01-10-2016, 08:09 PM
Reposted from another thread:
I thought this was relevant to your question, so I am copying it in here too.
Hello everyone. This is my first post here.
I have been using Standard Process' Ovex product for over five years now. Though my reason for taking it was 70% mental health and 30% hope for physical changes.
I currently take 6 pills per day, two with each meal. I was taking 8 per day, the other two being taken at bed time. I developed nightly headaches, which I recently discovered was due to taking them on an empty stomach.
I took my first long-term break recently. It lasted a month, during which my attitude suffered and the dysphoria increased. My skin began to change back as well.
Having taken them for so long I can say that the results are not very strong. My estrogen levels are high, but still in the "normal" male range. I have thinning of some of my body hair, a definite softening of my skin, and a loss of muscle mass. Breast growth is not substantial, but very much appreciated.
My sex drive decreased a little. Though when I get to a certain point in my cycle all bets are off. It used to be overwhelmingly strong all the time - before I started on bovine ovary extract - now it is once a month, which is bothersome but manageable. Though it is a little smaller, my current appendage is unfortunately in full working order.
I have been thinking of going on HRT but feel more comfortable with the health risks using the BO pills, plus there is a shortage of prescription estrogen right now. I'm going to talk with my gender therapist and my primary care physician on my next visits to see what they recommend.
I just know that before Ovex I was a total mess. Now I am happier. It does not negate the dysphoria, and I wish to move forward again, but it helped me through one of the most difficult times in my life.
~Evie
I thought this was relevant to your question, so I am copying it in here too.
Hello everyone. This is my first post here.
I have been using Standard Process' Ovex product for over five years now. Though my reason for taking it was 70% mental health and 30% hope for physical changes.
I currently take 6 pills per day, two with each meal. I was taking 8 per day, the other two being taken at bed time. I developed nightly headaches, which I recently discovered was due to taking them on an empty stomach.
I took my first long-term break recently. It lasted a month, during which my attitude suffered and the dysphoria increased. My skin began to change back as well.
Having taken them for so long I can say that the results are not very strong. My estrogen levels are high, but still in the "normal" male range. I have thinning of some of my body hair, a definite softening of my skin, and a loss of muscle mass. Breast growth is not substantial, but very much appreciated.
My sex drive decreased a little. Though when I get to a certain point in my cycle all bets are off. It used to be overwhelmingly strong all the time - before I started on bovine ovary extract - now it is once a month, which is bothersome but manageable. Though it is a little smaller, my current appendage is unfortunately in full working order.
I have been thinking of going on HRT but feel more comfortable with the health risks using the BO pills, plus there is a shortage of prescription estrogen right now. I'm going to talk with my gender therapist and my primary care physician on my next visits to see what they recommend.
I just know that before Ovex I was a total mess. Now I am happier. It does not negate the dysphoria, and I wish to move forward again, but it helped me through one of the most difficult times in my life.
~Evie