20 year old amab here! i've been wanting a more androgynous body, and have been thinking about starting some sort of low dose E monotherapy for some subtle changes.

my main goals are:

slight breast growth

fat redistribution

less body hair

the main things i want to avoid are:

any kind of reduction in fertility/penis complications in general

muscle atrophy (hence monotherapy, avoiding AAs)

i lead a pretty healthy life, former powerlifter now doing strength movements 2x a week and lots of cardio day-to-day. being male is cool and all, i just want to present more androgynously.

i dont have any bloodwork to show or whatever to figure out dosing (and i cant get tests done withour a doctors order but thats its own can of worms, bleh), but some pointers for like types of estrogen will help! im new to this, all the chemical names hurt my head TwT

I just opened this subreddit again as it got automatically banned from lack of moderation, I don't have time for this.

Hi folks how are you I hope you are fine

30 years old AMAB here

I want to be a non-binary trans , could you help me out with your experience with E?

I want

Soft skin

Less sweat

Calm mind (without being horny all the time)

Less body hair

Thicker scalp hair

No or very small boobs

So I have started dutasteride 0.5mg a day a year ago

Before one week ago I started tamoxifen 20 mg a day

And 3 days ago i have added spirolenactone 50mg/ day

And I'm planning to add estrofem (Estradiol Hemihydrate) 2mg sublingual AFTER a week

I did this in order to make breast tissue saturated with tamoxifen to prevent any breast grwoth

The problem I'm having these days I feel like i have too much hight levels of Testesterone and feeling hornier than ever lol

Is my plan good and am I on the right track? When I add estrogen after a week, will that solve the problem (the increased free testosterone in the blood due to tamoxifen)? Is the dosage sufficient? Or is it too low to achieve my goals mentioned above? Or is it too high and will it cause gynecomastia? I will be getting blood tests done soon, but they are very expensive in my country, $500 or more. I would generally like your opinion on the dosages based on your experience. Are the numbers and dosages reasonable?

Hiyaaaa, I’ll try and make this quick. Sorry for cross posting to both subs but I wanted to ask as many people as possible.

I’m a 22 (23 in a month) AMAB, African from London and last year I realised I was nonbinary if not trans.

I think it took me so long to realise I was gender queer since I’m attracted to women but as I started to understand I was attracted to feminine men I also started to understand that part of that attraction was… jealousy? I wanted to look like them, dress like them and feel pretty like them. I never find myself being envious of how other men look but I always find myself saying “I wish I could look like her” or “I wish I could dress like that”

I know I’m at least non binary and I’m not sure if I’m a woman, but one thing I do know is that I hate being masculine presenting. I hate that I look like a man without a haircut and even more like one when I do get one. I hate that my body has no curves. I hate that I put on outfits and they just feel… off.

I want to start HRT but I’m not sure where, how or anything about it. It’s really so confusing and I’m still just a baby queer.

I want to look more feminine and don’t mind breast growth but if there are options that forgo that I would like to consider them too. I would also like to keep the size of my piece if possible lmao.

Any guidance for someone in the UK would be appreciated. It’s very confusing and I feel scared considering the state of the country but I know I want to do this.

Hello Begin here Where can i buy and what to buy ? And also what doses to take ? And at last where to buy ( localy Im Portugal) or in Europe using online shopping....

Crossposting because really this post belongs here, just yer sister sub is more active with more members and such. So im amab nb. I want to figure out diy and a way of getting supplies that will work for me and just get on with my life. It feels like the more i read and try to understand, the more difficult questions come up. How does dosing work? It can't be as simple as just reading some charts right? Who is reliable to buy from(eastern us btw lol)? Wtf should I take?? I want feminization, i want to transition but im not a trans woman. I also still want to retain sexual function and all that too yanno. From what ive read im leaning towards taking bica and low dose EC injections, increasing dosage, seeing how i feel and moving from there. Maybe going from bica+e to mono e? Is there any significant difference between esthers beyond half life/dosage? I really only say EC because a weekly injection sounds simple, but beyond that my understanding is nil. I want to understand. I also want to fucking LIVE, and i think google has outlived its usefulness in answering all the questions and confusion i have. Please help!! Also im a fucking loser neet that cant afford to ship dodgy shit from HK or turkey whathaveyou so that also complicates, but would much rather accept a resource that may not help than be answered with silence. Anything helps haha. Please

Tldr i should've transitioned when I was like 15 and just been a cute anime catgirl but its 2 late 4 that and im all fucked up now and need some help, how 2 diy trans plz??m?(dick working method ONLY) Also why is the title requirement 50 fucking characters lol?

