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I know you're scared to do it yourself, let me help you 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵 (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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[-] purplerabbit@piefed.blahaj.zone 23 points 6 days ago

Oh my god, this is adorable. Who is the artist, please?

[-] LordAmplifier@pawb.social 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The artist is Tyroo! Here's a link to her FurAffinity account (SFW without an account), but you can also find a lot of her art on e6 if you are so inclined :3

[-] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago

Out of curiosity, is estrogen as thick and painful as testosterone is when injecting?

[-] Entertainmeonly 6 points 5 days ago

Mine is fine. On occasion it burns a little but i think that's a manufacturing thing. My last two vials have been quite nice.

[-] thoughtfuldragon 4 points 5 days ago

Kinda? I've gotten used to it tho.

[-] stray@pawb.social 4 points 5 days ago

Isn't it nicer with pills though? I don't know anything about estrogen options. Is it only once in a while like with testosterone, so you don't have to remember?

[-] eestileib 5 points 5 days ago

Injection works WAY better than pills and is easier on your liver. But there are sharp things and a reasonably high level of coordination required, so they want to try something else first.

[-] princessnorah 5 points 5 days ago

It's weekly to fortnightly. I think whether pills are nicer or not is a matter of personal opinion, especially around needles. There's other factors too, pills have a very short half-life so your levels peak and trough over the course of a day instead of over a whole week or two. You can also generally get closer to average levels for cis women as well. Plus some side-effects like your liver working harder are eliminated.

[-] WrittenInRed@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 days ago

Also, besides what some of the other comments said estradiol taken orally can increase blood clots/thromboses. It's really up to preference though. I started with patches, but switched to injections because despite some of the annoyances, the upside of only needing do an injection once a week instead of changing patches 2-4 times a week was very welcome, and needing to have a bunch of patches (and the residue they'd leave) on my skin was getting a bit annoying. But at the end of the day whatever works best for someone is the best method to use!

[-] TotallynotJessica 2 points 5 days ago

It usually doesn't hurt for me, but maybe I'm just better at it than most.

[-] Noved@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

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[-] noxypaws@pawb.social 27 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

absolutely nothing in this image suggests illegal drug use.

and even if it is illegal, so fucking what? it shouldn't be, and nobody should obey or respect unjust laws.

I wonder, would you say the same thing about someone helping a diabetic with their insulin injections?

[-] Noved@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

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[-] thoughtfuldragon 19 points 5 days ago

This isn't fetishizing it.

[-] noxypaws@pawb.social 12 points 5 days ago

Again, apply this concept to diabetics. What about diabetics who can't afford to buy all the insulin they need? For example, do you think a poor diabetic should be discouraged from taking expired or improperly stored insulin when their only alternative option is not taking any insulin at all? (example I found in this study)

What I'm getting at here is that hormone therapy is a medical treatment that can and does save lives and improves quality of life - not just for trans people either. And in this current era of transphobic fascism, I think it's kinda fucked up to imply to, say, trans folks in red states that may be banning HRT this sort of "oh well, if you can't get your life-saving medication through the proper channels, you should just go without" idea.

At least, that's how my perspective as a cis dude is interpreting what you're saying in the context of the world right now.

[-] stray@pawb.social 16 points 5 days ago

I don't understand why two people shouldn't help each other with their medication. It's sweet to take care of each other, whether they're partners or just friends.

[-] SectoidLexi 7 points 5 days ago

I can't even see the original comment but I'll just say I often help my gf with her estrogen injections and it's a very similar vibe to this pic. It's dope and imma keep doing it and anyone with a problem with it can die mad about it.

[-] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 days ago

On default LemmyUI you can click the 3 dots, go to Comment Moderation History and see the original comment there.

[-] vithigar@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago

I want to elaborate on your point a little and hopefully alleviate some downvotes. Or maybe I'll attract them myself, who knows.

In a truly ideal world, yes. DIY injections shouldn't be necessary and people should be encouraged to seek out diagnosis and care from trained and accessible professionals. In such a world a message like this would encourage potentially harmful behaviour.

Even lacking such a world, it could be argued that portraying this in a positive and accepting light may lead to complacency. Id est, we don't need to work so hard for change because at least we have these nice cozy looking options.

I do not think the latter is a real risk given the plethora of other difficulties anyone going through this can experience. People have plenty of other reasons to fight.

The simple reality is that the current situation for many people is abysmal and getting treatment in a manner such as this is the only way it will ever happen for them. If someone is doing DIY HRT out of necessity it's the least we can do to make them feel more comfortable about it.

I agree with you that this is not, in the grand scheme, a "good" scenario. Just be very careful when calling it out as undesirable that the call is directed in such as way so as not to demonize the victims.

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