So, for awhile I’ve been curious about my gender and presentation, and while I get no dysphoria in my current state (to my knowledge, being male has been default for me for quite a bit so idk, I just know I don’t feel one way or another strongly, except…) I do feel what I imagine to be gender euphoria when I had used a Snapchat filter for lipstick and makeup, that and when I put my hair up to cut it. Due to my complexion I’m kinda medium ugly, like my bone structure in my face is nice just not the acne scaring, and because of that and my giant ass Adams apple idk if I’d be ‘passable’ (whatever that means). But idk I think for me personally I’d like to be in between and confuse people about what gender I actually am (that and I’d like some bewbs without just getting really chonky).
So that brings me to the crux of what I’d like to accomplish and how. I want to do HRT but through diet to see results and stop where necessary after I feel like I’m good where I’m at. I figured this could also help other confused or interested comrades as well if we could compile info we’ve all found.
I know that grapefruit juice is synergistic with estradiol (be careful), flaxseeds help interfere with androgens I believe (it’s been awhile since I’ve gone and looked it up), soy has phytoestrogens, yams help increase estrogen production in some way. So things like that. Feel free to add or correct me. If comrades would like to post links for SAFE over the counter hrt for those not wanting to deal with the whole process to get gender affirming care that would also be more than welcome.
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29
Live in US
Always waffling between whether or not I’m some flavor of trans
Android user
When I said otc, kinda meant something like diyhrt cafe. I ain’t got the money for a therapist rn and I’m not sure I’d be able to because idk if I am actually trans or it’s a fetish or whatev. Like I’m sure I’d feel sexier and cute but idk how I’d feel since ‘male’ has been my default. Idk I’d like to just try it out slowly and see if I like the results and continue if I do. Also not worried about infertility.
I would read through https://diyhrt.wiki/ a few times, and maybe do some other research on the effects of hrt.
I don’t want to discourage you, but diet and supplements are unlikely to cause real feminization. The closest you can get is losing weight (muscle) and maybe taking biotin for better skin. If you aren’t sure about commiting to full transfeminine HRT, there are some people who experiment with in-between hormone regimes. Usually this involves either starting and stopping hormones, or taking some other drug to minimize certain effects. For instance, people will take Raloxifene with estradiol to prevent breast growth for a sort of non-binary medical transition.
If you do decide that you want to fully commit to standard HRT, it’s still totally possible to try it and then stop. You won’t really get any permanent effects for the first couple of months, and even if you take it longer the lingering effects will mostly just be breast growth. Long term hormone therapy can make you infertile obviously.
If you’re comfortable sharing this, telling us what country you live could help us give better advice about how to actually get hormones. Sadly, in most of the world there’s no such thing as a pharmacy that sells genuinely effective hormone therapy medications over the counter. But, there are many safe grey market options. Also, it may actually be easier to get legit doctor-prescibed hormones than you think, especially if you live in a US blue state.