How To Do HRT Right: What I Wish I Knew Before Starting Hormones

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How To Do HRT Right: What I Wish I Knew Before Starting Hormones | transfem/transgender

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Trying to start HRT? Just getting access to hormones isn't enough, you need to do your research and understand what you're getting into. Watch this video to learn what I wish I knew before starting feminizing hormone therapy.
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@RedHoodedWraith 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vera. I never considered it before but describing trans health as frontier medicine really puts it into perspective (other than systemic transphobia) why we face difficulty in finding the right HRT plan and why doctors act the way they do

@zealdrifter 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I saw somebody phrase it that way in a reddit thread and just thought it was such a perfect turn of phrase. Thanks for watching!

@strykerpass600 7 ай бұрын

Totally agree, I love HRT it makes me feel complete. When I started I did loads of research but even then there are surprises. The thing no one mentioned was the impact it has on cardio vascular endurance…. It drops off a cliff at about 3 months which I did not expect. We have to work so much harder than men to get the same performance. That was the biggest shock- it’s not just strength- which if you train decreases very gradually.

@davefitzgerald5334 6 ай бұрын

I love the HRT. No mood swings so far thankfully. Appetite increased. Can't fast. I am HAPPY all the time. Really HAPPY. No sadness thank God. No weeping. Jesus loves us all. Practice charity. Give to the poor homeless and starving children in Africa, sick and disabled . I LOVE my community. Marisa xx

@zealdrifter 2 жыл бұрын

sorry the audio is clipping again, forgot to turn the mic down :P anyway if you enjoyed the video please leave a like a comment, and subscribe for more!

@cRnVNu Жыл бұрын

Does MtF HRT have, positive effects on, emotional and, mental health? I'm on a waiting, list right now and, I won't get a, clear no or yes, answer from my new, psychiatrist and therapist until, next month.

@stirpiano Жыл бұрын

@@cRnVNu It's a very common effect. Your mileage may vary, though.

@jwenting Жыл бұрын

You're lucky to live somewhere where you are allowed to work with your doctor, and the doctor allowed to prescribe things that are out of the mainstream. Where I live the only hormones allowed by law to be prescribed are progesteron and oestradiol. Anything else is simply unavailable from pharmacies, can't be prescribed by doctors, can't be imported legally (as no prescription drugs can be imported legally except by pharmacies). The only thing doctors are allowed to do (within limits no doubt) is play with the dose. What helps is that the only doctors allowed to prescribe it are a very small number who are specifically trained in transgender endocrinology, so you're not dealing with doctors who don't know what they're doing (which of course also leads to multi-year waiting lists, but that's for another day). There is a push to remove those restrictions and go from a very strictly controlled system where only a very few clinics employing a very few doctors are allowed to do transgender care towards letting it all open to any psychologist and endocrinologist, but I don't think that's a good idea either. Sure it will largely eliminate the waiting lists, but the incidence of problems in transitions, as well as the number of detransitioning people (especially young ones) is going to go through the roof as a result.

@zealdrifter Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry you have to deal w that it :( I just moved to a new country and fortunately I was able to stockpile a lot of extra estradiol but I'm not sure what meeting w doctors will be like here yet. thanks for watching btw :)

@jwenting Жыл бұрын

@@zealdrifter meetings with doctors in countries where you don't speak the language can be problematic even for mundane things like food poisoning, can't imagine the problems for highly specialised consults. Even if they speak good English, there's still a language barrier.

@lilharm Ай бұрын

I’m still sad it won’t alter my voice…

@blueelectricblue4202 2 жыл бұрын

I love your grateful dead shirt :)

@zealdrifter 2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@VesperEm 2 жыл бұрын

Trans femme deadheads stay winning

@jaykrizpy9630 2 ай бұрын

@ 0l4:26 that voice swap tho! ❤ inspiring in such a way idk if there's words to explain how encouraging that lil 3 seconds could be 4 some1 in transition that lil extra hope that w/ enuf voice training & w/ the right coach, that I/they. could obtain that socially passable status & 1 day be perceived as a Cis Gendered Female! but due to the inability to feminize 1's voice on their own or w/meds like they've been able to do so much & come so far w/ makes the masculine voice seems 2 be the un movable Boulder they see as what would be the biggest obstacle in reaching the point in transition where as the greater public/ social majority see u as the feminine Version who u see urself as & not just a disillusioned man wearing woman's clothing but to be able to be perceived as no different than any other average femininely presenting cis women when going out into society

@bedopskepop7936 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice and knowledge! My advice if you see this is I recommend standing a bit closer to the camera. You’ve got to project quiet a bit and it seems uncomfortable

@fluteplayer7mce 2 ай бұрын

5:30 Yeah, even in Denmark you basically should actually do this imo. The danish system can leave some people stranded for 3+ years (in my case 10 years). A lot of people DIY before getting into the system, and honestly I regret it massively that I didn't since I feel like I wasted a decade of my life waiting. Besides, Denmark basically only offers tablets which are horrible and some trans women do not metabolize them correctly leading to extremely low levels. So even if you get approved through the legal means there is a chance that the medication will not work for you. I cannot recommend the legal pathways through the system here. I do not know about the rest of Europe but so far I have not heard of a place where DIY would not just be the safer option as long as you have access to bloodwork. As someone with a degree in medicinal chemistry I hate having to make that recommendation, but the government options most places are extreme medical malpractice and I am so disgusted by it since it is my field of work.

