HRT Shots VS Pills (Is end result different or same?)

[Guest chibi_usa]

First off this is after BOY puberty has set in and finished (Like age 23)

Alright so there are some articles that say it may take 3-5 years for full effect correct? Well... Does Shots/Needles just quicken the process or is the end result much better then the pills?

 

Eg: If I was to take needles for 8 yrs.

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Eg: If I was to take pills for 8 yrs.

 

Would there be a difference much in looks?

[MarcieMarie12]

Chibi, this is best discussed with your endocrinologist. Peoples experiences with HRT vary a great deal and often time the choice of HRT (pills, patches or injections) is a personal preference. The main thing is to monitor your blood work and make sure the levels are right. 

[VickySGV]

When my daughters who are cis female began puberty at 9 years old for one of them and ten and a half for the other, they had 8+ years before final adult growth was attained which meant quite a few things going on.  Intramuscular injection does get the 'mone into the blood system a bit earlier, but that is a matter of hours per injection or per pill.  It does not speed up what YOUR body will do with the hormone until and if it reaches cells that can do something with it.  Every one of us is different in that aspect, and just because the hormones are in your blood stream does not mean they are doing anything, they may just be waiting for a trip out the kidneys and into the public sewer system.  Your endocrinologist may end up trying both ways on you to find out what your best system is going to be, and it may be via a cream or a patch depending on your body.  It will be a cooperative venture between the two of you to find your best method, and your best is my worst probably.  I have friends who are 46A bra size who have done the shot thing and others who are 42DD who did the oral meds, and one friend who was on a patch who had to have BREAST REDUCTION on her 40H boobs.

Follow your Endo's advice and prescription and do not overthink the whole thing!!

 

[Cindy Truheart]

The changes happen relatively quickly if you ask me and I'm on pills because me and needles don't get along!

[Jani]

I'm on patches (low dose)  and I'm very happy with the changes after not quite one year. 

[Guest]

6 hours ago, Cindy Truheart said:

The changes happen relatively quickly if you ask me and I'm on pills because me and needles don't get along!

Yes, I was surprised. I did a lot of research before HRT, and I decided against injections because at higher ages, the injections are claimed to be less safe than the pills, and that the patch is the safest. I did a gel medication for years and it was a huge hassle, so I opted for pills......

[Guest chibi_usa]

Oh ok. I was just wondering if there was a "time limit" for feminization as much as possible during the 8 yr period. Because I mean obviously I wanna look completely feminine. Not just a little.

 

EXAMPLE of what I mean by time limit

A girl going through puberty with higher estrogen levels till maturity

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A girl going through puberty with mediocre levels of estrogen till maturity.

 

Wouldn't the end result be different? Wouldn't she look different?

 

 

 

[Cindy Truheart]

2 hours ago, chibi_usa said:

A girl going through puberty with higher estrogen levels till maturity

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A girl going through puberty with mediocre levels of estrogen till maturity.

 

Wouldn't the end result be different? Wouldn't she look different?

The science doesn't support that however, and it can be dangerous to increase your estrogen levels too high. In a young girl's body as they go through puberty, a lot of stuff is going on all at once. They are growing as well as developing with a cocktail mix of all kinds of hormones and such in them. For those of us who have to have a second puberty, we can't take it that fast or that extreme. It actually has the potential to do a lot of damage, possibly even be life threatening! It's best to just do as the doctors say and take it slow. If the changes aren't what you desire, you can always look into other options later. The important thing is that you don't do permanent damage to yourself that you then have to live with for the rest of your life. I've still got half my life ahead of me, so I'm going slow because I want forty more years as myself, forty more years for me.

[VickySGV]

If a natal woman gets pregnant, her E levels go up very high as the pregnancy progresses, and that shuts down growth permanently.  The growth included there is bone and other secondary sex organs.  Even if the pregnancy is terminated in an early trimester, intentionally or accidentally, the experience shuts down further hormonal development.  In that case super high levels stop the whole show.  It is not the level of the hormone, it is how YOUR BODY uses it, even tiny amounts that matter. 

The answer to your question, is yes, no, and no one answer applies to all..