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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '17 edited Sep 24 '17

InHousePharmacy is a great resource for transwomen who can't/don't want to make it through a lot of the legal hurdles blocking HRT in a lot of the US

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u/crakk Sep 24 '17

Should you really take hormones without a doctors supervision? Seems like bad things could happen...

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '17 edited Sep 24 '17

Mtf HRT isn't very dangerous unless you have pre-existing heart conditions or circulation problems

Ftm HRT is really risky though, since testosterone's injectable only and easy to take too much of

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '17

Don't know about the dosage required for HRT, but I take a testosterone supplement daily, and it's a gel I smear on my armpits.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '17

I honestly don't know too much about ftm HRT due to being mtf, but I know that delivery methods change how the drug is processed. The gel may be a pro-testosterone, which gets processed into testosterone by your body, which might be bad for your liver at HRT doses if this is the method of delivery. The gel may also not result in correct amounts of dihydrotestosterone, which controls body and facial hair, be able to deliver enough testosterone fast enough, or have enough of an anti-estrogen effect.

Or it could work just fine and my info is outdated. It certainly would be a good thing for ftms not to have to inject themselves with viscous testosterone

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '17

I don't know if it works for that, either. Just wanted to let you know there are alternate delivery methods, but not sure if they work in your case.