For transfeminine folks, too much estrogen can be a bad thing. This is because estrogen and testosterone can be converted between each other in the body. Too much estrogen can lead to more testosterone.
hey there, I was hoping you could edit your comment to remove this misinformation, only testostetrone can be converted to estrogen through aromatization (basically this enzyme aromatase converts the excess T into E). Excess estrogen does not convert to testosterone in the body.
Notice testosterone can convert to DHT (Dihydrotestosterone, which causes baldness), and estradiol (estrogen), but there is no pathway from estradiol back to testosterone.
hey there, I was hoping you could edit your comment to remove this misinformation, only testostetrone can be converted to estrogen through aromatization (basically this enzyme aromatase converts the excess T into E). Excess estrogen does not convert to testosterone in the body.
here’s a chart showing the sex steroid pathways: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_hormone#/media/File:Steroidogenesis.svg
Notice testosterone can convert to DHT (Dihydrotestosterone, which causes baldness), and estradiol (estrogen), but there is no pathway from estradiol back to testosterone.