I Have Curves And Im Not On Hrt

[Guest Emily Violet]

ok so ive noticed that i have curves like hour glass ones and im as curvier as alot of girls and i kinda have boobs not like big ones but small ones and you can see them when i have a shirt on idk how it happened either

[Guest ashley4623]

I'm somewhat the same way... I have curves like that.

Maybe it's just naturally high estrogen levels? Idk.... that's just my theory.

[Guest leo]

yes your natural estrogen levels may be high, but the breast thing i would get checked out

it could just be cus of the latter but may be other explanations

[Guest Tess-Leigh]

ok so ive noticed that i have curves like hour glass ones and im as curvier as alot of girls and i kinda have boobs not like big ones but small ones and you can see them when i have a shirt on idk how it happened either

Emily, has your weight changed notably over the last while? Or have you started some medications relatively recently?

I went through a series of different anti-depressant medications over the last 5 years. At least one of them had the side effect of leading me to eat much more: it was a known potential side effect with that particular medication, that it could affect the "satiation level", the point at which your body signals to itself that it has had enough and doesn't need any more. My doctor took me off that one on my very next visit, but my weight had been going up anyhow. It is also connected with diet: my wife's culture usually feels that a meal is incomplete unless there is a carbohydrate (typically rice or noodles), and when my mother-in-law moved in about a year ago, our carb consumption went up because that's the diet that my M-I-L knows and is comfortable with. But I was also getting regular "carb cravings" especially at work: I still get them, but less so now.

Towards the end of 2008 I noticed that my breasts had increased noticeably in size -- from "slightly over AA" to "nearly A". I was happy about that -- though I was not so pleased about my weight gain.

I've been off of anti-depressants (just staying on anti-panics) for several months now, and at the time I went off of anti-depressants, I started therapy. I don't know if there is a coincidence involved there or not, but I am down about 12 pounds from where I was in October of last year -- I'm going to have to dig out old clothes or buy new ones. I am pleased that my weight is coming down, but if I had had my druthers, I would have preferred that my boobs stayed at their larger size when my weight dropped.

(Yes, I do wish I had "real breasts" permanently; and especially if they grew in over time, I would not "hide" them at work -- though I wouldn't flaunt them with tight sweaters, I wouldn't be above wearing tops/blouses that had a bit of tuck that gave some definition to the side edges of the curves. My motto would be "It's a medical condition. Deal with it.")

[Guest Emily Violet]

yes i have my weight droped over 20 pounds in the last year im now a more appropriate weight for my height and idk i think it might be naturally high estrogen levels and the breast might be left over from when i was heavier idk or it might just be muscle

[Guest Soph]

I also have natural breasts, though like you, they're not huge. And I'm hoping that, as leo said, it isn't something else like cancer. I, however, lack curves below my waist ;-;

[Guest Pioneer]

That's awesome O_o

[Guest Kaze]

Males with breast development is known as Gynecomastia, and from what I could find, doesn't seem to be bad on its own (especially since us MTFs want them) and can be caused by a variety of things, one of which is that they just happen for no real reason to it. Hormone imbalance is one of the potential causes though. One way I've read to get an idea if you have it or not (will need to check with a doctor to be 100% sure) is to press down on your nipples and/or try squeezing from the side of the nipple and if you feel something harder than squeezing fat, it is likely you have it and it isn't just pure fat. The size can vary from person to person, although I'm not sure what, if any, impact it could have on breast development after starting HRT. Having it means a higher risk of breast cancer (putting males at a simialr risk as females), but I don't recall seeing cancer as being a cause of it.

For those with more than just breasts, it does seem like hormone imbalance is the most likely cause, although I don't think I've ever been tested specifically for that, or at least given any info from testing that'd be relavent for MTFs. I have female-ish curves (including what I believe is Gynecomastia), but for the most part fat is distributed more male than female for me. I also don't have a visible adams apple and while my voice isn't entirely feminine, it seems almost passable since I've had some people on ventrillo (voice chat program) think I was female after hearing my voice and knowing I played a female character but otherwise not knowing what my gender was.

[Guest Emily Violet]

i have like no adams apple and a very feminine voice its great lol

[Guest ricka]

I've always had a naturally curvy hour-glass body regardless of my weight. I developed breasts during puberty. Over time they have grown larger. I now wear a c-cup bra. They are shaped like true female breasts which are different than man-boobs and don't shrink from weight loss, in fact the slimmer I am the more prominent they appear as i tend to loose weight in my midrif first. I also found working out actually made them fuller and more prominent and also keeps them "perky" and not sagging. At the moment my weight is up and i definitely have a Rubens figure

ricka

[Sakura]

wiki or google gynecomastia its condition were men grow boobs somtimes its side effect of a more seriouse problem like cancer

Sakura

[Guest AshleyRF]

i have like no adams apple and a very feminine voice its great lol

I was the same way. I never worked on my voice at all either it was just natural to me. I don't think it means anything... just a coincidence. Consider yourself lucky and go with it.

[Guest kumkwatgirl]

I actually had a talk with my biology teacher about an issue like this, and she explained to me that there are two points in a mans life when he releases estrogen: when they are just born, and when they hit puberty. most people do in fact grow small breasts during puberty, and it is really nothing to be too concerned about. But if you feel sick or develop lumps, I would suggest seeing a doctor immedietelly. But I'mno doctor and don't know too much about the symptoms of early stages of cancer (although two of my close family members have passed on due to breast cancer.)

[Guest Charlene_Leona]

I was one of those with the gynecomastia, no adams apple and when I had my orchiectomy done 13 days later my voice started changing. I was wild this one morning I wake up and usually the first thing I do is tell Larry I love him, this particular morning I squeaked it out.

Charlene Leona

[gennee]

I have natural breasts, also. I've had them as long as I can remember.

Gennee

[Guest Katrina_Carter]

Ditto on the breasts bit. Ever since I hit puberty I have had them. I have always been overweight which I thought was the problem, but about a year ago after I had hit 300+ pounds and long story short began losing it I noticed that even though my body is shrinking my breasts seem to be growing. Well it's not that they are growing, they are just not shrinking. I have lost over 100 pounds and they are becoming very prominent. I'd say I am almost a B cup. Seems that they are going to be the last things to go as I continue to lose the weight, not complaining though

That does bring up a question I have. Is it possible that a genetic male can naturally produce estrogen throughout their life?