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Yeaaah... 🥺

#trans #lgbtq #progesterone #hrt #pride #pridemonth #meme

Yeaaah... 🥺

#trans #lgbtq #progesterone #hrt #pride #pridemonth #meme

Last week when I had my appointment with the endocrinologist he told me that progesterone will not be covered any more and I have to pay for it out of my own pocket. I didn't really notice any effect from it with the dosage I had, so I wanted to up the dosage. I paid almost 60 bucks for it and I can now say it still doesn't seem to affect me even with the higher dosage. I think I will just take what I have right now until I run out and after that I will not waste my money on it any more. Absolutely not worth it.
#trans #transgender #progesterone

Saps que el noguer (fulles) és una de les poques plantes contenen progesterona bioidèntica en quantitats importants?

Per això és un remei per desequilibris del cicle menstrual, ajudar a portar millor l'adaptació a un nou equilibri hormonal durant la perimenopausa, casos d'hipotiroïdisme (en que predominança d'estrògens i dèficit de progesterona solen ser un factor clau) i en algunes migranyes entre d'altres.

Quan més en contenen és a la tardor, i quan més convenen és en la fase lútea, que segons la MTM, tenen la mateixa energètica (són períodes anàlegs dels cicles de la Vida).

La millor forma d'aprofitar-la és en oleat o en tintura d'alta graduació i en aplicació sublingual o, en el cas de l'oleat, vaginal.

I es pot combinar amb plantes com l'aloc (Vitex), que ajuden a la producció de progesterona pròpia i el seu aprofitament.

Per aprendre més coses sobre les herbes remeieres de casa nostra i de la MTM, et pots apuntar a la sortida Els dons vegetals del 6/6 a Prades i al curs d'introducció a la MTM

#fitohormones #progesterone #menopausa #menopausia #juglans #etnobotanica #fitoterapia #hormonal #tiroides #saluthormonal #saludhormonal

Saps que el noguer (fulles) és una de les poques plantes contenen progesterona bioidèntica en quantitats importants?

Per això és un remei per desequilibris del cicle menstrual, ajudar a portar millor l'adaptació a un nou equilibri hormonal durant la perimenopausa, casos d'hipotiroïdisme (en que predominança d'estrògens i dèficit de progesterona solen ser un factor clau) i en algunes migranyes entre d'altres.

Quan més en contenen és a la tardor, i quan més convenen és en la fase lútea, que segons la MTM, tenen la mateixa energètica (són períodes anàlegs dels cicles de la Vida).

La millor forma d'aprofitar-la és en oleat o en tintura d'alta graduació i en aplicació sublingual o, en el cas de l'oleat, vaginal.

I es pot combinar amb plantes com l'aloc (Vitex), que ajuden a la producció de progesterona pròpia i el seu aprofitament.

Per aprendre més coses sobre les herbes remeieres de casa nostra i de la MTM, et pots apuntar a la sortida Els dons vegetals del 6/6 a Prades i al curs d'introducció a la MTM

#fitohormones #progesterone #menopausa #menopausia #juglans #etnobotanica #fitoterapia #hormonal #tiroides #saluthormonal #saludhormonal

Saps que el noguer (fulles) és una de les poques plantes contenen progesterona bioidèntica en quantitats importants?

Per això és un remei per desequilibris del cicle menstrual, ajudar a portar millor l'adaptació a un nou equilibri hormonal durant la perimenopausa, casos d'hipotiroïdisme (en que predominança d'estrògens i dèficit de progesterona solen ser un factor clau) i en algunes migranyes entre d'altres.

Quan més en contenen és a la tardor, i quan més convenen és en la fase lútea, que segons la MTM, tenen la mateixa energètica (són períodes anàlegs dels cicles de la Vida).

La millor forma d'aprofitar-la és en oleat o en tintura d'alta graduació i en aplicació sublingual o, en el cas de l'oleat, vaginal.

I es pot combinar amb plantes com l'aloc (Vitex), que ajuden a la producció de progesterona pròpia i el seu aprofitament.

