HRT REALLY IS MAGIC | Transfem HRT Effects Tier List 

1:00 "Higher chance of... breast cancer" Well, according to all of the independent research I've performed on the topic as well as what I've learned from my ongoing college-level medical education, it's a lot easier to get breast cancer when you have breasts!

Finally, RU-vid recommended a pro-Trans video!

The only serious disagreement I have is on the morning erections. I HATED waking up with a hard on - and I'm thrilled that I don't have to wake up to that any more. So, decreased erections is SOLIDLY S-Tier for me, no two ways about it.

Their really is a tier list for everything

i'm on T (nonbinary) and it's really cool to learn what kind of effects E can have on women and seeing opposite changes in myself

I was bi before transitioning with a preference for women but now i prefer men. I think it is because of how men and women treat me differently.

Hey, if you ever figure out the "not understanding emotions" thing, let me know. Right now I'm feeling it's the dysphoria or a suspicion that I might be neurodivergent, like autism or ADHD.

Definitely one of those things where stuff varies for everyone. Personally, I didn't experience any change in foot size or height. I kinda get the impression these are unusual things, but I'm no expert on that. Breast development is definitely THE single most massive dysphoria-relieving thing I've experienced through HRT. It's shocking just how powerful that change was to my emotional well-being and my self esteem. I think my development trailed off somewhere between the 2 and 3 year mark, hasn't changed noticeably since I'm... not about to openly discuss anything regarding sexual changes out on the web, but talking sensory stuff as a whole, I've noticed that sensory stuff is less simply focused to certain parts of the body- with increased sensitivity of my skin, a lot of things are more full-body experiences, like cuddling under a cozy blanket- it's a different sort of experience, and a welcome one. Particularly in the earlier period when I was gradually ramping up the dose, and really hitting Puberty: The Sequel, the emotional stuff was INTENSE. Lots of mood swings. So much crying. I've always felt emotions pretty strongly, and been pretty sensitive, but I think that on E, that stuff's gotten significantly stronger. Body hair definitely thinned out. I'm not totally sure if it grows all that slow... I think it is slower than it used to be, but it still grows back at a decent pace. Something I didn't expect, was that now my body overall looks more right to me, body hair doesn't visually bother me as much as it used to- though I began my hormonal transitioning around the age of 14 or 15, and hadn't developed any real chest, back, or facial hair. Skin softening is a sheer delight- the softness varies in places, but overall a fun development. I did notice some changes in my orientation/sexuality... but a lot of these happened very gradually. In fact, some of them are as recent as this year. And well, I've been on E for quite a while now. As someone who likes to have muscles, but doesn't do the whole "workin out" thing... yeah, the reduced muscle mass has been an unwanted change, but what can you do? Haven't really noticed much difference in smell, but I don't really know how well I can even register that. I don't really feel like I can say for sure if the way I sweat has changed, it's hard to tell. I haven't experienced period-like symptoms for the most part, but I suspect this may be related to how one takes hormones. I use patches, which I *think* are supposed to deliver a pretty consistent level of hormones. Hormonal changes, like, say, if I forgot to change my hormone patches for too long, can cause me to experience some symptoms that might be similar to period symptoms. Regardless of what specific changes E has on someone, it can definitely have a dramatic impact on your life, and I suspect for most transfemme people, the trade-offs from running on estrogen aren't too bad.

muscle mass is another one of those, " use it or lose it" things. I was moving furniture daily and was a mechanic after that for some years and my strength didn't dwindle a whole until I stopped working manual labor jobs. Now, it's dropping fast, but I'm still plenty strong enough I feel like.

