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1 | # Hormones |
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3 | ### Official path |
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| 4 | TBD |
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6 | ## DIY |
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7 | ::: info |
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| 8 | This section is mostly about feminizing hormone therapy. It is harder to DIY Testosterone, as it is a regulated substance. |
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11 | DIY hormone therapy means doing it without a prescription. Check out: |
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12 | - [DIY Subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/TransDIY/wiki/index/) and Discord |
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13 | - https://pghrt.diy/ - Well-written, extensive guide on HRT, **this has everything you need to know** |
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14 | - https://diyhrt.info/ - Everything you need to know to get started |
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15 | - NetherTrans discord server |
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| 16 | - https://treny.noblogs.org/boek/ |
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18 | ### Blood tests |
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| 19 | This provider (one is the english page the other the dutch one) provides a bunch of blood tests. You order the tests, pay a good chunk of money (around 100€ for Estradiol and Testosterone) and receive an empty vial and a referral to a local blood collection point (usually a GP). |
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21 | You bring this test kit to the place they tell you and show them the referral, they will take your blood and you throw it in a mailbox **that is emptied same day**. |
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23 | You receive the results by email after a few days. |
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24 | - https://www.bloodtesting.nl/search/Gender/ |
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| 25 | - https://www.bloedwaardentest.nl/genderhealth-bloedtest-femine-follow-up.html |
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27 | #### DIY-friendly doctors |
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| 28 | please add :) |
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30 | If you already have a doctor, it is worth asking them to order a blood test for you, even if they may not be able to interpret it. |
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32 | ### Buying Hormones |
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33 | *Only order from sources that ship from within the EU or Turkey to avoid your shipments getting caught by customs* |
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| 34 | - https://diyhrt.market/ - Scraper that shows you where you can buy hormones |
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36 | ### Injection supplies |
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| 37 | Generally, if you do subcutaneous (in fat layer) estrogen injections, you will need sterile alcohol 70% alcohol wipes, syringes (with needles) and some container to store your used needles. |
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| 39 | Insulin needles are most commonly used, as they have a fixed, thin needle and are very easy to use. |
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| 41 | You can get a dedicated sharps container or use a sturdy water bottle for example. |
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| 43 | Make sure to buy **medical** supplies! Not every syringe is sterile and made for medical use. DO NOT buy from Amazon, buy from medical supplies shops such as: |
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| 44 | - https://www.merkala.nl/ |
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| 45 | - Degros |
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| 46 | - [Insulin Syringes](https://www.degros.nl/en/romed-3-piece-insulin-syringe-with-needle-100-piec.html) |
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| 47 | - [Alcohol Wipes](https://www.degros.nl/en/alcohol-wipes-disinfectant-packed-individually.html) |
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| 48 | - https://www.pazzox.nl/nl/apotheek/bestellen/bd-microfine-ins-spuit-1-0ml-29g-12-7mm100-324827/ |
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50 | ### How to do a SubQ injection |
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53 | ### Other resourceful links |
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54 | - https://transineigenhand.nl/landkaart-transvriendelijke-huisartsen/ List of trans and DIY-friendly GP's |
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| 55 | - https://transunitedeurope.eu/ (HRT prescriptions, refugees and sex workers only) |
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| 56 | - https://transvisie.nl/ (lobby group, info) |
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| 57 | - https://www.transgendernetwerk.nl/transgenderwegwijzer/ (list of gender clinics, psychologists, surgeons, etc.) |
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| 58 | - https://prepnu.nl lists GP's that will prescribe PREP, also out of region |
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| 59 | - https://linktr.ee/transhealthcarenetwork & transhealthcarenetwork@disroot.org (info and advice on self-medication) |
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| 60 | - https://switchboard.coc.nl/ (LGBTQIA+ Events calendar, chat/mail/call service, huge list of resource links) |
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| 61 | - https://transineigenhand.nl/ (lobby group) |
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| 62 | - https://kaleidos.nl/en/ LGBT+ run mental healthcare clinic |
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| 63 | - Free cervical cancer screening for transmasculine and genderdiverse people aged 30 to 60. For more info: https://www.bevolkingsonderzoeknederland.nl/genderdiversiteit/ |
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64 | - https://transfemscience.org/ (Detailed articles and summaries) |
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| 65 | - https://estrannai.se/ (Estrogen Pharmacokinetics simulator, do not rely on levels shown) |
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