So I’m wondering if I might have klinefelter’s (XXY chromosomes) or if I’m just very receptive to estrogen because the effects of HRT happened to me way faster than I’ve heard other people say it happened to them.

I’ve seen charts like these and I am a bit dubious of them because my timeline doesn’t match up at all.

image of chart

I don’t know if my experience is actually normal or not, but when I started estrogen about a little over a year ago, it only took a few days for me to notice my skin being softer, and then literally the next day I woke up with breast buds and about 2 to 3 weeks later I had noticeable breasts that were big enough that it was difficult for me to boymode at work. I’m pretty sure I got to Tanner stage 3 in like half the time that’s expected.

From what I’ve heard from others is that they didn’t get breast buds until at least 3 months in and that made me question why mine happened so quickly.

I’ve also always been pathetically weak and it’s also always been difficult for me to gain muscle. Which makes me think I had low testosterone even before I started spiro. I remember when I had my 3 month follow up, my t was at 89 ng/dL and I remember my doctor commenting that that was lower than he expected, although I have zero idea if that is actually lower than normal for 3 months on 100mg spiro.

I’m curious if any of you also experienced a similar timeline to me, or if your timeline fits the charts that I’ve seen. I know my timeline is quite fast and that it might be hard to believe (idk if my experience is normal or not), but I swear it is my genuine experience with HRT.

  • Lumelore (She/her)OPEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I wanted to get tested to see my starting levels, but my endo said it wasn’t necessary so I didn’t get one.

    I really appreciate the information about androgen insensitivity syndrome, this my first time hearing of it, and I think it’s quite possible that I could have it.

    • dandelion
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      2 days ago

      I usually hear about Complete Androgen Insensitivity (CAIS) like the intersex activist Alicia Weigel who has CAIS.

      I don’t see as much discussion about Mild (MAIS) and Partial (PAIS) versions. I suspect I could have MAIS, though that’s entirely speculative, grasping for explanations that could just be as simple as “normal variation”.

      I would like to get genetic testing to find out if my AR gene is one of these common variants found in trans women or not.

      There are many ways to get to the same outcomes, biology is wildly complex.