Thank you for putting this valuable information together!
Since you mentioned Carta Monir, in case you weren't aware, she mentioned on Gender Reveal that her girth increase discussed in Napkin occurred while she was on T cream, and that her physician subsequently diagnosed her with an intersex condition. This additional context was helpful for me since without it her outcome was very difficult to understand.
I am 100% convinced atrophy is caused by estrogen. I was on only on Estrogen for roughly 8 months before my penis shrunk so that it was hidden inside. It tends to stay buried now. For me this is not a bad thing
My healthcare provider responded with surprise and disbelief to my worry about atrophy, having never heard of that being a thing before nor seen it happen. The sources linked only seem to cover the case of prostatectomy, could you link the sources for "research on cis men with similarly reduced testosterone" so I can take that back to them? I've tried looking myself for a bit but with little success.
To be honest, you should be able to take the prostatectomy-focused articles to your doc, because the cause is insufficient testosterone/penile use. The cause is irrelevant.
And if your doc won't listen, maybe it's time for a new doc.
I don't know if you still update this document but I would do some research on testosterone gel a study done by "Doctor Powers" I know a handful of trans women that have reported this also helps with the atrophy pain that may happen and regaining size if they lost any. but it does seem the longer you let it go without those nightly erections the more you loose.
Thank you for putting this valuable information together!
Since you mentioned Carta Monir, in case you weren't aware, she mentioned on Gender Reveal that her girth increase discussed in Napkin occurred while she was on T cream, and that her physician subsequently diagnosed her with an intersex condition. This additional context was helpful for me since without it her outcome was very difficult to understand.
Also, none of the "buy it" links on the Goodreads page you linked to work for Napkin, but readers can get a digital copy through Carta's press: https://diskettepress.com/collections/harder-disk/products/napkin
Thanks!
I am 100% convinced atrophy is caused by estrogen. I was on only on Estrogen for roughly 8 months before my penis shrunk so that it was hidden inside. It tends to stay buried now. For me this is not a bad thing
I mean, you're allowed to think as you please.
That position not backed by medical science, however.
That’s because estrogen itself blocks out testosterone at a sufficient dose. That’s why monotherapy is a thing
My healthcare provider responded with surprise and disbelief to my worry about atrophy, having never heard of that being a thing before nor seen it happen. The sources linked only seem to cover the case of prostatectomy, could you link the sources for "research on cis men with similarly reduced testosterone" so I can take that back to them? I've tried looking myself for a bit but with little success.
To be honest, you should be able to take the prostatectomy-focused articles to your doc, because the cause is insufficient testosterone/penile use. The cause is irrelevant.
And if your doc won't listen, maybe it's time for a new doc.
I don't know if you still update this document but I would do some research on testosterone gel a study done by "Doctor Powers" I know a handful of trans women that have reported this also helps with the atrophy pain that may happen and regaining size if they lost any. but it does seem the longer you let it go without those nightly erections the more you loose.
I do keep these things updated!
I'm not comfortable with Powers' research methodology, historically speaking. As a result, I do not use his work.