Hormone Replacement Therapy

For many trans folks, hormone replacement therapy is a vital part of our transition. Let's talk about why that is, what it does and doesn't do, and a little thing we call... patience. The 4400 and Clean Slate writer Shomari Kirkwood joins us to discuss being part of the world and ewwphoria! The sun is in Aries and the moon is blue.

SHOMARI KIRKWOOD

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TEXT VERSION

https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/08/hormone-replacement-therapy/

FURTHER READING

(topics discussed with essays available at http://TillysTransTuesdays.com)

Body Hair, Trans Voices 1-3, Gender Dysphoria, Trans Kids and the Intake Exam, Four Years Out and on HRT Check-in, Transition Setbacks, Anecdotal Trans Healthcare, Body Hacking, Gender Euphoria, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting, Transmedicalism (and WPATH version 1), Cis People Get Gender Affirming Healthcare Too

REFERENCE MATERIAL

The effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on the human eye - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11944225/

Overview of feminizing hormone therapy - https://web.archive.org/web/20250427214738/https://transcare.ucsf.edu/guidelines/feminizing-hormone-therapy

Estrogen Levels - https://transfemscience.org/articles/hormone-levels-female-puberty/#estrogen-levels

Estrogen HRT Labs at FOLX - https://www.folxhealth.com/library/estrogen-hrt-labs

Medical Association Statements in Support of Health Care for Transgender People and Youth - https://glaad.org/medical-association-statements-supporting-trans-youth-healthcare-and-against-discriminatory/

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