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?
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.
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 tried it, maye ten years ago. I wanted more growth and maybe a bump to sex drive. I ultimately didn’t stay with it long enough to see if those effects came. The effect on mood was pretty strong, particularly if I forgot a day and had to restart. I might be able to handle it now, but at the time it was too much.
i don’t think i’ll try again tho. Eventualy I did get the growth, and i’m just sort of ace now
I had good growth in my first year. Kinda hit a plateau after. I’m using monotherapy. 2 years in, I added some prog (suppository, evening), 2weks on, 2 weeks of. But one package was seized :(, so I had to spread more, like 1 week on 3 weeks off.
Not much progress so far, although some tenderness, so some slow growth coming in, I guess🤷
Not many side-effects. Got slightly hornier, I think. Mood wise not much difference.
I started prog at 3 months. My doctor recommended it when I complained about having zero sex drive. I didn’t notice any mood effects. Sex drive returned but in a very different flavor. Breast growth seemed to accelerate and then plateau again.