[karen]

Great Post .....

It sure fits what I have been going through to a "T" .....

I'm certain that I am one of the "subset" individuals ("a subset of genetic males appear to respond to testosterone in a manor that evokes an overwhelming desire to express feelings of femininity")

There never was a time in my life that I felt like I was living in the wrong gender body .... but there were "several" times (less than 6) that over my life I have had strong desires to do things like "wear artificial stick on nails", or "wear high heels", or "wear a stuffed bra" .....

But all of those periods have come and gone .... I didn't really do anything to make them change ... they just did.

So recently, as I got older (I'm 64 now) I started to have lots less energy, I had mood swings, less sex drive, I was irritable, and went into mild periods of depression. Went to the doctors, after doing tons of internet research, with my LONG LIST of things that could be making me feel that way. Lots of tests later all he found was that my Testosterone Levels were low ... even for someone that was my age (175-225 ... I had like 3 different blood tests)

So I started using a product called Testim. It's a testosterone Gel that you apply to the skin, it's absorbed, and it raises your T Levels. Usually using a single tube raises T Level by maybe 250-300 points. Well I used 1 tube and my T Levels jumped up to 750-800 .... even the Doctor was surprised but we didn't get overly concerned. I even had several Blood tests to verify those levels. By the way ... at the same time my estradiol levels were at the HIGH END OF NORMAL. "Interesting"

At first everything was fine but less than a month later I started to have those "desires to be a female" .... as time went on they got stronger and stronger ..... that's when I found breastnexus ... and played a little with PM .... which was not a pleasant experience for me .... but again it could be attributed to my testosterone/estrogen sensitive body.

I stopped using Testim when I started using PM .... and then I stopped using PM .... guess what, those "female desires" slowly went away ....

I am wondering too, now that I understand more about how what we eat can affect our hormones, that if those "cross dressing" times may have been brought on by diet or other things in my life.

Well I've started using Testim again .... this time I'm using "somewhat less than a "FULL TUBE" .... I just squeeze out what I can without getting out every last drop. I'm also "paying very close attention" to how I feel and HOW I THINK .... I'm keeping a detailed journal.

Very interesting this whole "BALANCE" thing ..... one thing that's REALLY GREAT .... now that I understand better how different herbs can affect different hormones (I have to thank Isabelle for ALL OF HER GREAT INSIGHT) I can actually adjust things to see how they affect my "desires".

Breastnexus serves many people for many different reasons .... all I can say is that I am extremely glad that I found my way to here.

Hugs ..... K

And thanks everyone for your opinions and viewpoints .... they help people to figure out what's best for them.