Yes! The first book is How To Fly by Alyson Greaves. If you want you can download the first three chapters for free here, or read them on tumblr.

I’m sorry you’re having such a difficult time Eggnog; I wish I knew how to help.

Some people continue to have breast growth years into hrt. The other women you’re related to can give you an idea of how this might go for you.

New When You Fell From Heaven book being published tomorrow - I’m excited about it! (Another book series from the author of Dorley, for the Dorley fans here)

Good luck!

Yes there’s a noticeable reduction within a few sessions, and it should be entirely gone by the time you’re done. I feel exactly the same way.

Maybe you’d also benefit from some allegra or claritin (generics are fine) to take in the morning, since those don’t cause drowsiness like benadryl.

When it’s time to get more vials, it might be a good idea for you to get something made with castor oil or another alternate oil, if that’s possible for you. If your current vial has benzyl benzoate, you might try to avoid that too since some people find it irritating.

Also, are you exercising right before or after doing your injections? Physical exertion can aggrivate an allergic reaction.

Try taking an antihistamine; that may help with the itching and redness. Don’t scratch the area because that usually makes the irritation worse.

I don’t know how to play Dwarf Fortress but this sounds like a cool project; I hope you all have fun with it.

Well it doesn’t really sound like you’re ok with being a guy, but that’s your call. I’m sorry you’re having such a difficult time. If in the future you change your mind, you can be one of us - if you want.

This is definitely something you’ll need to figure out for yourself. I will say though, some binary trans women are nervous about breast growth at first just because it’s a big change, and some people will like you less for it. Hell, some cis women get breast reduction surgery, and that doesn’t make them not women. So you can certainly be a woman and experience some unease about that. It’s up to you to decide.

fem without boobs HRT

This does exist, but there are real problems with it. It is an option though.

Sure why not? I’m not an expert or anything but I can give you another opinion.

I can’t say without actually hearing your voice, but there are a number of different factors that go into gendering a voice. They could be picking up on something real.

On the other hand, I hear gel is pretty easy to make if you can get raw estradiol.

There was some discussion of weight cycling earlier and I would like to advise everyone that weight cycling is not good for you, and probably won’t do you any favors as far as long term body shape goes. If you like to read more about it, here is a short article.

If you are considering using pioglitazone for reasons other than diabetes, you should know that there are health risks associated with it (it may increase your risk of heart problems and bladder cancer) so it requires more care and caution than diying hrt. We also don’t know for sure that it has any long term effect on fat redistribution for trans people so there might not be a real benefit in taking it.

Please take good care of yourselves.

You might as well - it’ll lower your dht a little more which is generally good for scalp hair, and you’re already familliar with what (if any) side effects you’ll experience.

Yeah some people do well with just patches; those are worth a try if you like the idea of it.

Do note that monotherapy (usually) requires a form of hrt other than oral pills - usually injections, but some people are able to do it by taking pills sublingually (dissolving under the tongue) or bucally (dissolving between your gums and cheek).

There are other forms of hrt available but personally I favor injections because you don’t have to do them as often, and the results are consistent.

If you do end up needing to use an antiandrogen, it’s not the end of the world. It’s just nice to have one less set of side effects to deal with.