Made My Day.

I just noticed that my body hair has singificantly thinned out, and has lightened very much. Since anti-androgens effect body hair more strongly than estrogen in a pre-op, I'm expecting for a great loss in body hair over the next few months as the anti-androgens really kick in. At this time, I'm six months into my transition.

One thing that hormones and anti-androgens will not change significantly is my facial hair.

Right now, I have a very out of place beard. It's'impressive, even for someone who is seventeen like I am. It is even more so for someone whose secondary sexual and primary sex characteristics are so feminine. Damn. Why must I be Sicilian? I leave it because shaving it doesn't go over too well with my skin. By leaving the beard alone, I have an easier time living in Auburn because I get masculinity points. So unless it is a special occassion, I'm a bearded lady.

In order to rid myself of this beard, I will likely undetgo about a year of facial hair removeal via laser hair removal, followed by electrolysis. It will cost around $2,000.00. Honestly, I haven't begun to save money for it. This could cause problems in the near future.

We'll see.

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I really need to upload pics onto this blog, so I don't have to explain how far along I am into my transition.

All in all, I'm very pleased with the progress my body is making.

For fellow MtFs: Watch your weight. It's really easy to sink into a depression, and gain a ton of weight. I gained a good twenty pounds before I got back on track with my eating, sleeping, and exercising habits.

Pat

First Six Months

This Diary will track the changes in my body as I transition from male to female.

I have now been taking hormones for six months, and anti-androgens for a few weeks.

Anyone who decides to transition should have their transition monitored by a qualified physician . My physician is not a specialist, but has a basic understanding of the process, and monitors my healthy with blood tests, and infrequent physicals. Transitioning is really a crapshoot where medical science and individual physiology meet.

Now, I'll bring the diary up to speed.

Month one: I begin taking 1mg of estradiol orally on a daily basis to prime my body. This is a low dosage. After two weeks, I began taking 2mg a day. No physical changes. For the first month, I experienced strong mood swings, and slight depression, depending on the day.

Month Two: My dosage is upped to 4mg after my mood swings level out. The increased dose doesn't make me crazy as it did in the first month. Toward the end of month two I start noticing breast sensitivity.

Month Three: I can now feel breast buds behind my nipples. When I run, it hurts like a bitch from the chaffing. I'm also starting to put on a bit of weight. (I am generally a health conscious person. I exercise frequently, and eat healthy. In good shape I weigh 145)

Month Four: Not much is new.

Month Five: Breast growth is speeding up. I've also gained a bit more weight. This may be because I am in my first year of college, on top of working, and going to high school, and do not have very much time to live as healthy as I used to.

Month Six: I can really see my facial structure changing at this point. My skin is softer, and I can clearly see that my "curves" have picked up a more feminine shape. I now weight 165. This weight is too high for me. I wear it well, but I am not as lean as I used to be. I've begun taking 25mg of spironolactone (antiandrogens) as prescribed by my physician.

From this point on I'll update more frequently. I will be more descriptive with my entries, and preface the changes as they happen in detail with my understanding of the standard process of transitioning.. Also, I'll accompany my entries with pictures occassionally.