One time i was talking to a trans woman and one thing she said was “for the first year or 2 you look about 10 years older after that your like a baby you look so young” she was in her 40s and i thought she was about 25😅😂 so i suppose she was right about that lol😂😂

'i couldn't think of a good way to to it, so we're doing a really bad way.' love this

My body hair hasn't gotten a lot thinner, but I thankfully made it to the 'hips get wider' boat. To be clear it's not dramatic but I've noticed it on myself. My hands and feet have shrank a little, went from a size 10.5 to 9.5 US women's. I also shrank roughly an inch. I sweat a lot less which is really cool. Body odor has gone down

Ok. I'm super hyped right now! HRT is f*cking magic! Nothing is below B-Tier!

I’m not trans, yet RU-vid recommendations has brought me to this video at 2 in the morning. But either way this is still a good informative video.

"It might decrese your height" Verry torn about this because my height is 5'9 and while i would like to be smaller, 5'9 is 69 inches and im really immeture and i find thst funny, so while i would like to be shorter, ill loose the funny number

Remember, the body already has all of the 'instructions' to do these things. HRT just changes which instructions are prioritized (this is a simplification). Nearly all of these could probably be controlled individually if more research was put into it. (I just say "it", cause Idk where the barrier is. It could be in understanding the individual 'mechanisms' in the human body. It could be finding safe ways to manipulate those mechanisms. The problem could even just be in making it available to the public.) I should mention, I am not a doctor or anything like that. I don't think I know a lot about how the human body works beyond what I have found through curiosity and school. edit: (My point was that when the tech becomes available, we won't need a tier list.)

Yeah height loss is great. I went from 5'6" to 5'3.5"

Having an existential crisis 😭 Man a lot of these sound great, better senses, reduced sweat, not feeling as hot (aka feeling more cold), softer skin, astronomically lower risk for hair loss, feeling more emotionally, not having so much fat go to your gut. I’m a bi man but seriously I think those are nothing but positives. I hate being sweaty and baldness scares me, no real downside to better senses, feeling emotions makes life feel meaningful, having a big gut makes me feel fatter than having big thighs or butt, fun fact lower center of gravity makes it easier to balance too, flexibility is cool, and while it does increase breast cancer risk it decreases risk of all other cancers and most diseases. Being able to cry more and it being more socially acceptable is a big one too.

I will be 20 months at the end of this month. My body hair has reduced a lot. My back used to be very hairy, now it is all completely gone or at least I can't see it anymore. A lot of hair on my upper arms and shoulders has vanished or turned completely white. Chest hair has thinned out a lot. Thigh hairs have reduced and thinned out. Hairs on my hands have turned transparent, can't see them unless the sun is shining on them at the right angle. Am nearly 50 and I don't like showing off my skin that much so when summer comes around I will probably just shave my chest and legs.

you couldn't decide between 1 super trans girl name or the other, so you chose both? based.

so i don't know if u are or not, but this video felt very autistic coded, and i loved it (i am autistic). Also love the interactive yet informative video on HRT side effects.

truly was not expecting to disagree so much i think my list would be S: breast growth, emotional changes, fat redistribution, un-baldness, reduced body hair, softer skin, sexual changes A: pelvic widening, misc. size changes, misc. body changes B: sensory changes C: reduced virility, less morning erections, period symptoms D: reduced genital size, reduced muscle mass, reduced sex drive (i haven't personally experienced everything on the list, but everything is where it would be for me)

as a trans guy i've got to say its pretty cool seeing people be so excited for some of these things, they've made me miserable for so long its nice to be reminded that there are people out there that are delighted to have that happen!

As a closeted trans girl, this is REALLY exciting, but also INTENSE!

as a cis guy, I still found this interesting!

heck yeah this is the best thing youtube has recommended in ages gosh I need hrt lol

We need to evolve more so that we don't need any body hair. At the very least though we should keep the hair on our heads.

can confirm, estradiol valerate is the bees knees. I am quite literally, well, a woman. At least in look and shape.

I read the title wrong and I thought you were gonna be ranking the different types of hrt. Tbh that world be a good video

FFXIV has made me cry so much. And I still haven't gotten on HRT, I'll be a blubbery mess after I start.

