Alright, let's not divert into yet another thread on names for transpeople.
But female hormone supplements can be very dangerous, if you're not using them under the care of an endocrinologist! Your options for hormones are to get a prescription or to go through black market sources. I have heard of SCARY stories about people who use black market hormone supplements and end up with all kinds of liver damage and other problems.
But because of the risks, dangers, and other side-effects, prescriptions aren't just handed out to anyone who asks for them.
Cross-gender hormones have therapeutic value for transpeople. Since our brains are structured as brains of the opposite sex, our bodies don't produce the hormones our brains are structured to receive. So the cross-gender hormones act to balance our brain chemistry, and help us not to feel so much like we're crawling out of our skins.
In the case of M2F transsexuals, hormones do have the side-effect of developing our breasts, but this takes years (just like puberty for genetic women). But they also have "side-effects" of lowering sex drive, and altering your sexual performance in important ways. As a M2F transsexual, I find that these changes are all welcome and feel natural, but I would think that true males who just enjoy groping themselves would find these effects to be extremely uncomfortable.
So unless you think you might be a transsexual, my
is to stay away from the hormone route. If you do think you might be a transsexual, your best bet is to start seeing a therapist who specializes in gender issues. That is the correct and safe way to start on a path toward gender transition.
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