AMAB | 24 | UK-Based

Hiyaa, I’m a little clueless on all this, so please bare with me! (And sorry if this isn’t the right place)

I’ve been exploring myself for a while and have found myself as a genderfluid femboy—so I'm not really wanting a full MtF transition, but I do want my body to be a good amount closer to how I want to present myself, so I've been looking into small doses for HRT.

I’ve always wanted to be more feminine,, and I genuinely enjoy my moments when I do., I’ve never cared much for muscle or “traditional” masculinity, but I’m also pretty okay with the parts I was born with—I don’t want to lose anything, but I'm also fine with shrinkage so long as functionality stays.

So what I'm aiming for is: A more androgynous base to work with when I want to.

Softer skin and more feminine body distribution.

Breast growth isn't a goal but I'm also not completely against it either within reason.

Though I often feel fem just as/more than masc, I know that dedicating fully to that side would be overkill. So I just want to even the playing field, if that makes sense?

As I'm UK based, I'm under the impression that it's pretty hard to get this kind of treatment, especially when I'm not FULL MTF, so any and all advice is greatly appreciated!

I hope this is okay! I'd love to know people's thoughts and advice.

Thanks again!

So my endocrinologist just prescribed me 10mg raloxifene/die + 1mg estradiol gel/die. What I'm confused about is that a lot of people say that ralox and e don't work well together since they cancel eachother and that without an AA I won't see any results. I hope that's not true.

Hi! I'm 19 non-binary AMAB and I'm looking to try HRT to ease my gender dysphoria and get a more feminine body. I'm looking to essentially get all feminising effects apart from breast growth (i'm fine with a little but definitely nothing more than A cup but I know this is heavily dependent on genetics). I.e. decreased body hair density n thickness, more feminine fat distribution, maybe get slightly larger hips (but it's probably too late for that), prevent male pattern hair loss, lose muscle mass, hide veins, softer skin, more feminine facial features, etc.

I've done a little research but am still really unsure of what regimen to go with. I was thinking that maybe I could start with estradiol monotherapy through injections for the first few weeks/months and then switch to raloxifene depending on breast growth. I'm not super keen on starting with raloxifene straight away because it seems to be quite weak compared to estradiol, and I'd rather not wait too long to see changes (although I understand that I will have to be patient still). I'm just doing really badly mentally rn and really want to have some sort of glow up soon haha.

Do you guys have any advice? Especially on what sort of regimen I should go for. Any help would be greatly appreciated :D

I (18 amab) would like to start hrt soon, and wish to limit breast growth that otherwise occurs with traditional transfeminine hrt.

Ive read online and chatted with a few people about this, and have come to face two options: Either microdosing E, or using raloxifene.

These are the pros and cons as far as i understand:

Microdosing E, Pros: More economical, as i only need to buy one medicine, and id be taking less than the traditional dose (1mg daily instead of 3). More research and documentation for the usage of E and its potential side effects.

Microdosing E, Cons: Might include risk of unwanted effects (breast growth)

Raloxifene, Pros: Will never promote breast growth.

Ralosifene, Cons: More expensive, as i need three different medicines (bica, cypro and ralo) that all will be taken at the traditional, maximum safest dose. More likely to have side effects, as three different medicines are taken at once.

So my question is, does anyone have any experience with either of these two regimens? Did you grow breasts? How about other positive/negative effects?

Id also love just other advice as well. Thank you in advance.

I had an interesting thought today. I'm neurodivergent and I find these kind of questions interesting. What would the ratio of testosterone to estradiol need to be for someone to feel mentally balanced between testosterone's and estrogen's effects; not physically, but in terms of mood, thought patterns, perception, etc.?