@gavinkaufmanworld 2 жыл бұрын

Great video - thank for sharing the information 😀

@DanielRodriguez-sf4vj 3 ай бұрын

@p1aydumb280 2 жыл бұрын

Trans medicine just stuff designed for cis people but has trans applications. Dr Powers is a smart man and a cutie 😊

@zealdrifter Жыл бұрын

Trueee

@y09297 10 ай бұрын

If you're able to get a AA, take it. Or at least try it for a bit before deciding it's not for you. Estrogen / progesterone alone are not enough for many people; your progress will be so slow and frustrating. Unless of course you have a great doctor like Dr. Powers who can help you get the results you want without it.

@TheGilmourJones 2 күн бұрын

If it’s available in your country I recommend injecting…. Less liver damage. 🎉 And go through the medical system, where available.

@penelope9744 Жыл бұрын

Looking great gorgeous

@zealdrifter Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@desolate4523 Жыл бұрын

I already know what I'm getting into, I'm perfectly informed of the subject However what I'm not informed and isn't linked in your description is the pills or patches or injections names and dosages and when to take each. Estrofem (estrogen but has a f instead for no reason), Androcur (testosterone blocker). What else? I'm not talking about pills that help with hair growth like diane pills althea pills finasteride Monoxidil Minoxidil (Rogaine) And while on the subject, would any of these affect the dosage of the other necessary ones? (Obviously not all of them at the same time, maybe finasteride and monoxidil) Thnx

@beingme2345 Жыл бұрын

You have a venmo in your bio. Would you use a website that let you make a wishlist and all of your needs? Such as, hormones, food, or whatever else your heart desires. Would you recommend your followes use this to fund their HRT?

@zealdrifter Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately it's not a reliable way to get transition funds. No harm in trying lots of people do it, but I wouldn't count on it. Early in my transition, I made a gofundme that a good number of friends donated which helped a lot. But I've never had anyone donate to my venmo off youtube. It's mostly there as a just-in-case and a placeholder while I wait to have a big enough platform to start a patreon.

@beingme2345 Жыл бұрын

@@zealdrifter Imagine there are 3 people in need. The first person, Bob, asks for $100 via gofundme. The second person, Helen, asks people to donate to her venmo but doesn't even tell them how much she needs The third person, Jess, asks for $50 for food, $20 for travel, and $30 for clothes. Which person is likely to get $100?

@RhozetaVODS 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have any tips for starting hrt as a minor? I don’t know how much I can do to persue hrt without my parents knowing

@zealdrifter Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure, I started as an adult! My top advice would just be to google and search for queer/trans support orgs in your city/area/state and see what resources are available! Good luck!

@thelemon5069 Жыл бұрын

See if there is a lgbt community center near you

@YouTubeNeptunia Жыл бұрын

Really please don’t… because they’ll eventually find out anyways

@CharlotteLfleur Жыл бұрын

Hi! How you doing currently?

@jeffy69ism 11 ай бұрын

Nice Grateful Dead t shirt 🎉

@LoserNamedWyn 11 ай бұрын

Is that Ayonha in the intro? Or a song sampling it. I love that song.

@zealdrifter 11 ай бұрын

oh damn you're the first person that's ever recognized it. it's a song I made sampling ayonha and corridors of time from chrono trigger. a lot of ppl have recognized the latter but no one else has ever gotten ayonha lol. love that song

@LoserNamedWyn 11 ай бұрын

@@zealdrifter aww that's so cool. It's a great song. Always feels like summer to me ☺️

@LoserNamedWyn 11 ай бұрын

@@zealdrifter can I hear the whole song somewhere 😁

@strangeanimations2518 Жыл бұрын

Lovely video! :D

@thelemon5069 Жыл бұрын

Well my doctors already don't understand my POTS so this will just be another thing lol. 🙃

@oliverwilliams7699 5 ай бұрын

So sorry to hear, my cousin was diagnosed with POTS and its such a lifechanging condition. I hope you are ok

@kevinnosx9 Жыл бұрын

I like your t-shirt

@cosmichappenings6674 Жыл бұрын

what's the intro music I'm pretty sure it's from a donkey Kong country SNES game but ahhh I can't remember

@allisonflanagan9750 10 ай бұрын

Hii everyone

@Ua_Conchubair 5 ай бұрын

Need

@tusk9687 Ай бұрын

where do i know that profile picture from?

@millo2329 3 ай бұрын

Gem

@Deveyus 4 ай бұрын

I'm sorry, I wanted to hear what you have to say, but I can barely understand you through the echo.

@percsie3072 4 ай бұрын

Listen with your ears

@AStrawberryFruitBat 2 жыл бұрын

recources please!