Per aprendre més coses sobre les herbes remeieres de casa nostra i de la MTM, et pots apuntar a la sortida Els dons vegetals del 6/6 a Prades i al curs d'introducció a la MTM

#fitohormones #progesterone #menopausa #menopausia #juglans #etnobotanica #fitoterapia #hormonal #tiroides #saluthormonal #saludhormonal

Saps que el noguer (fulles) és una de les poques plantes contenen progesterona bioidèntica en quantitats importants?

Per això és un remei per desequilibris del cicle menstrual, ajudar a portar millor l'adaptació a un nou equilibri hormonal durant la perimenopausa, casos d'hipotiroïdisme (en que predominança d'estrògens i dèficit de progesterona solen ser un factor clau) i en algunes migranyes entre d'altres.

Quan més en contenen és a la tardor, i quan més convenen és en la fase lútea, que segons la MTM, tenen la mateixa energètica (són períodes anàlegs dels cicles de la Vida).

La millor forma d'aprofitar-la és en oleat o en tintura d'alta graduació i en aplicació sublingual o, en el cas de l'oleat, vaginal.

I es pot combinar amb plantes com l'aloc (Vitex), que ajuden a la producció de progesterona pròpia i el seu aprofitament.

Per aprendre més coses sobre les herbes remeieres de casa nostra i de la MTM, et pots apuntar a la sortida Els dons vegetals del 6/6 a Prades i al curs d'introducció a la MTM

#fitohormones #progesterone #menopausa #menopausia #juglans #etnobotanica #fitoterapia #hormonal #tiroides #saluthormonal #saludhormonal

Saps que el noguer (fulles) és una de les poques plantes contenen progesterona bioidèntica en quantitats importants?

Per això és un remei per desequilibris del cicle menstrual, ajudar a portar millor l'adaptació a un nou equilibri hormonal durant la perimenopausa, casos d'hipotiroïdisme (en que predominança d'estrògens i dèficit de progesterona solen ser un factor clau) i en algunes migranyes entre d'altres.

Quan més en contenen és a la tardor, i quan més convenen és en la fase lútea, que segons la MTM, tenen la mateixa energètica (són períodes anàlegs dels cicles de la Vida).

La millor forma d'aprofitar-la és en oleat o en tintura d'alta graduació i en aplicació sublingual o, en el cas de l'oleat, vaginal.

I es pot combinar amb plantes com l'aloc (Vitex), que ajuden a la producció de progesterona pròpia i el seu aprofitament.

Per aprendre més coses sobre les herbes remeieres de casa nostra i de la MTM, et pots apuntar a la sortida Els dons vegetals del 6/6 a Prades i al curs d'introducció a la MTM

#fitohormones #progesterone #menopausa #menopausia #juglans #etnobotanica #fitoterapia #hormonal #tiroides #saluthormonal #saludhormonal

:boosts_ok_gay: Boosts appreciated!

Heyo fedi! I need some help. Does anyone know where someone could get progesterone for an affordable price?

#diyhrt #trans #hrt #progesterone

:boosts_ok_gay: Boosts appreciated!

Heyo fedi! I need some help. Does anyone know where someone could get progesterone for an affordable price?

#diyhrt #trans #hrt #progesterone

Low testosterone levels can cause fatigue and low energy levels in both men and women.

Read the full article: Spring Cleaning for Your Hormones: Energy Habits that Work
▸ https://lttr.ai/AqiJF

#Menopause #Thyroid #Progesterone #Estrogen #SpringCleaning #EnergyHabits

P.S.Villar et al. (2026) studied #evolutionary aspects of the #copulatoryorgan in #male #octopuses and describe it as #multifunctional organ that performs two key #functions: the #hectocotylus is a specialized tentacle that delivers #spermatophores into the #female's #mantlecavity. But the authors identified it also as #chemotactile #receptor for #progesterone during #materecognition.
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P.S.Villar et al. (2026) studied #evolutionary aspects of the #copulatoryorgan in #male #octopuses and describe it as #multifunctional organ that performs two key #functions: the #hectocotylus is a specialized tentacle that delivers #spermatophores into the #female's #mantlecavity. But the authors identified it also as #chemotactile #receptor for #progesterone during #materecognition.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@GoingDownWithSundial/116092723384770348

ICYMI

My journey with #perimenopause goes on, now featuring #HRT.

