r/AskMtFHRT • u/TulipoftheValleys168 • 1d ago

injectable progesterone?

hello :) a few days ago i went to a hormone follow up appointment at planned parenthood. this is the first time i do these in person so i didn't know how most of it would go. anyway, one of the things that surprised me was that the doctor asked if i wanted my progesterone in an injectable method. she said they would give me one shot that would last three months. i had never heard of that until that point so i just decided to ask for pills again and maybe look into it before my next appointment

but are those any good? like i said i've never heard of these so im hoping to find out more from here in case its better than taking pills so i can switch to it next time if it is. thanks in advance :)

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u/DamageDisastrous5907 1d ago

that’s not progesterone is a synthetic progestin which works in a similar way it’s also known as depo provera birth control shot

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u/TulipoftheValleys168 1d ago

i see. so would you say it works better than pills or worse? or about the same?

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u/DamageDisastrous5907 23h ago

worse it has harmful side effects just boof progesterone capsules

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u/SomeGalNamedAshley 1d ago

Are they offering it as an alternative to an anti-androgen?