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ive been on e for a bit over 6 months now, which from what ive read is the earliest that people start with prog, idk how to determine if/when i should start with it and my doctor isnt very helpful since they only want to give scientifically backed advice, any ideas? if youre on prog, what was your experience like and when did you start and why?

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[-] LadyAutumn 7 points 1 year ago

I started prog around 3 years ago, which would've been around 5 years on hormones. My breast growth had stagnated a bit and I wanted to try prog to see if it made a difference. It helped a lot with overcoming some of the depressive effects of my anti androgen. And with giving me a small bit more libido, which was and continuous to be very low. It also did help my breast growth, but to what extent exactly is hard to quantify.

To get prog I had to basically convince my doctor to let me try it, as it is not something readily prescribed in my area.

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