Your pretty. Also, the hand pose when you first rolled up reminded me of the offer meme. "I receive: your subscription. You receive hrt information."

I just CANNOT WAIT to finally be able to get it (first endo appointment in about a month)! Except for the period-like symptoms and loss of fertility, all of these effects are things I want and some I want really badly at this point.

Oh. My. God. Everything I learn knew about hrt just converts me more

Crying sucks, its great

This has been the best resource so far in my own journey contemplating taking E myself. Side note, that ffxiv scene got me too 😅

I guess watching this video made me feel like "It's been 7 months, dietary changes done and i do my makeup too and.... Still no boobs... " Yep. Flat as a rock... I'm really happy for you guys though, just wish i could have a bit of that happiness too

i think that the thinner fingernails is awfully ironic as women are known for having longer nails, but mine have always had problems with breaking and theyve only gotten worse with that

since starting estrogen, the effects of alcohol on me has DEFINITELY increased.

I think a lot of cis women can open pickle jars these days too

A few of these things sound like they are not directly caused by the medication. Like if people are reporting being less clumsy, it could be because they are more aware of their body, and having one's body change relatively fast might allow you to sort of re-tune your motor skills or something. I think that whether each thing is caused by the medication directly or indirectly is an important distinction to make. Also, I'm not a neurologist, so I wouldn't know if my example is correct.

I am so jealous of your headphones omg

That was really good. It really increased my understanding. Thanks for posting!!!

10:26 Didn’t know i could relate to something this hard 😭

what the- i keep doubting whether hrt would be right but most of these would be in A or S for me like this was very eye opening i want em antiboyotics lol

omg i love the lil images you made for this

A really good vid, keep the good work. I really love your channel🌷

Oh damn this makes HRT 10 times better

This is one of the best videos on what to experience, tanx.

If you don't already stream you should!! I think you'd be great at it, and doing every single one like you made a joke about would make a pretty fun stream i think

I love this video, thank you so much Alice.

Commenting to boost engagement cause this is a great video

I've been questioning for a while and These all sound like wins to me... wait a minute... 🥚🐣

I was already an emotional person before transitioning, at least when my emotional barriers weren't up, but now I constantly cry, and honestly its pretty great 10/10, crying is fun

Very helpful, thank you!

loved the video! i just started a week ago and I'm looking forward to almost all of these changes. btw you'ew reading off of the Gender Dysphoria Bible righth? I have memorized the estrogenic second puberty section lol i recognized it instantly

wow this is literally everything that i want i gotta get on this

Estrogen sounds like a cheat code! I can’t wait!!!

Also cardio vascular fitness decreases ALOT. Did you also mention colour changes- sky is bluer, red is brighter Etc

That scene in ffxiv got me as well. Honestly the entirety of endwalker hit like a truck

Chewing nails sounds like stimming, instead of just trying to get rid of it try replacing it with something not harmful (fidget toys maybe?)

Your headset is amazing!! :3

I am so excited to experience everything in this video

Hope your transitiions going well I wish you the best

First thought clickng the video: This could be a fun topic! Second thought, opening the video: I love your shirt and need to know where you got it.

as a guy who will probably never go on hrt or even itentify as a woman I find this interesting! as body adapts to different vitamins and chemicals. good luck to others!

I was like 80% leaning towards guys 20% girls but after starting Hrt it shifted to more of a 60-40

"One time in FFXIV" One of us, one of us! :D

you’re the… *checks notes* THIRD transfem yter ive found with the name alice

I am ten seconds in and this is already the most trans video on the internet, I love it

What about the different effects of just e vs e and t blockers?

I can't wait!

your body size will NOT change noticeably with HRT. What changes there are will be caused by fat redistribution. Especially the feet getting smaller will be extremely limited, think a few millimeters at most unless you have feet that are extremely bloated from edema or fat buildup (which most peoples' feet aren't). If you're just up from a smaller shoe size, that smaller size may now just about fit, but that's all you may expect. Even without HRT that may happen naturally (and in case of edema can have very large temporary changes) due to environmental or dietary changes, or through disease or other medication that changes your body's water retention properties.

