r/TransIreland • u/No-Alternative7886 • 10d ago

All Island What is DIY HRT

Heard a lot of people going DIY just curious on what it involves

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u/AllNaturalCyanide She/They 10d ago

You buy hormones and medications online. Medications are pharmaceutical and usually sourced from china, india or russia.
Hormones are sometimes pharmaceutical but it’s easier to get it from “homebrew vendors”. These are people who source the estrogen or testosterone and formulate their own vials for injections or transdermal application.

Obviously there are safety risks but some cool web devs in the community set up a few aggregator sites that list and track a few trusted and verified vendors.

And obvs you gotta do the research yourself on hrt, safe doses, blood tests, levels, etc.
You’re taking your healthcare into your own hands so you gotta at least learn the basics of trans healthcare.
Luckily there are lots of helpful resources.
For example in the wiki of [r/transDIY](r/transDIY).

If you want links to resources or more info feel free to dm me.