I’ve been getting more comfortable with the idea of starting hrt. The 2 main reasons I havent yet are the current US politics and also I’m not ready for my parents to know about that yet and as far as I am aware they would know because I’m on their insurance and it would be in the bill. Diy avoids both of those things though. The one thing idk about is actually paying for it. I’m in college rn and while I did make a good amount of money over the summer, spending $20 per month or however much it is doesn’t really sound great but because it is something I genuinely need im not sure and I just want to avoid going through my parents and the medical system

Edit: Also realized I should mention that I am an adult because that’s probably important with informed consent stuff

  • winter (she/it)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
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    1 day ago

    it’s just that I’m not ready to have that conversation with my parents yet but I need to medically transition as soon as possible. thank you for the resource

    • dandelion (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      21 hours ago

      Do you think it might risk the future support of your parents if you start DIY behind their back rather than try to do it the proper way first and in a transparent fashion?

      I can’t tell your situation, but if it’s possible they would be accepting and supportive of starting HRT, it might be worth figuring that out first and then starting HRT through a doctor if it’s possible. Then if they aren’t supportive, you can always start DIY knowing you tried the other way first.

      If you start with DIY, you risk alienating the parents if they find out you are using DIY, usually people (doctors, parents, etc.) will not understand or accept that the risks of DIY are worth it. Getting people off DIY onto regulated, safe sources of hormones is seen as a form of harm reduction by doctors, for example.

      I can imagine being a parent and learning my child bought unregulated grey-market drugs from the internet and have been injecting themselves with it would absolutely scare the shit out of me, and I would probably try to put a stop to that behavior, and it would certainly make me less sympathetic and more afraid of the whole prospect of HRT.