androcur increases risk of meningiomas

[Frida G Cavic (imported)]

this warning was published in france, saying that people who take high dosages of cyproterone acetate for several years have increased chances of develop meningiomas which are usually bening tumors in the brain but with very bad consequences.although is known the relationship of androcur and meningiomas the risk hadn´t been stablished until now. there are cases of meningiomas in users of 10 - 100mg per day for more than one year. I have taken androcur only in low doses for some months, some years ago. Howeverr recently I order a new box of androcur to help to reduce oilness and hair over my skin, I was taking it for 2 weeks, but when I learned of this I stopped immediately.

[notsomanly (imported)]

this warning was published in france, saying that people who take high dosages of cyproterone acetate for several years have increased chances of develop meningiomas which are usually bening tumors in the brain but with very bad consequences.although is known the relationship of androcur and meningiomas the risk hadn´t been stablished until now. there are cases of meningiomas in users of 10 - 100mg per day for more than one year. I have taken androcur only in low doses for some months, some years ago. Howeverr recently I order a new box of androcur to help to reduce oilness and hair over my skin, I was taking it for 2 weeks, but when I learned of this I stopped immediately.

Another reason I'm glad I didn't stay on Androcur.

[foxytaur (imported)]

Another reason I'm glad I didn't stay on Androcur.

My blood work came back and I suffer from low blood pressure.

Canada's WPATH guidelines do not allow for the use of "bicalutimide" , which I think has been given bad rep from it's sister drug "flutamide" which severely causes hepatoxicity

I'm going to try to convince my practioner at the gender clinic to reduce cypro to 12.5 mg dose, well anything below 25mg.

I was really pumped with Dr Williams J powers femenization procedure and I still do not understand why WPATH seems to be lagging behind a lot of new things popping up for transfolk

For example Dr powers suggests the use of bioidentical progesterone be administered via the anus in form of a suppository bc progesterone has a rather shitty half-life if taken orally or administered via the blood.

Then there's the use of a sublingual estradiol, I believe it's no more than 2-3 months, then switch over to bioidentical estradiol injections, and the reasoning for this is to prevent the estrone becoming higher than available estradiol.

Seems like estrone concentration is the major reason why blood clots seem to form.

Furthermore breasts don't seem to grow past Tanner stage 4 due to this Estrone and estradiol ratio

Let me know what you peeps think. Bc as soon as I'm through the lasering, due to my sun allergy prone skin and severe eczema, I'm going straight for hrt.

I'd very much like to try the powers method, that is be on a high estrogen dose, low cypro dose,since I can't take bicalutimide, and prometrium delivered via anus per night.

Would likely aid my sleep too

Here's that presentation he gave not so long ago. Really blew my mind and how shitty Spiro is as an antiandrogen.

https://youtu.be/fefu33e8O-0

NB: And now my biggest gripe with all this, why isn't this being discussed within trans medical community?!!!!

[foxytaur (imported)]

Anyways, wish me luck. I don't feel like I'm fully ready for this entire process but it has to be done. Sick of all the insecurities I'm feeling atm. Can't say it will solve all of my problems and I sure as hell will miss some of that sex drive of mine but presenting as female is definitely a higher priority and I'm at the stage where if I don't do it now, I may risk not being able to pass from an outsiders perspective.

I've done all I could to dissuade physical aging. Diet, some strength training, skincare, heavy sunscreen, exfoliation,prescription retin A creams, dna repair enzyme serums and moisturizing.

And yes, I know it's the inside that counts and all that bullcrap,...but the truth is to me presenting as stealth as possible is a make it or break it kind of deal and just Soo many issues go away with being "passable" on the outside.

It isn't just the dangers that I'm afraid of from work and some of the family rejection I'll get but it's moreso I do not want to be bundled with what the outside labels transfolk as radical leftists.

For the purposes of this forum I will leave out anything that political but my point being is I do not want to associate myself with anything that is perceived as ultra left or have anyone super conservative get nosey with me.

The end game is to live out a peaceful life as a girl. Period!!!

Apparently thats easier said than done

If I've offended anyone I'm sorry , nor am I trying to be an asshole but this is what I feel and I've seen several therapists bc of this and ultimately it's up to me to play my cards.

I'm not the suicidal type, bc I respect my dad too much and have an iron will, but I'll be damn if I cannot be the master of my own fate.

Sorry for getting pretty deep guys

[catoboros (imported)]

Anyways, wish me luck. [...]

I do not want to be bundled with what the outside labels transfolk as radical leftists. [...] I do not want to associate myself with anything that is perceived as ultra left or have anyone super conservative get nosey with me.

Good luck! I am pleased that you are here. I am a liberal (in the British sense) leftist and oppose radical leftists. They are a toxic minority but have damaged the public image of the trans community and made me reluctant to come out. There are online communities that have resisted their censorship and brigading; I am enjoying the RightwingLGBT subreddit right now, which was a nice find for a leftist. Carpe diem!

[Reiko Asiko (imported)]

Stay away from french sites and even from their scientific papers. All french don't want their men to look like women. These include even the ones who want to look like women. They lie to scare their brothers from feminizing their body. Almost no white french trans women look like women. They hate Androcur because this molecule nulls testosterone and because they absolutely fear that one of their guys will become a pretty girl. Also sex for french is very important so they have an absolute fear of the existance of asexuals

A woman journalist was wondering why all complaints against Androcur are in France and in Québec. That is because the french eat only beef and pork and white bread. So they do not ingest vitamines nor isoflavones nor lignanes. Androcur blocs the thalamus so it doesn't stimulate all organs to produce any sex hormones. The brain is included. The fore brain creats 17bêta-œstradiol from cholestérol. Androcur blocs also the brain. This is why french brains have no juice when they take Androcur. Their super cooked pork beef and bread have almost no vitamines nor phyto-œstrogens. As for the little french canadian guys, they eat only synthetic food from anglo-saxons men capitalists. So they also have no juice for their brain when they take Androcur. So they whine and whine.

Vitamines isoflavones and lignanes stimulate the estrogen receptors

I am taking Androcur since september 2011 till today. I never had a dépression. I got a brain scan in october 2019 and I have no tumor. I am vegetarian since 1986. By the way being vegetarian cuts down testosterone. And lots of meat produce tumors

If you are thin vegetarian and natural (eating fresh uncooked fruits) you have nothing to fear of Androcur