I know testosterone generally has a stronger effect per ng/dL than estrogen, so a 1:1 ratio in blood levels wouldn’t mean equal influence. For example, if someone had ~300 pg/mL of estradiol, what range of testosterone would be needed to feel subjectively neutral; not skewed toward a subjectively testosterone dominant or estrogen dominant state.

My guess is that it would be somewhere between 70–150 ng/dL of testosterone, since it's above the female range (~15–70 ng/dL) but below or at the low end of male (~300–1,000 ng/dL). I know this is very individual, and mental states don’t scale linearly with hormone levels, but I’m curious if anyone has experience, data, or thoughts on where that “mental androgyny” might land hormonally. It's just a purely speculative question and I don't mean any harm in asking it.

So, here is the deal. I started a typical diy estradiol monotherapie 2 monthes ago, i.e, 4mg estradiol valerate injection every 5 day. I am very happy with the resultsxso far. I just hope that my breasts will stay under A cup to be able to hide them when necessary. But I know this is a bit of a loterie and they are growing somewhat fast.

Thing is, in 4 months, I will move country, totally new place, new job, new environment. It should be a rather safe environment but, again, you never know. After one year, however, it will turn into a very hopefully comfortable position (associate professor :) ).

So for this first year, which I expect to be very stressfull and intence, I would rather compromise and bring the mask somewhat back on as a shield. Grow again a neat well maintained beard. Avoid noticable bulges growing on my chest.

Best idea I came with so far, considering relatively easy to source products from within the ue would be to temporarily drop the E, somewhat reduce my T level with any blocker available, maybe complete with finasteride because I am shit scared of hair loss. But I am also kinda mindfull of the potential effect of this one on self destructive urges.

However, as is often repeated, the body needs a primary sex hormone to function, brittle bones all that.

So the question is: how long could I eventually function like that before seeing adversary effects? I am also open to alternative suggestions.

Mtf uk can anyone help me step by step on how to start DIY transitioning (TRANS LIFE MATTERS)💖

I'm an AMAB enby and my current hrt regimen is ~6.5mg estradiol valerate monotherapy injection every 5 days, I'm planning to start taking raloxifene to minimize breast growth. Because raloxifene can increase testosterone production I'm assuming I would need to increase my e monotherapy dose. What dosages for ralox and estradiol would be recommended?

EFFECTS I WANT:

-more feminine facial features

-more feminine figure (especially waist and thighs)

-reduced body hair

-immunity to male pattern baldness

EFFECTS I DON'T WANT:

-Breast growth

-Loss of strength (I know it's bound to happen but I want to limit it as much as possible)

ADDITIONAL INFO:

-I already went through male puberty

-I'm pretty sure I'm still growing, albeit slower than before, and I haven't reached my biological prime yet

-I'm pretty sure I have really high testosterone levels but I also have above average estrogen levels

-I need to minimize injections because I inherited something that makes them way more painful than they should be

-I need it to be fast because I already waited long enough to completely run out of patience months ago

Yeah

im really happy with the effects so far of estrogen. but my issue is that its really overwhelming right now, its also made me question my gender once again which i havent gotten to the conclusion of yet, i might just take a pause of estrogen and then leave it for later when im more ready.

but i want to look at the possibilities of having effects come more slowly, im not concerned about infertility.

Hi so i live somewhere i cant access trans healthcare so i have to do it myself via otc spiro and birth control and am wondering if 2 mg estradiol will make my breasts grow as i dont want them to grow any more. I take spironolactone 200 mg but i feel that’s not enough so i take a little cypro but i heard about the brain tumor possibility and as someone with a family member who had a brain tumor i just dont want to risk it even if it’s a minimal chance. So im thinking maybe to take 2 mg estradiol so it can suppress my testosterone much more cuz spiro isnt doing it enough for me but i dont want any more breast growth (i’ve been taking some estradiol on and off the past few years) so maybe i increase spiro and add 2 mg estradiol or without the estradiol just increase i really dont know anymore i hate that i can’t test my levels to properly know how to move forward 😫 Thanks!

