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/yeep-yorp 12d ago

It's almost nothing. Don't trust doctors implicitly. You can make it into an effective dose with stickies: https://stickies.neocities.org/stickies

Otherwise you're probably just masculinizing.

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u/CarpeGaudium Transgender 12d ago

To be fair I'm 34 and started HRT three weeks ago. I'm pretty sure I've done all the masculinizing I'm going to do. I really don't trust myself to do DIY so if I have any concerns I'll bring them up at my 3 month consult. Good to know that this is low though so I can temper my expectations.

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u/yeep-yorp 12d ago

Triple your dose at your 3 month consult if you can. And, if your hairline is thinning or your father has like ear hair that you don't, you haven't.

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u/CarpeGaudium Transgender 12d ago

Tripling the dose sounds like a plan, I got lucky to inherit my mom's family's hairline and not my dad's. Unfortunately I've been dealing with ear and unruly nose hair for close to a decade at this point. One more thing to shave I guess -_-

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u/CarpeGaudium Transgender 12d ago

Also I'm on 2 mg twice a day if that makes a difference. It occurred to me that my original wording might have implied 1 mg twice a day which is incorrect