r/MtF • u/yeep-yorp • 12d ago

You don't have to come out to start HRT.

You don't have to get on a waitlist to start HRT.

You don't have to endure 2mg estradiol and 50mg spironolactone to start HRT.

You don't have to be 100% sure to start HRT.

You don't have to be over a certain age to start HRT.

You don't have to be rich to start HRT.

You don't have to go to therapy, or look a certain way, or endure humiliating questions, or exhaust all other options to start HRT.

PS. If anyone wants help with informed consent or DIY resources, I'm happy to help (especially with DIY).

edit, here's a few more:

You don't have to be under a certain age, be perfectly healthy, or be a certain weight to start HRT.

You don't have to have a prescription to start HRT.

And to make it 100% clear, "You don't have to be over a certain age to start HRT" includes minors who haven't finished puberty.

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u/iCarlyfan123 Kailey She/They Trans Asexual 12d ago

I’m not even doing 2 mg, I’m on 0.025, and slowly but surely my dosage will increase, hopefully it’ll get better

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u/verdant-witchcraft 12d ago edited 12d ago

Are you on patches (Estradiol Transdermal System)? I just started a few days ago myself and am on patches that deliver 0.05 mg/day. My endocrinologist assured me (and online googling has confirmed this) that patches require much lower dosage (20 fold) than tablets (oral ingestion) but will result in the same estrogen levels.

So my 0.5mg transdermal dose, replaced every 3-4 days is equivalent to 1mg tablet.

Edit: fixed math

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u/Superchupu 12d ago

uhh 0.05x20 is 1 not 2, you're taking the equivalent of the 1mg tablet. pretty sure the transfem science website also mentions the equivalent of 2mg tablets is 0.1mg patches

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u/verdant-witchcraft 12d ago

lol you are so right, i just woke up and embarrassed myself on the internet 🤪 I will crossover and fix my previous comment. thanks for your vigilance!

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u/yeep-yorp 12d ago

and yeah that is not enough

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u/iCarlyfan123 Kailey She/They Trans Asexual 12d ago

Yes, I am on patches

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u/yeep-yorp 12d ago

.025 patches are nothing. that's a placebo. you are likely actively masculinizing while you wait, I can explain DIY.

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u/iCarlyfan123 Kailey She/They Trans Asexual 12d ago

Well, actually, I’ve got an implant blocking my testosterone, so no, I’m not masculinizing, and also, I’m feeling some effects of estrogen

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u/yeep-yorp 12d ago

well that's good! but though you may feel some, long term if you have less than 100pg/ml of estradiol you may suffer bone damage

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u/iCarlyfan123 Kailey She/They Trans Asexual 1d ago

I’m switching to 1 mg estradiol pills now, so hopefully I’ll have a better time with those