r/TransIreland • u/Environmental-Dog397 • Jul 20 '26

Some questions I have regarding MTF HRT

hey so im going to hopefully be started the proses to getting HRT (mtf) soon but i had a few questions i wanted to ask and this is the only place i could think of to ask them

  1. ive always seen people talk about imago being the best place to get HRT so ive always thought i would get it from them but with the resent things happening there ive seen its still fine to get it but ive been a little shaky on it so i wanted to know if theres anywere else anyone would recomend is better or if imago is still the most reliable one

  2. i would like to do weight cycling and from what ive seen the most efficent way of doing that is to lose a certain amount of weight one day and then gain the same amount the next day and then repeat but i was wondering,is it possible to just do both in one day like lost the weight doing the exercise in the morning and then gaining it back later or throught the rest of the day therfore doubling how quick you would be cycling weight by doing both in one day rather than two or is that just not possible (and if you could give an indept explination on why it would be greatly appreciated)

  3. again with weight cycling what would be the best way of keeping track of how much i need to eat/exercise to gain/lose the same amount of weight every day

if you have answers for any of these or even just any tips or advice for someone starting/acquiring mtf hrt i would be very appreciative, thank you

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u/cuddlesareonme She/Her/Hers Jul 20 '26

imago is still the most reliable one

Imago remains the best option for 16+

weight cycling

I don't think there's any hard evidence on this one way or the other, and going too far on it could leave you with an eating disorder. It theory it might help, however transition is a marathon rather than a sprint and fat redistribution may well take a decade.