To Use or Not To Use or I'm soooo Confused!

[minding-maura.livejournal.com]

Where to start.

Since March of this year I've been using Estradiol Valerate IM 40mg/ml injections doing 0.5cc per week. In about the third week of using the Estradiol Valerate I added Progesterone IM 50mg/ml injections doing 0.25cc every 72 hours. Also Spiro 50mg twice daily.

After about the first week of doing the Estradiol I had a lot of nipple sensitivity and the normal increase in size and width (about double). The sensitivity lasted for about a 1.5 months then tapered off until at about 3 months in to the HRT I had no more sensitivity than before I started the HRT regimen. The size of the nipple and the constant protuding nipples stayed however. Over that 8 months I have developed a full A cup on one side and slightly smaller on the other side.

Now the observation and question. As an experiment I stopped using the Progesterone about 2 weeks ago = 6 missed shots. Finally yesterday the sensitivity has returned after a 5 month absence.

1. Could there be a link between the discontinuing of the Progesterone shots and the sensitivity of the nipple?

2. Does the sensitivity indicate a period of active growth? and conversely does the lack of sensitivity indicate a period of no growth?

Suporn Clinic

[spikethegoddess.livejournal.com]

This is Spyk's mate.  I was wondering about the Suporn clinic, which, can be viewed at http://supornclinic.com/ .  I was wondering if anyone had been there personally, or known someone that has been there, and gone through SRS, FFS, or both.  I'm searching up on it, because, by the site, it looks like it is extremely good, though, I want to know from an outside point of view.  Please help and let me know.  ^^

cross posted to MTF

sigh. more hormone questions.

[opiumprincess.livejournal.com]

I was on the following:

200mg spiro
2.5mg premarin

from everything I've read and almost all TS people I've talked to, 5mg of premarin is more typical. I talked to my doctor about upping the premarin. she seemed reluctant. so I brought up estradiol, hoping she'd offer a typical dosage of that-- which is 6 to 8mg, from everything I've read and heard from other TS patients. she wants me on 2mg of estradiol.

I do like this doctor despite this, so I'd rather not change, but I'm still incredibly frustrated. she basically insists that as long as the anti-androgens are high enough (... since when is 200mg of spiro a high dosage?) that higher dosages of estrogens really don't offer an additional benefit and only bring about an increased risk.

the risks are infinitesimal. I honestly don't give a damn if 5mg of premarin instead of 2.5 had one in 10,000 women experience some sort of complication if it'll help me pass.

what hormone dosages are you on? do you think what she's saying is accurate?