@zealdrifter 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reminder! Just added them, check the description :)

@mattyhalsall2820 Жыл бұрын

DIY HRT isn't illegal i don't know why or were you heard that, but all hormones needed for HRT are non-prescription so you can receive them over the counter legally (except for testosterone), but love you video, we defiantly need or of HRT explaining --- also i really useful resource, it is for DIY HRT, but explains HRT really well and would recommend understanding it before going to a doctor ---- obviously don't do DIY HRT, unless you absolutely have to, it can be dangerous be safe, and BLOOD test if you do.

@apexfalllegendarium349 Жыл бұрын

So me as a guy can get them no prescription in the uk the estradiol patches? not comfortable in my skin dont want surgery or anything like that fuck that lel

@fluteplayer7mce 2 ай бұрын

With the situation in most places (at least in Europe) I would not say to only do DIY only if you absolutely have to. A lot of people start DIY in my country (Denmark) before getting on a government program due to the waitlists and insane approval process. Make sure to find a very supportive doctor who is willing to request blood work for you, or find other ways to get blood work done, because you really do not want to try to navigate this blindly. I could have saved myself 10 years of waiting had I gone DIY and worst thing was that here you are only offered the tablet form of estrogen which some people do not metabolize correctly leading to extremely low levels (I had that issue and was forced to DIY even after that 10 year way of wanting to do things by the books). I do not think it is fair to demonize DIY HRT in our current political environment where the government options are pretty much objectively more dangerous than the DIY options, not to mention the danger of the insane wait times.

@Gadget_2161 4 ай бұрын

😆 🔥

@ratchetenclank469 2 жыл бұрын

Do you "believe" in or align with transmedicalism? For reference, I do not align with transmedicalism. Just kind of asking this because I just had an awful interaction with a transmedicalist (I don't even know why I ask this here, I think I just wanted to share my experience :/)

@DarDarBinks1986 2 жыл бұрын

Transmedicalists a.k.a. truscum are hateful to their fellow trans people. They want to go back to the old Harry Benjamin scale (tiers 5 and 6) because they're mad at younger generation trans people for having easier access to what these Boomers had to act, lie, and manipulate in order to achieve (most truscum are Boomers and older). They want to gatekeep their fellow trans people and reject nonbinary people who use the transgender label. Don't believe their lies. They are bully tactics designed to gaslight and invalidate your transness, dismissing your pain for their own self-gratification. No matter what a transmed says, YOU ARE TRANS ENOUGH. Transmedicalism is a supremacist concept; don't believe in or align with it. Don't give transmeds the time of day no matter what they do or say. This isn't the Harry Benjamin era anymore.

@ratchetenclank469 2 жыл бұрын

@@DarDarBinks1986 thanks for your supporting words! I identify as trans and NB and I watched a vid by a transwoman about "the evolution of trans" or something like that (Honestly I should have known the kind of hateful context from the title). In this vid she was, like you said, kinda looking down on the "current" trans generation that in her words was dictating what I meant to be nonbinary (I really disliked this phrasing). In a comment I adressed this sort of gatekeeping position that she took in her vid and so followed the awful interaction in the comments.

@zealdrifter 2 жыл бұрын

No, I do not align with the label transmedicalism or generally people that call themselves transmedicalists. As AirCooledGirl2006 mentioned, transmeds are often quite hateful toward trans people who don't fit into their concept of what a trans person "should" be, and this is usually quite exclusionary toward nonbinary people. You don't need to undergo or desire a binary medical transition for your gender identity to be legitimate or to be transgender. My thesis with this video is that the "right" way to do HRT isn't some prescriptive cookie cutter medical treatment that will "correctly" feminize you; the right way is to do your own research and work with your doctor (if you have one) find a treatment plan that address your unique body and needs.

@DarDarBinks1986 2 жыл бұрын

@@ratchetenclank469 One of my aunts, a cis woman, tried to tell me she doesn't think I'm "true transgender". What the hell is that supposed to even mean? Is it because I didn't have a stereotypically feminine childhood? Is it because I'm a lesbian and not straight? Aunt "Maude" even tried to tell me I was confused and that I "convinced" myself I was trans within the last seven years or so. I was ALWAYS trans! I was ALWAYS a misidentified girl. This is how I felt when I was a little kid, an adolescent, a teen, a young adult, and how I'll always feel about myself. Aunt Maude even once told me she always thought I was "100% male". What the fuck is a "100% male"? And why would she say that? What made her think that?

@ratchetenclank469 2 жыл бұрын

@@DarDarBinks1986 That sounds awful and I understand you. My general reply would be: "If you are not in my place you can't know my experiences and feelings and you certainly shouldn't tell me off for what I am or what I'm not". But ofc that's not that easy to tell to others. Other people (certainly when it comes to lgbt related things) think that they know you better than you know yourself. Obv that's wrong, but also the difficult thing to deal with when coming out. And this can be harmful also, mainly when you yourself would already be doubting the validity of your own "transness". We, in the Lgbtq-community, should always be prepared and aware that there will be people like this that we have to deal with. Luckily we have safe places like this YT channel where we can support each other!