Despite the futile attempts of individuals such as Harry Benjamin to standardize the medical treatment of trans-women, the overall patterns of care in these patients have been & still are pretty much a case of “anything goes”.  This is particularly true when it comes to the field of hormone therapy. 

Despite the futile attempts of individuals such as Harry Benjamin to standardize the medical treatment of trans-women, the overall patterns of care in these patients have been & still are pretty much a case of “anything goes”.  This is particularly true when it comes to the field of hormone therapy. 

At a time when non-oral estrogens are easily available I cannot understand why anyone would take oral estrogens again, for feminization or even for menopause.

 
In addition to becoming feminized on your own, particular, personal terms, the basic objective when seeking feminizing hormone therapy should ideally be to improve the risks to benefits ratio of these hormones, in other words to minimize risks and side effects while at the same time tailoring the rapidity and effectiveness of feminization so as to match the desires of the individual patient.