DIY HRT

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This community exists for trans people and others to give each other advice and support regarding HRT.

Keep in mind that none of us are doctors. Read up on how to do things properly and double check any advice you are given.

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Quick Facts

Different routes (oral vs injections vs trans-dermal etc) have the same results. Pick whichever option you are most comfortable with.
If you're doing feminizing hrt your boobs will randomly grow in bursts. Chest pain going away is perfectly normal.
It's unreliable to estimate your hormone levels based on signs. Take blood tests if they are available to you.
Remember to eat well, get enough sleep, and exercise! This will help you grow properly and look more masculine on testosterone or more feminine on estradiol.

Check out the pinned posts! They contain lots of useful links and resources.

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submitted 5 months ago by Berengaria_of_Navarre@lemmy.world to c/diyhrt@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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I'm not about to hang around and wait for the government to decide whether or not I'm allowed to be happy. So I've ordered a vial of enanthate. Hopefully it gets past customs, but if the internet is to be believed it probably won't. Still, I might have my transmission fluid in a couple of weeks!

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[–] Berengaria_of_Navarre@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm looking forward to it but also nervous. Not because of the changes, but more because I've been miserable all my life and what if it doesn't make me feel better?

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

If it doesn't work then no harm will be done, if it does - and it probably will - it'll all be a positive. Nothing to lose, and everything to gain. For me personally, HRT made life tolerable. The grey tinted glasses I'd been wearing came off and I stopped being depressed and bothered by smaller things.

[–] Berengaria_of_Navarre@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's not that I fear negative effects from it, it's more that I've pinned a lot of hope for the future on it working, and if it doesn't then I need to do some very serious work on my mental health that I just don't have the energy for.

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Well, I wish you luck and hope it does work for you!

[–] Berengaria_of_Navarre@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thanks!

[–] Shirow@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Same I wish you the best. I started feeling a bit better generally. But then again, I'm don't know if this is just because placebo, mental gymnastics or just knowing that I'll be able to express myself better.

[–] Berengaria_of_Navarre@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

My dysphoria is almost entirety biochemical as far as I can tell. So it should have a positive effect, but there's always a small chance that the underlying cause of my symptoms is not related to gender and the hormones won't be what I need.