Oh and I definitely dont’t think it’s safe long term. Some of the side effects are bladder cancer, bone density issues and heart failure.
Pio seems to interact with mesenchymal stem cells and a study (though not done on humans) showed transdifferentation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells into adipose cells IIRC. Mesenchymal stem cells also act as the prescursor to many other cells such as muscle and cartilage cells, so it’s probably not too good to affect those too much😅
Omg I’ve been looking for that page for some time. I read it a while ago, but couldn’t find it again.
I’ve seen some people mention that the results stayed after stopping pio. I guess it makes sense since the adipose cells go to the places that are in line with a female fat distribution so as long as you stay on HRT I’d assume it to stay.
I’ll definitely report back when after I try it. My plan is to switch back to DIY injections, and then try prog and pio for about 3 months while putting on like 10-20 lbs, but first I need to spoof my blood test so the gender clinic doesn’t know what I’m doing😅
From my understanding, it makes it so that new weight you gain goes to your lower regions, i.e. buttocks, thighs, etc. So you have to gain weight while using it, but it can have some pretty bad side effects so make sure to read up on those before trying it. I found a decent writeup about it on reddit I can send you.
True, hopefully it will also turn me into a delicacy 
Anyone here who has experience using pioglitazone for better fat redistribution? I finally managed to source some and I’m quite excited to try it out 
A question for the straight gals in relationships: Where/how did you meet your partner?😳
Damn I feel this. I sometimes feel very physically sick at the thought of having to live out the rest of my life with the permanent damage that testosterone puberty has caused😭
Yaa they are truly awful. They can’t be trusted and the usual way to go about it is to never disclose anything unnecessary. Especially when it comes to the approval process here you should never disclose any mental health issues as you are then likely to be denied gender affirming care.
I was met with a threatening attitude from the doctor at the clinic I go to for DIYing. She told me that if I didn’t follow their HRT regimen it could have consequences.
The healthcare staff in charge of gender affirming care in the Nordic countries are honestly wack. I heard a story from a trans woman here in Denmark at one of the gender clinics who was recommended a circumcision instead of an orchiectomy to alleviate dysphoria when she specifically wanted to get a referral for an orchiectomy😵💫
Can confirm. I'm a med student here in Denmark and my fellow students know nothing about trans people. I know some straight up transphobes studying medicine too, but mostly I've just heard ignorant/misinformed takes, although luckily it's not something that's talked about often.
It suuucks so much, especially having to spoof the blood tests to get anywhere near acceptable hormone levels😭 After my next appointment I'll go back to DIY injections.
I get you. Hearing all about how HRT is magic and etc., but I've had the same experience as you. HRT has really done next nothing for me. But yeah, hang in there, I do believe things get better as you get further along in transition