• tjarod11@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I don’t think HRT actually makes one’s hips wider past a certain age, and if a cis man took estrogen it would probably tank his mood, and most mannerisms don’t change because of HRT, they change because a person actively changes them. I sure hope there’s some bone growth and genetic influence left in me at 25 to widen my hips now that I’m on E, but I doubt it.

    The problem with the simplified meme format is that it only shows the good, not the bad or neutral stuff. It doesn’t tell anyone that some of the meds can cause blood clots for example.

    • lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      10 months ago

      I started HRT at 22 and it absolutely made my hips wider. And yeah estrogen would tank a cis man’s mood, good thing it’s not for them. The same way testosterone can make trans women dysphoric, estrogen would make cis men dysphoric. And HRT may not directly affect your mannerisms, but the mental changes and being happier certainly will.

      It’s just a silly little meme, it doesn’t need to be a peer reviewed scientific paper. Let OP share the enjoyment E brings her.