For transfeminine folks, too much estrogen can be a bad thing. This is because estrogen and testosterone can be converted between each other in the body. Too much estrogen can lead to more testosterone.
hey there, I was hoping you could edit your comment to remove this misinformation, only testostetrone can be converted to estrogen through aromatization (basically this enzyme aromatase converts the excess T into E). Excess estrogen does not convert to testosterone in the body.
Notice testosterone can convert to DHT (Dihydrotestosterone, which causes baldness), and estradiol (estrogen), but there is no pathway from estradiol back to testosterone.
Changed! Really appreciate you commenting to point this out. To get a bit meta on you, I really love that you corrected me, because that’s a perfect microcosm of the iterative knowledge building that leads to robust networks of community learning.
and yeah, definitely love when a group is able to help fill in gaps - I owe so much to internet communities (Wikipedia being an extreme version of this dynamic)
Yeah, that was an error and I corrected it. Apologies for inadvertently spreading misinformation, but thank you for calling me out on it, because that’s an important part of how we build communities of learning
My understanding was that it wouldn’t convert to T, but it will suppress its own effects and be less feminizing than a lower dose. This lines up with my experience where it felt like my progress stalled without reverting. E is much safer than T in that you can have much higher levels without causing serious complications, but you still want to be in a sweet spot.
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hey there, I was hoping you could edit your comment to remove this misinformation, only testostetrone can be converted to estrogen through aromatization (basically this enzyme aromatase converts the excess T into E). Excess estrogen does not convert to testosterone in the body.
here’s a chart showing the sex steroid pathways: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_hormone#/media/File:Steroidogenesis.svg
Notice testosterone can convert to DHT (Dihydrotestosterone, which causes baldness), and estradiol (estrogen), but there is no pathway from estradiol back to testosterone.
Changed! Really appreciate you commenting to point this out. To get a bit meta on you, I really love that you corrected me, because that’s a perfect microcosm of the iterative knowledge building that leads to robust networks of community learning.
thanks for being so receptive to correction!
and yeah, definitely love when a group is able to help fill in gaps - I owe so much to internet communities (Wikipedia being an extreme version of this dynamic)
Yes, to be clear, this is a joke! I don’t think you’re a buzzkill, thank you for sharing good and useful information :)
this is bullshit, estrogen doesn’t convert into testosterone. people often make this assumption because it’s true for the T to E pathway
Yeah, that was an error and I corrected it. Apologies for inadvertently spreading misinformation, but thank you for calling me out on it, because that’s an important part of how we build communities of learning
My understanding was that it wouldn’t convert to T, but it will suppress its own effects and be less feminizing than a lower dose. This lines up with my experience where it felt like my progress stalled without reverting. E is much safer than T in that you can have much higher levels without causing serious complications, but you still want to be in a sweet spot.