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[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 1 points 2 hours ago

It's gender-affirming care. So it should be widely available under the guidance of knowledgeable medical professionals.

I also wish that those who would limit the gender-affirming care of others would be the first impacted by their own bigotry.

"May you have the day you voted for."

[–] Fandangalo@lemmy.world 14 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Sounds like gender affirming care.

Sorry to be snide. I don’t take TRT, but everyone should be able to do this sort of stuff without judgment. You only got one life.

[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not trying to judge, more asking about how people feel about trying to change the natural aging process

[–] Fandangalo@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

100 homie. Sorry if it sounded like I implied that. Not my intent.

[–] Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago

Testosterone Replacement Therapy - a treatment used to raise low testosterone levels in men, often addressing symptoms like decreased libido, fatigue, and muscle loss.

And to OPs question, not a fan doing it if it's not prescribed, and that's also the constraints I would always do it in if my doctor said I needed it.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 6 points 10 hours ago

There are tradeoffs, but the biggest downside is it down regulates testosterone production in the body, and all the sexual side effects of not producing natural testosterone.

I think it's a valuable tool, but it's not a panacea, and needs to be closely supervised by a endocrinologist.