To P or not to P
I'm wondering whether I should continue with progesterone or not. From what I can gather, the reasons for taking it on feminising GAHT seem to be better mood and sleep, and increased libido and breast size (the latter two anecdotally only). I'm all for better mood and sleep, but the side effects of bloating and water retention already feel quite severe (a lot of what I thought was down to my brutal, fumbling blocker implant insertion, I now think is just bloating).
On top of this, there seems to be evidence to suggest that P can (for some people) actually increase levels of T or DHT through things like "the backdoor pathway" (?). This significant negative, combined with the facts that I'm actively trying to eradicate my libido completely, and I've never had a desire for sex, have all left me ambivalent.
I'm going to give it the rest of the prescription's three months, just to give it a fair try, but I was wondering: How has anyone else found it?
Thanks 😊.