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What Are The Effects Of Taking Female Hormones By A Male?
Question: I am a 62 year old male, I would like to start taking female hormones, but I do not was any male hormone blocker, what will be the likely physical effect? I will only do this under the care of a medical doctor.
Brief Answer:
If a male take female hormones, following things can happen.
Detailed Answer:
Good day,
Noted your question.
When you start taking female hormones, a number of changes can happen with in your body.
1) Loss of libido
2) Developing large breasts and hips.
3) Less body hair
4) Testicular atrophy.
Besides, there are chances of clots in veins or arteries at your age and a small risk of stroke as well.
Regards
Binu
If a male take female hormones, following things can happen.
Detailed Answer:
Good day,
Noted your question.
When you start taking female hormones, a number of changes can happen with in your body.
1) Loss of libido
2) Developing large breasts and hips.
3) Less body hair
4) Testicular atrophy.
Besides, there are chances of clots in veins or arteries at your age and a small risk of stroke as well.
Regards
Binu
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Your response was not satisfactory; your answer seems to presume that I would be taking a testosterone hormone blocker/inhibiter. I want to just take female hormones. If it helps your answer, distinguish between taking a blocker and not taking one.
Thank you
Thank you
Brief Answer:
Effects of estrogen
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for the reply. I understood the point very well that you do not want to take testosterone blocker.
However, if a female hormone pill ( estrogen) is consumed by male in therapeutic doses, the side effects would be the same which I listed earlier. These side effects are due to the estrogen itself.
It is not clear why you want to take female hormones. Usually, when a individual undergo gender change surgery ( male to female), endocrinologist will start with estrogen hormone replacement to attain female physical features.
Effects of estrogen
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for the reply. I understood the point very well that you do not want to take testosterone blocker.
However, if a female hormone pill ( estrogen) is consumed by male in therapeutic doses, the side effects would be the same which I listed earlier. These side effects are due to the estrogen itself.
It is not clear why you want to take female hormones. Usually, when a individual undergo gender change surgery ( male to female), endocrinologist will start with estrogen hormone replacement to attain female physical features.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
will a blocker just enhance or speed up the process? I am seriously considering transition but I do not want to reduce male sexual permanently in case I am upset with the result physically and emotionally. Am I wrong that a blocker would make changes permanently to functionality. I do not mind that bigger breasts and hips are permanent.
If I am making an incorrect assumption, please educate me.
thank you, again, I will try to make this my last question
If I am making an incorrect assumption, please educate me.
thank you, again, I will try to make this my last question
Brief Answer:
Temporary effects of blockers.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
With Most Testosterone blockers, the effect is temporary and is reversible on stopping it ( unless the person under go castration). This is because your testicles will be still producing testosterone which will only stop if we use drugs like GnRH analogues or if castration is done. With testosterone blockers, only the action of testosterone is blocked, but the production of testosterone continues.
You are more than welcome to ask more questions. However, I must say that, please meet an endocrinologist before you make the decision of starting estrogen.
Temporary effects of blockers.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
With Most Testosterone blockers, the effect is temporary and is reversible on stopping it ( unless the person under go castration). This is because your testicles will be still producing testosterone which will only stop if we use drugs like GnRH analogues or if castration is done. With testosterone blockers, only the action of testosterone is blocked, but the production of testosterone continues.
You are more than welcome to ask more questions. However, I must say that, please meet an endocrinologist before you make the decision of starting estrogen.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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