You have a pretty voice! (Nice video btw)

I used to go to the gym and my muscles kind of looked ape like when in a short sleeve dress. Ideally I’d want them to shrink eventually but that can happen even without HRT over time I’ve been told.

The only disadvantage is loss of muscle mass, tbh because I like lifting things with ease

Loss of morning wood is S tier for me, that shit is painful.

I would give mood swings a D, if not an F-tier. Sure they aren't terrible most of the time, but everytime I've had my dosage adjusted they've just been incredibly bad and not fun at all. Like everything seems terrible, when it really isn't.

how do you keep headphones with hairs on?

I honestly can't wait, my body is a fem sleeper build it just needs the meds rn

can confirm. i'm nearly 6 months in, HRT really is magic

The walking thing my partner said that they thought I was walking just a little different and I was like hmm, but then didn’t think anything more of it but center of gravity and stuff that’s crazy

anyone knows if the pelvic widening and femur rotation actually happens if you start hrt as a young adult (like 23yo)?

can relate to fingernail thing I cannot stop chewing them no matter how hard I try

I want to be shorter. Also colder. Also less oily

I actually really liked the reduced sex drive. It was really cool not being horny as much as I was. I'm back to being horny again (but weirder and somewhat more frequent) and I actually like how it feels now it used to feel weird.

I didn't know having a smaller... could make surgery less effective... now I'm sad because that means it'll be not that good, especially since I got a circumcision... so like... well unless I'm missing something here... I hope I'm wrong...

I want basically all of this except for the breast growth and (too much) fat redistribution. There's options out there but they come with other caveats and are less well established as regular feminising HRT.

ive been on estradiol valerate IM, spiro and finasteride for two years and i cant say i even see anything different about myself other than my boobs that are barely past budding. my levels are good.. i still get he/him in public even with makeup on. it feels like it started working then juts stopped. nothings happening for me. i dont understand i just want to give up. not sure whats happening

The caffeine one probably isn't gonna effect me tbh My family has unreasonably high metabolism for caffeine

Hello, person who got this video recommended randomly here. What is HRT?

my body hair doesn't really grow at all, i think i sweat a lot if it is warm or humid, lately any sad thoughts have me breaking down crying (almost), also I tend to have laughing fits at stupid sh*t. nothing comes out when i ejaculate, the tiniest amount of clear fluid will, boobs have grown and also more fat on thighs and hips (not as much as I'd like), I am trying to get orchi thru insurance hopefully will have that soon, can't wait to see the difference orchi makes, skin seems different, morning wood is rare

I’m nb fem I’m starting hormones. In a few weeks Basically the one I’m most worried about is breast grow. I think All other stuff I ‘m more happy with

im only 2 months in and started growth 2 weeks in o.o

So I'm not on HRT... but I somehow got a few of these effects. Like the moodiness, an amount of muscle loss, more emotional, softer skin, period-like symptoms, and minor breast growth. Super fun actually, though it's a bit confusing. I can say that the breast growth pain was manageable, but just a little uncomfortable from my experience. Again, not on HRT, so I don't know where this is coming from, but my doc got me set up for bloodwork to figure it out, so... slay haha.

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You are so fricking cute.

Im currently considering if Im trans and all of this sounds great except the loss of fertility (I might want kids on day, but freezings an option), and debatably the muscle loss, as I like having strength for self-defence and such but at the same time I am broad and it helps in passing more feminine to lose some of that. Only true downside to me us actually that it does not change the voice much for m2f, but maybe someday...

Lower center of gravity you say? SO that means I'll handle better in the corners :D

They look like Roblox badges😂

This was next to npesta in my recommended.