I GOT MY HRT APPOINTMENT! It’s not until mid next year though. I’m so excited. Now i just have to decide on oestrogen delivery methods. I am thinking gel, because i suck at needles, more so doing it myself. But i have a cat i love to pick up, so I would need to use gloves.

What methods do y’all use for oestrogen delivery?

  • NelDel@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    7·
    3 days ago

    Congrats! Wishing you the best on your journey!

    I switched to subq injections after about 3 months on pills & it was the best decision I ever made for my transition. Felt like the whole process accelerated, within 7 months of switching to injections (10 on HRT) I was stealth at my new job, it was shocking how much of a difference that made.

      • NelDel@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        Hm couple things! My levels after 3 months weren’t changing as much as I wanted to. Before I started on HRT I basically had double the average Testosterone (& double the average E) so I figured injections were a guaranteed way to nuke my T levels.

        I also had heard from others that injections worked much better than pills, and I figured since I wasn’t scared of needles that I’d give it a try. It was also super convenient to switch to only remembering my HRT once a week, I’ve got ADHD & was struggling a lot to remember taking my pills twice a day.

        • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          Damn, double the average T and E? My NelDel really was stealing all the hormone supplies there /lh. But yeah, understandable you made the switch. I think I experienced high T too (but probably no low E), and it wasn’t fun.

          I’m on spray myself and no regrets, though I feel like the body change might be a bit slow (no orchi yet). Maybe I’ll need prog too, but that’s not available through the official route here :x

          • da_cow (she/her)@feddit.orgEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            In case you want to get prog (or any other Anti Androgen) for better I highly recommend getting your levels checked beforehand. Ideally you should have T levels in the range of <50 ng/ml. If this isnt the case you can either increase your dose or use an Anti androgen

          • NelDel@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            XD yeah i wasn’t super masculine though so idk what my body was doing with all that

            Dang! Hope you can get prog soon, honestly the sleep benefits have been the most beneficial thing from it for me. Orchi didn’t lead to any additional changes for me, but god was it nice for dysphoria

            • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
              2·
              2 days ago

              Oh true! The estrogen helped me sleep so well, it shocked me almost.

              Previously I’d take 1-2 hrs to fall asleep, now that’s 5-10 min.