[GoneGirl]

However it's a FACT that HRT drugs are dangerous and studies confirm it.

I've been looking for conclusive evidence that HRT drugs are dangerous, and so far, I have not been able to find it. It's true that 10 years ago the Women's Health Initiative called into question the safety of HRT in menopausal women, but even that study has been called into question lately. Apparently, the risk is age dependent. Plus studies of this type are all directed at genetic females, not transwomen. I haven't found any studies highlighting the risks of HRT (pharma or herbal) in transsexual women. I'm not saying there isn't a risk, but I would assume the risk would vary based on family history and other factors that a physician could mitigate to some extent.

There's also no study of the short or long term effects of using herbs to accomplish MTF transition. I suspect you are right that taking a small daily dose of PM is likely to be healthful, not harmful. But, many of us go far beyond a small dose. I think it's unwise to assume that herbs are automatically safer than pharma drugs. And that would be especially the case without medical supervision.

The simple fact is we don't know the long term effects of using herbs to radically shift the sex hormone balance in bio-males. We here at BN are self-subscribed test subjects in an experiment, the outcome of which is yet to be known.

Clara