I didn’t even know that was a thing. In the past I’ve been told I should just embrace boobs and that there is no way. Time to do some research on that see if maybe it’s something I could do.
This is anecdotal and varies highly by person, but I’ll drop my experience here since raloxifene reports are still few and far between (and I was recently searching far and wide for them). Ralox was relatively effective for me but not perfect, but I do owe the initiation of my hrt journey to it. Overall I would say that it isn’t a long term solution, but it can be a useful tool in determining what is right for you.
As a non-binary transfem person, I initially went on Ralox along with E (and Spiro) about 1.5 years ago. R blocked (or at least slowed) the majority of my boob growth for basically the whole year I was on it, paired with E doses of under about 6mg taken orally (or only 2mg E taken sublingually due to higher metabolized peaks). E doses higher than that tended to overpower Ralox and I would notice chest sensitivity within a few days, guiding me to lower my E. (Fwiw I did this ‘experimentation’ with my doctor’s approval and under their care).
Within those ranges, my chest had minor growth but it was largely due to general fat redistribution (for note I am a fairly avg body type/weight), I would say that I stayed within the Tanner stage 1 or beginnings of stage 2. This would be the sweet spot (for me) to avoid any real breast growth. My ass however, got thicc pretty fast - which was honestly amazing to watch grow lol.
Eventually I really started to love being on E, and my brain and body wanted more of it lol. I began on 6mg E taken sublingually, and rather quickly saw some boob growth (bumping me into tanner 3), but they… sorta grew on me? Before long I dropped ralox entirely and am now leaning fully into E 😅.
All in all I am happy that I started off with Raloxifene + E, primarily because it gave me the comfort I needed to start E at all. Once on E for a while, it really rewired my brain and made me realize my hold-up on having breasts was largely due to social fears of transition. It’s still scary and hard sometimes, but I’m so much more self-confident just through the biochemical benefits that the E therapy has provided. I still don’t want large breasts by any means, but it’s no longer a big concern of mine in the big picture of my transition.
Sorry again for hijacking this thread, I just felt compelled to share in hopes that it may assist in someone’s journey!
Don’t worry, I appreciate people sharing their experience, especially since Ralox is new and doesn’t have a lot of studies yet, so learning about people’s experience with it is very helpful.
I didn’t even know that was a thing. In the past I’ve been told I should just embrace boobs and that there is no way. Time to do some research on that see if maybe it’s something I could do.
Sorry for the book…
This is anecdotal and varies highly by person, but I’ll drop my experience here since raloxifene reports are still few and far between (and I was recently searching far and wide for them). Ralox was relatively effective for me but not perfect, but I do owe the initiation of my hrt journey to it. Overall I would say that it isn’t a long term solution, but it can be a useful tool in determining what is right for you.
As a non-binary transfem person, I initially went on Ralox along with E (and Spiro) about 1.5 years ago. R blocked (or at least slowed) the majority of my boob growth for basically the whole year I was on it, paired with E doses of under about 6mg taken orally (or only 2mg E taken sublingually due to higher metabolized peaks). E doses higher than that tended to overpower Ralox and I would notice chest sensitivity within a few days, guiding me to lower my E. (Fwiw I did this ‘experimentation’ with my doctor’s approval and under their care).
Within those ranges, my chest had minor growth but it was largely due to general fat redistribution (for note I am a fairly avg body type/weight), I would say that I stayed within the Tanner stage 1 or beginnings of stage 2. This would be the sweet spot (for me) to avoid any real breast growth. My ass however, got thicc pretty fast - which was honestly amazing to watch grow lol.
Eventually I really started to love being on E, and my brain and body wanted more of it lol. I began on 6mg E taken sublingually, and rather quickly saw some boob growth (bumping me into tanner 3), but they… sorta grew on me? Before long I dropped ralox entirely and am now leaning fully into E 😅.
All in all I am happy that I started off with Raloxifene + E, primarily because it gave me the comfort I needed to start E at all. Once on E for a while, it really rewired my brain and made me realize my hold-up on having breasts was largely due to social fears of transition. It’s still scary and hard sometimes, but I’m so much more self-confident just through the biochemical benefits that the E therapy has provided. I still don’t want large breasts by any means, but it’s no longer a big concern of mine in the big picture of my transition.
Sorry again for hijacking this thread, I just felt compelled to share in hopes that it may assist in someone’s journey!
Don’t worry, I appreciate people sharing their experience, especially since Ralox is new and doesn’t have a lot of studies yet, so learning about people’s experience with it is very helpful.