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men of lemmy, if you've ever taken estrogen, what was it like? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Just wondering what the experience is like for cis men who have experienced estrogen dominance...

I've read that there are accounts of side effects in men who take estrogen for prostate cancer and who experience depression.

There are also the famous cases of Alan Turing and David Reimer. Was hoping for more first hand accounts of what the cis male experience is like on estrogen.

Just wondering if anyone has experiences they're willing to share. Thanks!

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[–] Prime@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does that not give you cancer?

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago

no, and it's a treatment for prostate cancer in cis men, actually!

as already mentioned, the growth of breast buds and a lifelong application of estrogen does increase risks of breast cancer, but estrogen doesn't directly cause cancer, and cis men usually don't continue to take estrogen for the rest of their lives, it's usually a short term treatment (in the case of Alan Turing it was a state punishment for being a homosexual, but these days it's just a treatment for prostate cancer).