HRT
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 YELLOW PILLS CONTAINS ??? WHICH Estrogen: Cyclacur: 1.69 Vials: 40-100 | 40-100 link to diy thing
Estrogen:
Εμπορικό Όνομα | Ουσία | Κόστος | Κόστος με ασφάλιση | Δοσολογία | Safety | Notes |
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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 |
A+ | ||||||
A+ |
Anti-androgens and GNRH Agonists
Εμπορικό Όνομα | Ουσία | Κόστος | Κόστος με ασφάλιση | Δοσολογία | Safety | Method | Type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Androcur | Cyproterone acetate (aka: CPA, cypro) | 29.10euro/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.
Very rare chance for liver damage. |
Bicalutamide/Rafarm | 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 |
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 dianosis 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 dont legally need to be on hrt in order to be excempt from the army, change your legal sex, or to have a surgery.
There are
Hair loss:
These meds only block conversion of androgens to DHT, they are not geberal use antiandrogens duta is more effective than fin (blocks ... instead of ...)
Duta
Fin
Testosterone:
Target ranges: E2: - pg/ml T: <1.5nmol/L (ng/??) DHT: <10? (High values signify an issue but low values dont signify lack of an issue, a lot of dht is created inside of tussues and doesnt leak to blood) Careful: biotin can mess with blood tests and make everything seem much higher Grapefruit fucks everything Do the test JUST BEFORE your next dosage
ALT, AST, Prolactin: cypro ALT, AST: bica Extra: bilirubin, ??
Note: after a month on hrt some of ur ranges in your geniki ematos should be in fem ranges, no, its not anemia
Side effects:
!!!!IF YOUR DOCTOR PRESCRIBES YOU 50mg CYPRO (ANDROCUR) SWITCH DOCTORS IMMIDIATELY!!!
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