now at the first hint of migraine or getting a little irritable. Life is good. I can't stay in puberty forever so the darn menopause will probably be back after the progesterone is gone.

I finally saved enough pennies for my doctor visit and regular tests, I told him everything. he said he couldn't explain the cramps, quite possible as every one is different, "just be grateful it only happened once." He examined me thoroughly, said all seems fine. "As to the PMS, people on HRT many times have just that but it comes a few days after instead of before the cycle. Since you have an over the counter remedy that works nothing else is required, but we will monitor it." My tests came back good. We have also planned my first mammogram and he explained the procedure and the possible first time anxiety. He is so cool!

A trans friend asked me why I put myself through that and I asked her. How can I ever talk to grown woman as a grown woman about cycles if I never had one? She said "you're nuts!"

I love puberty, I love my breasts and I love progesterone. That's not bragging rights, I sincerely hope any or all of this helps someone. Sorry for being long winded. Jody