Hormones
Official path
TBD
DIY
This section is mostly about feminizing hormone therapy. It is harder to DIY Testosterone, as it is a regulated substance.
DIY hormone therapy means doing it without a prescription. Check out:
- DIY Subreddit and Discord
- https://pghrt.diy/ - Well-written, extensive guide on HRT, this has everything you need to know
- https://diyhrt.info/ - Everything you need to know to get started
- https://diyhrt.market/ - Scraper that shows you where you can buy hormones
- NetherTrans discord server
Blood tests
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).
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.
You receive the results by email after a few days.
- https://www.bloodtesting.nl/search/Gender/
- https://www.bloedwaardentest.nl/genderhealth-bloedtest-femine-follow-up.html
DIY-friendly doctors
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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.
Buying Hormones
- Buying HRT: Only order from sources that ship from within the EU or Turkey to avoid your shipments getting caught by customs
Injection supplies
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.
Insulin needles are most commonly used, as they have a fixed, thin needle and are very easy to use.
You can get a dedicated sharps container or use a sturdy water bottle for example.
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:
- https://www.merkala.nl/
- Degros
- https://www.pazzox.nl/nl/apotheek/bestellen/bd-microfine-ins-spuit-1-0ml-29g-12-7mm100-324827/
Other resourceful links
- https://transineigenhand.nl/landkaart-transvriendelijke-huisartsen/ List of trans and DIY-friendly GP's
- https://transunitedeurope.eu/ (HRT prescriptions, refugees and sex workers only)
- https://transvisie.nl/ (lobby group, info)
- https://www.transgendernetwerk.nl/transgenderwegwijzer/ (list of gender clinics, psychologists, surgeons, etc.)
- https://prepnu.nl lists GP's that will prescribe PREP, also out of region
- https://linktr.ee/transhealthcarenetwork & transhealthcarenetwork@disroot.org (info and advice on self-medication)
- https://switchboard.coc.nl/ (LGBTQIA+ Events calendar, chat/mail/call service, huge list of resource links)
- https://transineigenhand.nl/ (lobby group)
- https://kaleidos.nl/en/ LGBT+ run mental healthcare clinic
- Free cervical cancer screening for transmasculine and genderdiverse people aged 30 to 60. For more info: https://www.bevolkingsonderzoeknederland.nl/genderdiversiteit/
- https://transfemscience.org/ (Detailed articles and summaries)
- https://estrannai.se/ (Estrogen Pharmacokinetics simulator, do not rely on levels shown)