Hormones 💉 💊

[natina]

Many escorts turn to Viagra to enable to please there clients even after taken hormones that contradict being a Top/dominate transsexual.

For example see video.

www.dailymotion.com/video/x309wwj

I hope this is a joke Sheldon Cooper style

[ScarlettPixl]

Viagra helps, that's for sure. Then again, keep in mind that it's more of a YMMV thing. I don't get spontaneous erections anymore BUT, when I'm really in the mood I can get REALLY hard without issues. It's just a matter of being "in the zone".

They say that our brains are the most powerful sexual organ for a reason

[michelle28bc1]

Well actually you can just take less hormone, so you can still be cute and get hard at the same time. If you are having difficulty getting hard that probably means you are taking too much.

[Skye]

Actually, the dosage of the hormones doesn't determine whether you can or can't get hard. Playing with the dosage, because you think you're a doctor and you're not - that's a horrible idea, just as is taking Viagra, or anything else that will affect your levels. They're supposed to be closely monitored by a doctor for a reason - Hormones are extremely dangerous to self-medicate on in any way.
It's also important to know that estrogen and progesterone medications do not cause impotency. The cause is the testosterone blocker that you take - whether it's Spiro or Suprefact. Spiro aims to completely cut off testosterone, while Suprefact (Buserelin Acetate) simply lowers your testosterone to that of a normal female - lowers, but does not obliterate it, completely. However, hormones affect everyone different, which is the key here - Take me for instance - I take 6mg of estrogen and 200mg of progesterone, daily, as well as 4 nasal shots of Suprefact a day. My testosterone was a "12" the last time I was checked, and my size hasn't shrunk, nor has my ability to get an erection. I can fuck like a rabbit, and after I cum, go again, and again, like the fucking energizer bunny. Then again, I've never escorted or done anything that would require me getting it up without "feeling" it.

You also need to be careful about modifying the dosages on your own - Dropping your dosage can be extremely dangerous, as you're still pumping yourself full of the testosterone blocker, and if you aren't, then you're just wasting the other medications that you're taking. Take Viagra at your own risk, because the damage you do to your body when you fuck with your dosages or toss medications like that into the mix is permanent. So, having difficulty getting an erection could be in no way related to the hormone levels you're taking. It could, but there are dozens of other possibilities, do you really want to take the advice of some random on the internet about it? Go see your doctor. If you want to be able to have an erection, talk to them.

There's a massive list of bad things that can happen to people just for taking hormone dosages AS PRESCRIBED. Now imagine the increased risk for all those things, as well as the things not on the list that you open yourself up to by playing doctor. Don't play doctor, go see a doctor instead. If you're thinking about self-prescribing, be smart about it, and if you're advising other people to self-prescribe, go walk off a bridge.

[Ts RedVeX]

So what's with the steroid tree Natina xd
Would you enlighten me, please?

Hey Skye, assuming that you feel good with your doses and medication, what would you do if for some reason you had to change your doctor to one that would put you on alternative drugs which would make you feel shite, and then you would get the same crap of every other doctor you turn to, who will have most probably graduated from whatever University they had attended with moderate or ow results, and just like the quasi-specialists in other domains, they would be rendering services of moderate to low quality?

[Wendy Summers]

Playing with the dosage, because you think you're a doctor and you're not - that's a horrible idea, just as is taking Viagra, or anything else that will affect your levels. They're supposed to be closely monitored by a doctor for a reason - Hormones are extremely dangerous to self-medicate on in any way.

I wanted to emphasize the "closely monitored" part. Back in 2011 when I was first getting into adult I was on what would be considered a low dosage for a TS woman. Without any warning my estrogen levels spiked to an dangerous level. Had we not been monitoring my levels closely we never would have caught it. Even under a doctor's care, your body can react in very unpredictable ways. Keeping your actual levels in your blood monitored is as critical as taking a safe dose.

I can understand why so many people in the transsexual community have issues with doctors. Unfortunately, whether you like them or not, they are critical to transitioning safely. Do not self-medicate.

[rbiller]

I know several TGirls who use Viagra and other alternatives such as Cialis and Levitra. Being an old dude, I myself have used at one time or another all 3 of these items. I am currently using extra strength Levitra which works wonderfully for me and a TGirl escort I know quite well loves it too.

[Skye]

So what's with the steroid tree Natina xd
Would you enlighten me, please?

Hey Skye, assuming that you feel good with your doses and medication, what would you do if for some reason you had to change your doctor to one that would put you on alternative drugs which would make you feel shite, and then you would get the same crap of every other doctor you turn to, who will have most probably graduated from whatever University they had attended with moderate or ow results, and just like the quasi-specialists in other domains, they would be rendering services of moderate to low quality?

If a physician or nurse-practitioner (RN-Extended Class) is providing improper treatment or you feel the treatment is inappropriate, inaccurate, or have other concerns, I would advise reporting them, and even requesting a new doctor. Reports are taken extremely seriously. However, the key is finding hormone specialists - often endocrinologists, if at all possible. Where the person received their education, as well as their performance in the classroom doesn't illustrate a picture on the kind of physician or person they will be. Great grades are great for one thing: Research. Things like bedside manner and how one interprets real-world problems are a different thing.
Edit* I wanted to mention that my physician, having not a perfect track-record himself, does make attempts to assist at this point - My pharmacy did change my medication for progesterone from Prometrium to Teva, and Teva uses gluten fillers in their medication, which means if I take the medication I will become very ill, and prolonged use will kill me. Had I never presented this case to my endocrinologist, he would have never been able to assist. Instead, though, he wrote "no alternatives due to medical allergies" on my prescription and it was cleared up with both the pharmacy and my drug company. Talking to a doctor is hard, especially if you think they're bad for you, not on your side, not providing due diligence, etc., but you've got to make some effort.

