Will hormone treatment change my personality?

Question:

I suffer from excessive sweating and body hair and, after researching on the internet, think I may have too many male hormones as opposed to female estrogen. I am considering going to my GP about it but am worried the treatment might change my personality. I am very much a tomboy and also I'm gay so I'm worried that if I start increasing my female hormones I'll change which I don't want at all. I'm not so worried about turning straight because I think being gay has more to do than just your hormones but I'm scared that my personality will change in other ways. Does anyone know what the side effects to taking female hormones are?

Answers:
Are you referring to progesterone and oestrogen?

We men mortals need only half the amount of progesterone, but we still need it. We need progesterone for healthy bones, brains and many other places in the body from head to toe. We also have estrogen in our bodies hence the reason some men develop breasts when it becomes unbalanced.

Maybe you have hormone imbalance - My web page regarding hormone tests
http://uk.geocities.com/willim_walker@bt...

1 do an on line hormone test http://www.johnleemd.com/store/resource_...

2 do an appropriate saliva test and obtain results

3 get results & discuss with a NPIS doctor or educate your GP/MD

The saliva test will be the best test for hormone balance. Your body needs to have your hormones in balance it will be happier and you will be also.

This is a shorter version than my web page ...
http://www.healthyhormones.com/faqs2.htm...

What are the side effects associated with natural progesterone?
No known side effects exist with the regular use of natural progesterone.
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I don't think the many thousands of women (& men) have suffered personality changes by balancing their hormones they just became healthier.

I hope this helps you become healthier also

just leave it alone

As a man I was treated with female hormones to counteract prostate cancer, it can change your physical appearance, ie men can grow breast tissue, and lose facial hair, luckily neither of these things happened to me. I am not sure if it can cause personality changes though.

Will hormone treatment change my personality?

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