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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/index.css"> <meta property="og:site_name" content="zyl's website"> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"> <meta name="twitter:title" content="estradiol delivery methods"> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://i.zyl.gay/2023/11/syringe.jpeg"> <meta name="og:description" content=a comparison of the four forms of estradiol i've taken since starting hrt"> <title>zyl's website / estradiol delivery methods</title> <header class="main-header"> <span> <a class="name" href="/">zyl's website</a> | <span class="pronouns">it(/she/they)</span> </span> <span class="spacer"></span> <a href="/blog/">blog</a> | <a href="/images/">images</a> | <a href="https://github.com/zyllian/zyllian.github.io" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">source</a> </header> <main class="page"> <div class="blog-post"> <h1 class="title">estradiol delivery methods</h1> <span class="timestamp">published Sunday, November 12, 2023</span> <div class="header-image-wrapper"> <p class="short-desc">a comparison of the four forms of estradiol i've taken since starting hrt</p> <img class="header-image" src="https://i.zyl.gay/2023/11/syringe.jpeg" alt="A photograph of a syringe for instramuscular injection with needle still in its wrapper." style="object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;"> </div> <div class="content"> <p>i started estradiol injections a few months ago and felt it might be useful to write out my experiences with each of them for posterity</p> <h2>patches</h2> <p>my endo started me on estradiol patches. these definitely work, but only if you put them in the right spots and also if they stay on</p> <p>i had trouble with both of those and found it pretty annoying</p> <p>aside from that, i could feel them starting to wear off 12-24 hours before it was time to replace the patches. definitely not ideal</p> <p>additionally, insurance sucks and regularly caused me to be a couple days late on replacing a patch because they wouldn’t cover it in time</p> <h2>sublingual pills</h2> <p>these are pretty neat. easiest and cheapest of the bunch</p> <p>unfortunately, i could feel <em>these</em> wearing off too, at about 5-6 hours after a dose. apparently this isn’t common, but it affected me sooo</p> <p>i’ve also had problems with getting accurate estradiol level measurements since it flucuates so much. definitely my preferred method if they worked better for me</p> <h2>swallowed pills</h2> <p>before switching to injections my endo had me try out swallowing my estradiol pills instead of dissolving them. the results for me were that i couldn’t feel them wearing off anymore, BUT i couldn’t get my levels back up either. not an ideal solution</p> <h2>injections</h2> <p>these are <em>great</em></p> <p>i was super nervous before starting them but turns out it’s actually not that hard to inject yourself if it’s your only option</p> <p>cannot feel these wearing off at all between doses <em>and</em> i get good estradiol levels</p> <p>my E levels are so consistently good now that i don’t need a testosterone blocker which is <em>very</em> nice</p> <p>however!</p> <h2>insurance <em>sucks</em></h2> <p>my insurance filled my first three-month prescription of estradiol valerate for around $120. this is absurd.</p> <p>then they failed to fill my prescription when i was out. when i called to ask for a fill, they told me they couldn’t. doing the math from what they told me i found they expected me to around 16 and half doses out of a vial, which would be an extra 3-4 weeks over what the prescription from my endo actually said</p> <p>so instead i went out of pocket and through discount programs get my estradiol for cheaper than with insurance and (importantly) <em>on time</em></p> <p>loooooove insurance.</p> <h2>conclusions</h2> <ul> <li>injections rock if you can get insurance to cover them <li>sublingual’s good too and works great for most people but didn’t for me <li>avoid swallowing them <li>patches are ehhh </ul> <p>that is all.</p> </div> <hr /> <h3 class="tags-title">tags</h3> <div class="post-tags"> <a class="tag" href="/blog/tag/trans">trans</a>, <a class="tag" href="/blog/tag/hrt">hrt</a>, <a class="tag" href="/blog/tag/estradiol">estradiol</a> </div> </div> </main>
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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/index.css"> <meta property="og:site_name" content="zyl's website"> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"> <meta name="twitter:title" content="estradiol delivery methods"> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://i.zyl.gay/2023/11/syringe.jpeg"> <meta name="og:description" content="a comparison of the four forms of estradiol i've taken since starting hrt"> <title>zyl's website / estradiol delivery methods</title> <header class="main-header"> <span> <a class="name" href="/">zyl's website</a> | <span class="pronouns">it(/she/they)</span> </span> <span class="spacer"></span> <a href="/blog/">blog</a> | <a href="/images/">images</a> | <a href="https://github.com/zyllian/zyllian.github.io" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">source</a> </header> <main class="page"> <div class="blog-post"> <h1 class="title">estradiol delivery methods</h1> <span class="timestamp">published Sunday, November 12, 2023</span> <div class="header-image-wrapper"> <p class="short-desc">a comparison of the four forms of estradiol i've taken since starting hrt</p> <img class="header-image" src="https://i.zyl.gay/2023/11/syringe.jpeg" alt="A photograph of a syringe for instramuscular injection with needle still in its wrapper." style="object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;"> </div> <div class="content"> <p>i started estradiol injections a few months ago and felt it might be useful to write out my experiences with each of them for posterity</p> <h2>patches</h2> <p>my endo started me on estradiol patches. these definitely work, but only if you put them in the right spots and also if they stay on</p> <p>i had trouble