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A place to post memes relating to the transgender experience.
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[CW: Assumes Viewer is Transmasc][CW: Assumes Viewer is Transfem][CW: Assumes Viewer is Nonbinary][CW: Transphobia][CW: Violence][CW: Weapons/Firearms][CW: Disturbing Imagery]Because it apparently has to be said, this community is supportive of all forms of DIY HRT.
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[Transfem/Transmasc/Non-binary]
AHHHH, I'm so sorry. Thank you though. As I'm aware, puberty lasts around 10 years and yeah... I'm definitely impatient about it sometimes. In all honesty I do think I have a decent chance at passing - its just that friends don't really know like... Anything about this stuff... I'm one of the only trans people they know at all, if they know any, and even if they do I'm the one they're closer to so in the one who gets fielded questions I don't always have answers to despite really wanting them if that makes sense. I really appreciate your kindness.
Also, don't worry about asking questions, I'm a pretty open book and you're offering support. Thank you. <3
Yeah, I heard...
I'll be 30 by then 😭
Jeez...
No, that makes perfects sense actually. I went from:
"What's an ester?" OwO
to
"Ah yes, undecylate. You could do once a month, but the difference between peak and trough might be too much...I'd do every two weeks."
and
"18G needle to inject?? Girl, you're gonna have holes in your thighs for days" 😭
It might sounds dumb, but I can almost promise you that you'll learn way more about this stuff, without even really trying...
Also...duta is a DHT blocker. DHT is made from T, makes dark (terminal) hair grow and causes male pattern baldness. If you have no T (need a blood test for that...), you should have no DHT. Is there a specific reason for the dutasteride?
I'm sorry to hear that. Venting is really important, even more so in the beginning...having people to talk to is super important for your mental health and overall wellbeing.
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@anxious_miisha:chat.blahaj.zoneby 1.5ml subcutaneous injections, i assume you're referring to either estradiol valerate or enanthate at a concentration of either 40 or 50mg/mL? if so, you're doing monotherapy - that is a high enough dose that it'll almost certainly be enough to suppress your body's testosterone production, and even if the exact dosage may need to be tuned a bit (depending on what your blood work results say) that high of a dose is clearly intended to work without requiring an antiandrogen.
dutasteride may not be a proper antiandrogen, but blocking DHT (dihydrotestosterone) can be useful for combatting the effects of male pattern baldness. now, since estrogen monotherapy will lower your ordinary testosterone levels by approximately an order of magnitude, your DHT levels should drop by about the same amount (since DHT is primarily produced via conversion from ordinary testosterone). this should be more than enough to avoid going bald since ideally your DHT levels will end up at about the same level as a cis woman (and may even be enough to revert some hair loss - i have two little patches of baby hairs on either side of my widow's peak which started showing up around february!), but if you've already lost a decent amount of hair then taking a DHT blocker could be helpful on top of that to increase the likelihood of some hair growing back.