Hi, Folks! I've been out for seven years now, as myself all the time. I've long had my name changed, and a law passed in 2015 here in Ireland has allowed me to become legally recognized as female and to get all of my documents updated.

Up to now, for various reasons, I've held back from starting HRT or considering surgery. However, I'm beginning to consider those options now. So I was hoping perhaps someone could give me a list of the potential drawbacks (medical or otherwise) of HRT. It's not an area I've researched in any depth as yet, but it's certainly something I need to do now.

If someone could give me a list of things I'd need to look into, and perhaps a hint as to where to look, I'd be grateful. I did look for such a thread on this forum--and there may well be one and I just couldn't find it. So if you know of such a thread and want to give me link to it, that would be very nice. Once I have an idea what I need to look into, I can take it from there.

Many thanks for your help.