Transsexual Hormones and Fat

Fat stores estrogen. It also creates estrogen. That's why fat men take on such a feminine look and why fat women have a higher incidence of breast cancer.

In the twenty years I've been on hormones, I've had occasion to be on a diet more than once. I've discovered a few things that might be of interest.

When I diet, the fat dissolves and releases extra estrogen into my system. As we all know, estrogen has both physical and mental/emotional effects. Though I keep my hormone doses steady, the extra estrogen causes such physical effects as tender breasts and water retention, and such mental/emotional effects as become a little less focused and an increased sense of general well being. This is also accompanied by a more feminine sense of self in an emotional context.

In fact, if I want to stay in a more logical state of mind, I have to lower my hormone regimen to compensate for the extra levels from the fat. Or, I can just keep the levels steady and ride the high.

If you are on high enough doses of estrogen as a regular regimen, you may not notice any difference when losing weight. But for me, at age 56, I try to keep my dosages at the minimum level necessary to keep the positive physical effects going and maintain a healthy mental balance. So, I use the "estrogen boost" as a reward for a good day's dieting. If I get hungry enough between meals, fat dissolves, I feel great, and it encourages me to keep losing weight.

Melanie Anne Phillips

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