ive been on e for a bit over 6 months now, which from what ive read is the earliest that people start with prog, idk how to determine if/when i should start with it and my doctor isnt very helpful since they only want to give scientifically backed advice, any ideas? if youre on prog, what was your experience like and when did you start and why?
Here is some “light” reading about progesterone.
What’s prog exactly if I may ask?
Prog is progesterone.
In short, it’s another hormone.
It’s still debated whether and when it’s useful for trans women to take, and it can therefore be difficult to find a doctor who’ll prescribe it - but some people who do take it report increased breast fullness / roundness, and increased libido.
There’s little risk associated with taking it, so a fair amount of transfemmes try it out just to see whether it produces desirable effects for them.
I was about 15 months in before my doc wanted to give it to me.
It hit me like a hammer so I guess he didn’t botch the timing too much.
It’s been about a year and I just started progesterone, and I know planned parenthood recommends at least 6 months, I just kinda put it off. It does help breast shape a lot! But basically just that
I started prog around 3 years ago, which would’ve been around 5 years on hormones. My breast growth had stagnated a bit and I wanted to try prog to see if it made a difference. It helped a lot with overcoming some of the depressive effects of my anti androgen. And with giving me a small bit more libido, which was and continuous to be very low. It also did help my breast growth, but to what extent exactly is hard to quantify.
To get prog I had to basically convince my doctor to let me try it, as it is not something readily prescribed in my area.
