DIY HRT

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Different routes (oral vs injections vs trans-dermal etc) have the same results. Pick whichever option you are most comfortable with.
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should i switch to half pump twice instead of full pump once (quokk.au)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by erin@quokk.au to c/diyhrt@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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a little worried that T go up or convert to DHT because of LH 2 mMe
maybe 3/4 of pump twice or just 1/2
0.75 mg twice give me too much 467 pg estradiol but LH 0
also i shouldnt take blood from hand what i use to apply oestrogel
but i should take bloodtest again after some time because it can be just flustration and there only month when i lowered the dose

in september 120 pg on 0.75 mg once fully suppressed HPG axis LH 0

overall i feel very good so is main marker that is just flustration and if is only elevated a little bit pre application isnt that bad because SHBG suppress free T and i should apply new dose roungly after 24 hours

my skin little bit more worse lately but i think because my skin is sensitive to skincare on estro

i mostly use only water to clean my face and woa skin soft and pretty (estrogen is magic) but if i use something my skin get worse
eg cleaning soap for face two diffrent and my pores isnt that clean
also used some GOOD cream and no is much worse feeling like my skin is oily, tonic are also useless

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[–] will_steal_your_username@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's better to split the dose over the course of a day for sure. Especially for mono

[–] erin@quokk.au 1 points 4 days ago

okay, will try half pumps if full pump twice is too much (E 467 pg, SHBG 137nmol and T suppresed) and one pump give 341 pg but unstable suppression so halfs should fix the problem