Painful Nipples After Starting HRT
My hypothesis is that part of dysphoria is having the wrong hormones for your immune system. So I can't help but wonder if that suggests local infection that might benefit from something topical like coconut oil which is antimicrobial and generally soothing, though it also moves metals so if you use it and get nauseous or develop a headache or both, you should investigate the possibility that you have metal poisoning.
To be clear, my thought is getting HRT is boosting the immune system and causing the body to attack previously ignored infection and if it doesn't resolve rapidly and persists, it's possible treating for infection in specific will alleviate this symptom because infection may be what is causing it.
Footnote
Originally published elsewhere on 04/19/25.