Im sixteen and a slow bloomer so I haven't had any ireversable male traits show up yet, so I wanna get on HRT as soon as possible to prevent them. The only problem is that my entire family is very VERY transphobic and right wing, soI absolutley do not want them to ever found out. I've been doing research on dosages aswell as figuring out how to get it secretly, and I was about to go through with it but then I had to question if it was even worth it. Everything from HRT can be easily explained away except breast growth. And If I get any breast development at all, Im worried my parents would figure out I'm on HRT. Im Non-Binary so I don't even want breast growth to begin with. I looked into SERMS like Raloxofiene but apparently their effects are very limited. The only real solution is a masectomy, but sadly I don't know of any doctors that let minors sign up for cosmetic surgery. Should I try low dose estrogen and pray I dont get breast development or is there anything other than estrogen I could do to stop masculine traits from starting? Or should I just wait?

Non binary amab person, I think I don't mind some breast growth. But I don't want to come out publicly, I don't feel like a woman. Is it difficult to hide chest growth? I'm only worried about social consequences, if for myself, I'm ok with breast growth. As I've seen from trans women, most of them don't have big breasts.

By reading on the internet and the DIY wiki, the best option in terms of symptoms and dosing for me would be to monodose Injections, specifically Estradiol Cypionate.

My objective is maximum feminization with minimal breast growth (Max. A cup, I still want to boymode in public) and the least damage to genital performance (I’m very sexually active and I don’t want to lose that part of me). I also have procrastination issues so the less dosing I have to do per week, the better.

1. What are the common strategies to stunt breast growth when taking Estradiol?

2. Is EC actually the best pick here? If not, why? And what do you suggest as an alternative?

3. Are there any ways I can purchase EC online while in Italy/Europe? I’ve looked on the DIY HRT wiki and Trans Harm Reduction, but they mostly mention sources in the United States.

Thanks a lot in advance!

Hey there!

So a few weeks back I started a raloxifene based regimen as many here are considering doing and posted my intentions in this server. I've been taking:

• 120mg raloxifene a day
• 50mg relugolix a day
• Regular Vitamin D and calcium supplements
• Weekly physio strength training specifically targeted to bone density protection

Well I recently travelled to Ireland and got some private blood tests (as I'm unable to do so in my home country) and the results came back showing that I'm seemingly very well surpressed on the 50mg dose:

• Testosterone: 1,12 nmol (32,3 ng/dl)
• SHBG: 68.4 nmol (1972,79 ng/dl)
• Free Androgen Index: 1,64
• Free Testosterone: 0,012 nmol (0,35 ng/dl)

So, after 6 weeks, how am I feeling? Pretty well I'd say! I've not felt anything really which surprised me as apparently many people get menopausal type symptoms on this type of regimen, but I've been fairly lucky! I've been suspecting something was a lil weird for a while hormonally given this was how I looked even before starting, but yeah, it's all going well!

I've not noticed anything physically, mentally or odor wise yet other than my acne seemingly mostly clearing up after an initial increase phase, but again, maybe thats because of my start point.
The plan is to continue for now and see how my bone density is at the next DEXA scan, possibly adding in a small dose 17 alpha-estradiol (not to be confused with normal or 17 beta estradiol) if need be.

So yeah, so far so good!

Im AMAB and really want to pursue some line of HRT but have certain features I really don’t want to change (I think if my face changed too much I might spiral) A dear friend of mine is ten years on T and is trans masc. I was talking to him about my frustrations of wanting HRT and feeling like I needed a secret third option. He said he had met some really fascinating NB people a while back who were into “bio hacking” to get a mixed bag of results. Anyone know where I’d even begin to look for this?

I was told that you could minimize breast growth and maximize estrogen effects by cycling estrogen with a serm for 3 months everytime breasts start to develop to reset breast production, I was planning of doing a cycle of 4mg of oral estrogen, and switching to 60mg of raloxofiene, with 50mg of spiro throughout, but before I commited I wanted to get a secound opinion.