HRT
Note: after around a month on HRT some of your ranges in your geniki ematos should be in the ranges of the sex you are transitioning into.
If you are a transfem: no, its not anemia
MTF
THERE IS NO GOOD REASON TO TAKE ONLY PUBERTY BLOCKERS (gnrh agonists, eg: arvekap) OR ANY ANTIANDROGEN WITHOUT ESTROGEN (i say this about youth transitioners, not nb ppl)
Monotherapy
Sublingual vs oral
Vial info
Medications
For cyclacur: take only the white pills, the brown pills are Norgestrel which has an androgenic effect and may also cause other side effects.
Estrogen:
| Εμπορικό Όνομα | Ουσία | Κόστος | Κόστος με ασφάλιση | Δοσολογία | Safety | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclacur | Estradiol | 1.69/per 11 pills
~111-277 euro/year (depending on the dosage) ~9.3-23.1 euro/month (depending on the dosage) |
- | 6mg-10mg/day (per Dr. Will Powers)
4mg-8mg/day (Greek average) |
A | ONLY THE WHITE PILLS
Needs an anti-androgen or a gnrh agonist if not undergone orchy |
| Estradiol Enanthate (aka: EEn) | 80 euro/year (including transport, syringes, and medical alcohol wipes) | A+ | ||||
| Estradiol Undecylate (aka: EU, EUn) | 130 euro/year (including transport, syringes, and medical alcohol wipes) | A+ |
Anti-androgens and GNRH Agonists
| Εμπορικό Όνομα | Ουσία | Κόστος | Κόστος με ασφάλιση | Δοσολογία | Safety | Method | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androcur | Cyproterone acetate (aka: CPA, cypro) | 23.10euro/50mgx50 pills
23.10-46.2/year |
? | 6mg/2days - 12.5mg/day !MAX!
!!!HIGHER DOSAGES MAY CAUSE BRAIN TUMORS AND LIVER FAILURE!!! |
C | Pill | Progestin (Steroidal antiandrogen)
Stops testosterone production |
Prolonged use of dosages higher than 12.5mg/day may cause brain tumors.
IF YOUR DOCTOR PRESCRIBES YOU 50mg/day SWITCH DOCTORS IMMEDIATELY Very rare chance for liver damage. |
| Bicalutamide (aka: bica) | 29.10 euro/30 pills
29.10/month ~350/year |
? | 50mg/day | B | Pill | Androgen receptor antagonist (Nonsteroidal antiandrogen)
Blocks absorption of all androgens (including testosterone) |
Serious negative interactions can be noted if combined with other anti-androgens and GNRH agonists (except progesterone)
Very rare chance for recoverable and non-fatal liver damage for people with a certain rare mutation. Most of the effects listen in the instruction manual are scaremongering. (it lists a very high chance of liver issues when they are actually very rare, and also lists photosensitivity, which if it even occurs at all, it should be quite rare. We are aware of nobody who had a negative interction between alexandrite laser hair removal and bicalutamide) | |
| Progesterone | 200mg daily, rectally | A | Stops testosterone production | Shouldn't be taken until after 1 year on estrogen.
Should never be taken orally. May have androgenic or other (non-serious, recoverable) effects for some people - specifically it can be converted to DHT by your body. Often combined with dutasteride or bicalutamide as other anti-androgens will not stop it. Is supposed to help with feminization (including breast growth) | ||||
| Arvekap | - | ~200/year? | A | Injection | GNRH Agonist
(indirectly) Stops testosterone AND estrogen production |
Also a puberty blocker |
Other anti-androgens (optional)
These are used to block conversion of other androgens to DHT (which causes hair loss (hair) and body hair growth). They aren't general use anti-androgens.
| Name | Effectiveness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutasteride | High | ||
| Finasteride | None to Medium (Please just take duta - will not stop conversion of progesterone to DHT) |
Blood Levels
PLEASE make sure that you are using the right measures
Careful: biotin can mess with blood tests and make everything seem much higher
Grapefruit fucks everything
Do the test JUST BEFORE your next dosage
E2: - pg/ml
Some doctors claim that it should be 100-200 pg/ml, this is not scientifically supported.
T: <1.5nmol/L (ng/??)
DHT: <10? (High values signify an issue but low values don't signify lack of an issue, DHT is often created inside of tissues and doesn't leak to blood)
If taking Androcur (Cyproterone acetate), also check: Prolactin
If taking either Androcur (Cyproterone acetate) or Bicalutamide, also check: ALT, AST. As an extra if you feel like wasting money: Bilirubin, ???
FTM
Legal
It is legal to buy anything without a diagnosis or a prescription (off the counter - OTC) EXCEPT testosterone
There is no minimum or maximum legal age for someone to start HRT.
It is not legally mandatory for someone to have a diagnosis by a psychiatrist in order to medically transition.
There is no legally mandatory time restriction for a psychiatrist to monitor you before diagnosing you.
You don't legally need to be on HRT in order to be exempt from the army, change your legal sex, or to have a surgery.
Other resources
- Simulator: https://www.estrannai.se/
- https://transfemscience.org/ (note, the authors of this site disagree with a lot of what they are saying, regardless, it is still interesting)
- Introduction to Hormone Therapy for Transfeminine People: https://transfemscience.org/articles/transfem-intro/
- Older simulator: https://transfemscience.org/misc/injectable-e2-simulator/
- Dosage calculator: https://transfemscience.org/misc/injectable-dose-vol-conc-conv/
- https://diyhrt.wiki/
- https://hrtcafe.net/
- ?? https://hrt.coffee/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/TransDIY/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/TransfemScience/
