• Chloé 🥕
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    yea but its phytoestrogen (plant estrogen), so it doesn’t have any effects on humans 😔

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      4 months ago

      Its a solvable problem, add your own estrogen from home!

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          I think even orally taking bioactive estrogen is not ideal because the body tries to filter it out. So when taking estrogen orally you need a much higher dosage then via injections or gels. With plant hormones you’d need an even higher dosage than that…

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            E pills are usually taken sublingually. Much better to absorb the hormones inside the mouth instead of in the stomach.

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              Usually? No. They’re usually taken orally, which is a problem because of low bioavailability and liver flooding. I’ve never seen a doctor even consider prescribing estradiol pills sublingually; I believe that is fairly exclusive to the DIY community, and even then it’s incredibly annoying having to take them 3-4 times per day to keep semi-consistent levels due to the 2 hour half-life (I speak from experience here, as I took estradiol sublingually before switching to injections). Sublingual administration is not a commonly recognized route of administration to medical providers, especially those who are not keeping up to date on the latest research, despite its benefits over oral; at least that is the case in the US.

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                Hi, my doctor prescribed my pills sublingually. I did pick my doctor very carefully to work with one who is aware of current research.

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                  That’s great! But most endocrinologists, and especially general practitioners are not aware of recent research in trans healthcare. I was simply correcting the idea that sublingual is more common than oral (this is especially true for cisgender women on HRT).

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        4 months ago

        “Mom, can we get burger king?”

        Mom: “No, we already have estrogen at home”

  • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    That’s actually a good burger. I don’t eat at Burger King, but when it came out they had some free offers. It’s better than the whopper.