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I meet someone -> We talk -> I discuss the benefits of making Estrogen Pills available to purchase at TESCO -> They leave -> I meet someone…

    • elfahor
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      4 months ago

      Unfortunately injections are not available in some countries and require going DIY

      • 0laura@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        4 months ago

        It’s not a bug it’s a feature. If we’re already doing something as radical as making HRT available to purchase at Tesco, might as well sell it as injections. Or DIY. Be trans do crime frfr

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        4 months ago

        when you swallow a pill it goes through your liver first which reduces its potency and is bad for your liver. by taking it sublingual it would go directly to your blood but sublingual is annoying. transdermal (gel) also goes directly to the blood, just like injections.

        I’m bad at this stuff, just read the wikipedia instead: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_pass_effect