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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Follow the instance rules.
Be accurate.
Don't make others worry unnecessarily.
Sources are appreciated.

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 1 month ago by MissyBee@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/diyhrt@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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Since my old vendor, VC, went on permanent hiatus I am looking for new ones. At this point I used Lena's stuff, otokonoko and VC.

I prefer EEN but am open to anything injectable.

I thought looking through reddit, but this community needs some activity. So yeah. Share your recent experiences.

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[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

given the current, undergoing attack on DIY sources, and the fact this is a public forum, should we really be listing sources and suppliers here?

maybe given the current climate we should reconsider our opsec practices and move some things into private, secure channels?

[–] florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The best we can do is switch this community to "local only"

But I feel like it would lock out a lot of people who need to know this stuff.

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

there are Matrix chats for this, too - but yeah, in general the problem with driving things underground is that it can make it harder for people who need access to care to get it ... still, on the other hand, having everything open has also resulted in loss of access by leaving DIY providers vulnerable to political actors

edit: even just having a rule that sources aren't publicly named, but sent by DM or something might help?

[–] florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Matrix encryption is a joke - https://soatok.blog/2026/02/17/cryptographic-issues-in-matrixs-rust-library-vodozemac

And that's before we get into the "security" of an encrypted chat room that anybody can join.

However https://www.privacyguides.org/en/pastebins/ an encrypted pastebin you send to people via DM would be useful?

Now I have to see if hrtcafe was archived anywhere....

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

not all Matrix spaces are open to anyone to join, and are we really going to say a private Matrix space with encryption is roughly equivalent to public cleartext on a forum?

(EDIT: It also looks like the encryption issues aren't even relevant to the Matrix client I use.)

It just feels like there isn't a shared concern here, am I right?

[–] will_steal_your_username@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 weeks ago

A lot of the concerns about matrix encryption are only relevant in big open rooms. In invite only chats it's not an issue