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A compilation of unexpected changes in feminizing HRT

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Today, after basically a year being sure on wanting to start hormone therapy, I stumbled across someone mentioning another possible effect I was completely unaware of. Sure, I would have been looking for accounts of individuals with great interest, but how could I miss something quiet important for such a long time?

I needed to change this. Below are the results of my systematic research on reddit. I cannot tell if the effects are related to therapy or the accounts are true. I might have duplicates. I only included what I found interesting (though I was aware of most of it) and focused on physical changes (mostly). Expected changes are not included in most but not all cases. I tried to sort from top to bottom.

There are a few things I find remarkable:

A large absence of FtM-Answers on this topic. I didn't plan on posting this collection when I started so I sadly cannot include you at this point, but either there are hardly any changes not being expected, drastic under-representation or I was looking at the wrong places (mostly this subreddit)
It is quiet shocking how many reported sense of smell and change in own body odor. Going by the amount of accounts, I would guess that this is something really normal. Why is it listed among the unexpected effects by so many people? Is there no word on this in medical information? (I haven't noticed it in the WPATH guidelines by the way.)
The amount of variance within our bodies and how complex they are.

Please, tell me if I missed something. I am grateful for additional sources/statements where I only have one/few sources.

Head (ish)

Location / Type	References
Height	[Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
Hair	[Link] [Link]
Lighter color	[Link]
Different	[Link]
Curly	[Link]
Treatment	[Link]
Hairline	[Link]
Pattern	[Link]
Dandruff reduction	[Link]
Dandruff disappearance	[Link]
Acne disappearing	[Link] [Link]
Eyebrow shape curved	[Below <3]
Eye shape	[Link]
Almond shape	[Link]
Doe eyes	[Link]
No hooding	[Link]
White of eye	[Link]
Eye color	[Link] [Link]
Blue -> Grey	[Link]
Grey -> Blue/Green	[Link] [Link]
Brown -> Green/Hazel	[Link] [Below <3]
Green -> Mustard	[Link]
Blue -> Green	[Link]
Dark brown -> Dark amber brown	[Link]
Lighter	[Link]
Dark brown -> Light brown	[Link]
Hazel -> Blue	[Link]
Hazel -> Green	[Link]
Baby blue -> Dark blue green	[Link]
Back and forth	[Link]
Hazel -> Olive	[Link]
Eye sight	[Link] [Link]
Improving	[Link] [Link]
Worsening	[Link]
Visual perception vibrant colors	[Link] [Link] [Link]
Visual perception photosensitivity	[Link]
Eye lashes	[Link] [Link] [Link]
Bottom	[Link] [Link] [Link]
Thicker	[Link]
Ear wax Dark oily -> Flaky	[Link]
Increased hearing	[Link] [Link] [Link]
Different sense of smell	[Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
Men	[Link] [Link] [Link]
Food	[Link]
Testosterone	[Link]
Women	[Link]
Nose
Smaller	[Link] [Link]
Hair disappearing	[Link]
Tip lifting	[Link]
Slimmer	[Link]
Squishier	[Link]
Less thick	[Link] [Link]
Freckles	[Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
Lips
Getting more red	[Link]
Fuller	[Link]
Thinner	[Link]
Softer	[Link]
Inside of mouth changes	[Link]
Taste changes	[Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
Facial hair thinning	[Link] [Link]
Facial hair color -> Blonde	[Link] [Link]

Body

Location / Type	References
Skin	[Link]
Getting dry	[Link] [Link] [Link]
Getting lighter	[Link] [Link]
Getting soft	[Link]
Healing	[Link]
Slow healing	[Link] [Link]
Thinner	[Link] [Link]
Bruises	[Link]
Breasts
Changing over time	[Link]
Aureola size increasing	[Link] [Link]
Blue Veins	[Link]
Early growth	[Link] [Link]
Size	[Link] [Below <3]
Scars	[Link]
Disappearing	[Link]
Stretch marks	[Link]
Body odor changing	[Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
Sweet	[Link]
Increased sense of touch	[Link] [Link]
Pain sensitivity	[Link] [Link]
Softer Body hair	[Link]
Body flexibility	[Link]
Erb's Palsy	[Link]
Arm hair getting blonde	[Link] [Link]
Less arm veins	[Link]
Decreased reach	[Link]
Hand sweat disappearing	[Link]
Finger improving	[Link]
Smaller/thinner Hands	[Below <3] [Link]
Weaker Nails	[Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
Better Nails	[Link]
Pelvis/Hip Growth after the typical ages	[Link] [Link]
Leg hair
Decreasing	[Link]
Color change	[Link]
Feet Arches	[Link]
Shoe size shrinking	[Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Below <3] [Link] [Link]

Other

Location / Type	References
Punctuation	[Link]
Vivid Dreams	[Link] [Link]
Allergies	[Link]
Decreased hay fever	[Link] [Link]
Sinuses	[Link]
Sexuality	[Below <3] [Link] [Link]
Sexual attraction	[Link] [Link]
Nausea and motion sickness	[Link]
Friction and ASMR	[Link]
Emotional changes	[Link]
Getting recognized by pets	[Link]
Reaction to hot water	[Link]
Less Headaches	[Link] [Link]
Migraine stopping	[Link]
Increased Migraine	[Link]
Temperature feeling colder	[Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]

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