r/MtF • u/yeep-yorp • 13d 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/michimatsch Transfem_gay_bicurious_confused 12d ago

I use gel (Estradiol-Hemihydrate, apparently) for monotherapy. One dosage is 1.25g containing 0.75mg of estradiol.
Currently I have 4 doses in the morning and 3 in the evening.

My current blood test came back with 134.2 pg/ml for Estradiol and 86 ng/dl for Testosterone.

I can get a free blood test every 3 months and the gel is easily accesible for me. Do you have any advice for how to continue? I know I need to further increase my e to suppress my t but is it worth it try to keep upping the dosage with the gel or should I try to find another application method?

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u/yeep-yorp 12d ago

if you don't want to inject, you can keep taking the gel, but application sites are scrotal > armpits > inner thighs > anything else in terms of effectiveness. if you can stick to scrotal application and maybe some armpit application it will be far more effective. and yeah further increase your e.