hi <3
i saw a video on youtube by nicole nadire, who recounted her decisions made along her ~3.5 year transition journey (from male to female) and she mentioned being grateful her dr (powers (*)) that he adviced her to wait ~2 years until starting progesterone, to let her breasts get a good start. she explained that taking progesterone too early results in too fast breast growth according to dr powers, and that "the little bulb in there will not develop correctly". i've heard about progesterone terminating ducts but this is the first time i hear about "too fast" breast growth being something caused by progesterone? usually i've read that progesterone slows the progress down but ensures the breast develops wholly and not just in a cone-like projection. and 2 years of hrt until starting progesterone? the usual tip is to wait until budding has happened and then start prog. 2 years seems pretty conservative?
does anyone have any more information about this? what is "too fast breast growth" and how does progesterone cause this when introduced earlier than 2 years into hrt?
this is the video, around 8 minutes she talks about progesterone. https://youtu.be/xgzuS3EJ7kA?t=478
(*) i have mostly mixed/negative position towards dr powers' practice, from what i've read, the guy seems pretty happy to post all kinds of opinions around the internet without backing them up or citing anecdotes about his patients and calling them scientific facts. also i can't help but feel pretty angry about him trying to pretend he understands what it's like to be trans just because he used some estrogen cream on his face and got what he calls mild dysphoria for a whole of two days. he also doesn't seem to mind all that publicity at all. there's tons of warning stories about him like like this but as mentioned there and elsewhere, his cult-like following really hates anyone criticising him and seeks to silence dissonant voices.
so i'm pretty skeptical about this whole thing just based on who the info is coming from, but you never know.
i saw a video on youtube by nicole nadire, who recounted her decisions made along her ~3.5 year transition journey (from male to female) and she mentioned being grateful her dr (powers (*)) that he adviced her to wait ~2 years until starting progesterone, to let her breasts get a good start. she explained that taking progesterone too early results in too fast breast growth according to dr powers, and that "the little bulb in there will not develop correctly". i've heard about progesterone terminating ducts but this is the first time i hear about "too fast" breast growth being something caused by progesterone? usually i've read that progesterone slows the progress down but ensures the breast develops wholly and not just in a cone-like projection. and 2 years of hrt until starting progesterone? the usual tip is to wait until budding has happened and then start prog. 2 years seems pretty conservative?
does anyone have any more information about this? what is "too fast breast growth" and how does progesterone cause this when introduced earlier than 2 years into hrt?
this is the video, around 8 minutes she talks about progesterone. https://youtu.be/xgzuS3EJ7kA?t=478
(*) i have mostly mixed/negative position towards dr powers' practice, from what i've read, the guy seems pretty happy to post all kinds of opinions around the internet without backing them up or citing anecdotes about his patients and calling them scientific facts. also i can't help but feel pretty angry about him trying to pretend he understands what it's like to be trans just because he used some estrogen cream on his face and got what he calls mild dysphoria for a whole of two days. he also doesn't seem to mind all that publicity at all. there's tons of warning stories about him like like this but as mentioned there and elsewhere, his cult-like following really hates anyone criticising him and seeks to silence dissonant voices.
so i'm pretty skeptical about this whole thing just based on who the info is coming from, but you never know.