I wanted to emphasize the "closely monitored" part. Back in 2011 when I was first getting into adult I was on what would be considered a low dosage for a TS woman. Without any warning my estrogen levels spiked to an dangerous level. Had we not been monitoring my levels closely we never would have caught it. Even under a doctor's care, your body can react in very unpredictable ways. Keeping your actual levels in your blood monitored is as critical as taking a safe dose.

I can understand why so many people in the transsexual community have issues with doctors. Unfortunately, whether you like them or not, they are critical to transitioning safely. Do not self-medicate.

Thank-you Wendy! I, too, totally understand the issues people have, as well as thinking they may not be transitioning fast enough. For the first year and a half, I didn't pass at all, and didn't think hormones would ever do anything. But hormones are kinda magical, but mostly science. And there's one thing no one should do, and that's fuck with science!

My transition timeline, from boy to ugly to girl: https://goo.gl/Mnwgce

I've been on a carefully monitored dosage from the start, and even with careful monitoring, I experienced some rather unfortunate side-effects. One possible side-effect of estrogen is Gallbladder Disease, and a common side-effect of Gallbladder Disease is Celiac Disease. I have no qualms with any negative side-effect, because I reached my primary goal of "being able to fool the world," No, I regress, really, I don't care if I can't have gluten for the rest of my life, because I look the way I'm supposed to. But, hey, these are things that can happen - Both Wendy and I have had something nuts happen while on hormones, and both of our issues wouldn't have been discovered without careful monitoring. Now, girls (and guys) you may feel like nothing bad will happen to you, but I'm sure everyone thinks that, and hey, if you want to take the risk, we're not going to stop you, but you've been made aware of how stupid of an idea it is to self-medicate.

I know several TGirls who use Viagra and other alternatives such as Cialis and Levitra. Being an old dude, I myself have used at one time or another all 3 of these items. I am currently using extra strength Levitra which works wonderfully for me and a TGirl escort I know quite well loves it too.

Do us a favor and take a picture of your medical license. Oh, my bad. You don't have one.

Long story short is if you're on estrogen, taking an ED medication such as Sildenafil (Viagra) or any of its substitutes/alternatives can cause stroke, heart disease, sexual dysfunction, cancer, and a whole load of other issues. It can trigger hormonal fluctuations in the body, and remember this part, hormone therapy is the precise regulation of hormones in the body - you take hormone blockers and then hormone replacements to regulate your hormones at specific levels, and taking these drugs affects those levels, sometimes in dangerous ways. You can probably get away with it and roll the die, but you're rolling it every time you do it. And, keep in mind that your body is different from everyone else', especially a man who isn't on hormones to begin with. You can never look at one persons situation and compare it to your own. But most importantly, conduct an actual doctor before taking any medication when there's a chance it could interact with a medication you're taking. And, unfortunately, if you're on hormone replacement therapy, you should be talking to a doctor.

[Ts RedVeX]

Well, I dread my first visit at a "specialist's" here in the UK in a few days. I am looking to have all the necessary blood tests done, and that my doctors are going to be combining their "bedside manners" with what they had been taught at their University with the merits of Hippocratic Oath rather than with the capitalistic approach which says that money flows along with each patient...

[Skye]

Well, I dread my first visit at a "specialist's" here in the UK in a few days. I am looking to have all the necessary blood tests done, and that my doctors are going to be combining their "bedside manners" with what they had been taught at their University with the merits of Hippocratic Oath rather than with the capitalistic approach which says that money flows along with each patient...

Fortunately, both the UK and Canada have great Universal Health Care Programs, and also fortunate for both of us, hormone medications in multiple dosage formats are covered under both countries universal drug plans. In both countries, you require a special form (in Canada, it's a Section to have some of these drugs covered, but they're on the exceptions list. Fortunately, also, in both countries, there are experts on the subject. They'll do blood tests - but commonly done, also, is to begin a very mainstream hormone dosage, even before the blood tests results are available. If there are any alarming results, they can always adjust the hormone levels at that time. The initial blood tests are done in order to have a general idea of levels of many different things - not just your hormone levels. All of these are monitored, and generally in 6 month intervals. There are totally situations where doctors will want to run tests more often, though.

I find that doctors have seen a lot of things in their lifetimes - even the freshies. There's a reason doctors have to do residencies, not to mention the extensive training they receive in school. They're often willing to help when the chance is given, but I have seen it all too often, where someone hasn't even been one-on-one with the doctor, and they already hold such negative reservations about the person. If you go into your appointment with such a negative attitude, I will not be surprised if the doctor reciprocates or simply doesn't want to treat you. Short of it being an emergency, they are not obligated to do anything for you. Be a scrooge and you may be told to go see another doctor.

Truly, I wonder if doctors in general are actually nasty to Transgender people, or if the encounters have been so negative because of how negative the Transgender person is when they go in to see the doctor. Instead of thinking you know what the doctor is thinking, go to the appointment, provide the information that's necessary, be a nice person, and everything will probably go fine. There's no reason to over-analyze or judge someone before you meet them.