Looks pretty fun! :D
I might not go to my local Pride this year, but next year surely…!

LOL, your reply is basically mine, but better 😄

Because cis women experience it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a good idea… take menopause for example. As far as “nature” is concerned, the goal isn’t to get the most feminization, but to reproduce and pass on your genes. I know I’m simplifying a lot, and we as a species probably don’t understand a lot of things about cis women’s bodies, but I want to emphasize that the reasons that drive cis women’s hormone levels are different from ours. Thus, it stands to reason that other types of cycles/levels could offer better results for us.
Not to say you can’t experiment, that’s perfectly valid. Personally, I wouldn’t want to experience PMS, or other hardships cis women have to go through.
And yep, a lot of trans women have those little devil nuts that produce testosterone, so that’s another thing to take into account. 😄

Lol that’s so true…

are you going to Thailand?

Yep…

stopping HRT if it’s transdermal or injections is a terrible idea for so many reasons.

I consider it a form of torture haha (yeah, not very haha actually)…

Maybe the “gaijin” factor helped…

I see, that’s great! I’m going to get SRS soon-ish, and the clinic requires that I stop HRT. 😒

Wow, that really sucks. :(
I was able to get a referral letter in Tokyo for SRS after only a few appointments, but the surgery is abroad so that might explain why it was somewhat easy: still had to tell my little life story to the psychologist, but he was never expressing doubt like in your case…

So, if I understand correctly, there is a whole “approval” process when you get SRS done in Japan…?

Hey, I remember your username! 🙂 Did you surgeon make you stop HRT for a while before surgery? I hate that this is a thing with some surgeons.

Thank you for volunteering!!
I’ve never gone to any pride events, and I might not go this year (in july where I live), but one day, when I feel good about myself (fuck dysphoria), I will take part. 😋

I don’t have any advice sorry, but I’m so afraid to go to a salon to get my eyebrows shaped because I’m scared a “feminine” shape would make my brow ridge more noticeable 😭

Yep, that’s a certified cutie right here.

I loooove that this usage is spreading lol.

That’s still cool. 😋

That’s cool!

Hehe too bad. 😄 BTW is your profile picture… female Tintin??

Oral I agree kinda sucks anyway. I actually meant overdosing rather than getting the dose wrong. I feel you see many more people messing up their dosage with injections (“oops I misread and injected ten times the volume”) than with gel (you don’t read “oops I applied ten times more doses on my thighs” very often). But in general, I think injections are definitely the way to go for someone who won’t be overwhelmed by the steps and is careful. And for adults they’re definitely the best route of administration. Just maybe not the most practical and easy thing for a teenager who has to do HRT in secret. :)

Thank you for moderating. I’ll be able to sleep well tonight :)

Oh yeah, so minors trans people are going to block their puberty until 18? That’s ridiculous. Blockers don’t exist to wait until majority, they exist to give time for teenage trans people to decide whether they want to do HRT. And that wait time shouldn’t be years. The less time is spent blocking puberty, the better it is.