with both of those and found it pretty annoying</p> <p>aside from that, i could feel them starting to wear off 12-24 hours before it was time to replace the patches. definitely not ideal</p> <p>additionally, insurance sucks and regularly caused me to be a couple days late on replacing a patch because they wouldn’t cover it in time</p> <h2>sublingual pills</h2> <p>these are pretty neat. easiest and cheapest of the bunch</p> <p>unfortunately, i could feel <em>these</em> wearing off too, at about 5-6 hours after a dose. apparently this isn’t common, but it affected me sooo</p> <p>i’ve also had problems with getting accurate estradiol level measurements since it flucuates so much. definitely my preferred method if they worked better for me</p> <h2>swallowed pills</h2> <p>before switching to injections my endo had me try out swallowing my estradiol pills instead of dissolving them. the results for me were that i couldn’t feel them wearing off anymore, BUT i couldn’t get my levels back up either. not an ideal solution</p> <h2>injections</h2> <p>these are <em>great</em></p> <p>i was super nervous before starting them but turns out it’s actually not that hard to inject yourself if it’s your only option</p> <p>cannot feel these wearing off at all between doses <em>and</em> i get good estradiol levels</p> <p>my E levels are so consistently good now that i don’t need a testosterone blocker which is <em>very</em> nice</p> <p>however!</p> <h2>insurance <em>sucks</em></h2> <p>my insurance filled my first three-month prescription of estradiol valerate for around $120. this is absurd.</p> <p>then they failed to fill my prescription when i was out. when i called to ask for a fill, they told me they couldn’t. doing the math from what they told me i found they expected me to around 16 and half doses out of a vial, which would be an extra 3-4 weeks over what the prescription from my endo actually said</p> <p>so instead i went out of pocket and through discount programs get my estradiol for cheaper than with insurance and (importantly) <em>on time</em></p> <p>loooooove insurance.</p> <h2>conclusions</h2> <ul> <li>injections rock if you can get insurance to cover them <li>sublingual’s good too and works great for most people but didn’t for me <li>avoid swallowing them <li>patches are ehhh </ul> <p>that is all.</p> </div> <hr /> <h3 class="tags-title">tags</h3> <div class="post-tags"> <a class="tag" href="/blog/tag/trans">trans</a>, <a class="tag" href="/blog/tag/hrt">hrt</a>, <a class="tag" href="/blog/tag/estradiol">estradiol</a> </div> </div> </main>
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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/index.css"> <meta property="og:site_name" content="zyl's website"> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"> <meta name="twitter:title" content="so now i have a blog"> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://i.zyl.gay/2023/06/smoke.jpeg"> <meta name="og:description" content=I added a blog to my site. Here's a picture of some smoke."> <title>zyl's website / so now i have a blog</title> <header class="main-header"> <span> <a class="name" href="/">zyl's website</a> | <span class="pronouns">it(/she/they)</span> </span> <span class="spacer"></span> <a href="/blog/">blog</a> | <a href="/images/">images</a> | <a href="https://github.com/zyllian/zyllian.github.io" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">source</a> </header> <main class="page"> <div class="blog-post"> <h1 class="title">so now i have a blog</h1> <span class="timestamp">published Friday, June 09, 2023</span> <div class="header-image-wrapper"> <p class="short-desc">I added a blog to my site. Here's a picture of some smoke.</p> <img class="header-image" src="https://i.zyl.gay/2023/06/smoke.jpeg" alt="Photo of smoke engulfing an interstate from a highway across a river." style="object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;"> </div> <div class="content"> <p>So now I have a blog on my site. I don’t really have any plans to post here regularly, but idk maybe that’ll change in the future.</p> <p>That’s pretty much it for now.</p> </div> <hr /> <h3 class="tags-title">tags</h3> <div class="post-tags"> <a class="tag" href="/blog/tag/meta">meta</a>, <a class="tag" href="/blog/tag/blog">blog</a> </div> </div> </main>
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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/index.css"> <meta property="og:site_name" content="zyl's website"> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"> <meta name="twitter:title" content="so now i have a blog"> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://i.zyl.gay/2023/06/smoke.jpeg"> <meta name="og:description" content="I added a blog to my site. Here's a picture of some smoke."> <title>zyl's website / so now i have a blog</title> <header class="main-header"> <span> <a class="name" href="/">zyl's website</a> | <span class="pronouns">it(/she/they)</span> </span> <span class="spacer"></span> <a href="/blog/">blog</a> | <a href="/images/">images</a> | <a href="https://github.com/zyllian/zyllian.github.io" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">source</a> </header> <main class="page"> <div class="blog-post"> <h1 class="title">so now i have a blog</h1> <span class="timestamp">published Friday, June 09, 2023</span> <div class="header-image-wrapper"> <p class="short-desc">I added a blog to my site. Here's a picture of some smoke.</p> <img class="header-image" src="https://i.zyl.gay/2023/06/smoke.jpeg" alt="Photo of smoke engulfing an interstate from a highway across a river." style="object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;"> </div> <div class="content"> <p>So now I have a blog on my site. I don’t really have any plans to post here regularly, but idk maybe that’ll change in the future.</p> <p>That’s pretty much it for now.</p> </div> <hr /> <h3 class="tags-title">tags</h3> <div class="post-tags"> <a class="tag" href="/blog/tag/meta">meta</a>, <a class="tag" href="/blog/tag/blog">blog</a> </div> </div> </main>
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