I've had a really bad time with the #progesterone part, over the months since I started.

I'm on the last two days of the first #luteal (progesterone) phase since my dose was adjusted, and I've been holding my breath. There have been tears and anger, but it's nothing compared to how it was the previous cycle. The relief is real!

Please BOOST this toot. Perimenopause is natural, but too many people don't know enough about it. ❤️

RE: https://mastodon.social/@GoingDownWithSundial/116092723384770348

ICYMI

My journey with #perimenopause goes on, now featuring #HRT.

I've had a really bad time with the #progesterone part, over the months since I started.

I'm on the last two days of the first #luteal (progesterone) phase since my dose was adjusted, and I've been holding my breath. There have been tears and anger, but it's nothing compared to how it was the previous cycle. The relief is real!

Please BOOST this toot. Perimenopause is natural, but too many people don't know enough about it. ❤️

Study reveals knowledge gaps about menstrual health in elite women’s football https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/774548/ #Amenorrhea #bleeding #Contraception #Contraceptive #education #Football #Hormone #medicine #MenstrualCycle #Menstruation #Oral #Progesterone #Research

1944-1960 - The pill - The book of science - In 1944, Russell Earl Marker synthesized progesterone, which led to the pill, enabling a social revolution. #Poetry #Science #History #Medicine #Sociology #Progesterone #BirthControl #Marker (https://sharpgiving.com/Sharp/thebookofscience/items/p1944b.html)

1944-1960 - The pill - The book of science - In 1944, Russell Earl Marker synthesized progesterone, which led to the pill, enabling a social revolution. #Poetry #Science #History #Medicine #Sociology #Progesterone #BirthControl #Marker (https://sharpgiving.com/Sharp/thebookofscience/items/p1944b.html)

They: prog will make you tired!

My body: LOL, I need less sleep than ever

#HRT #progesterone

They: prog will make you tired!

My body: LOL, I need less sleep than ever

#HRT #progesterone

Just had a call with my Endo…

I get #Progesterone now! 😊

(Other than that my dose will stay the same.)

#Transition #MedicalTransition #HRT #OfficialHRT #trans

Just had a call with my Endo…

I get #Progesterone now! 😊

(Other than that my dose will stay the same.)

#Transition #MedicalTransition #HRT #OfficialHRT #trans

@[email protected] This is great! Thank you so, so much! #HRT, #Estradiol, #Progesterone, #Testostrone, #menopause, #perimenopause

Hi HRT fam!

My family has some questions for you...

The setup is that my wife is 43 and seems to be entering perimenopause. Some of our friends have started HRT and we've listened to some podcasts, but it all a bit overwhelming.

We're hoping there are people that have links, papers, articles, resources, etc. that are useful in helping to understand HRT options, benefits, and drawbacks for a cisgender woman entering perimenopause.

Specifically questions like:
- Intake methods; pill, patch, injection, cream, etc...
- Cycle or not?
- Dosing; high or low
- Hormones; estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, etc...

I know I'm mutuals with, or at least follow many super smart people that have read more about endocrinology than most doctors, so I really appreciate any advice, links, articles, etc.
#HRT, #Estradiol, #Progesterone, #Testostrone, #menopause, #perimenopause

Hi HRT fam!

My family has some questions for you...

The setup is that my wife is 43 and seems to be entering perimenopause. Some of our friends have started HRT and we've listened to some podcasts, but it all a bit overwhelming.

We're hoping there are people that have links, papers, articles, resources, etc. that are useful in helping to understand HRT options, benefits, and drawbacks for a cisgender woman entering perimenopause.

Specifically questions like:
- Intake methods; pill, patch, injection, cream, etc...
- Cycle or not?
- Dosing; high or low
- Hormones; estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, etc...

I know I'm mutuals with, or at least follow many super smart people that have read more about endocrinology than most doctors, so I really appreciate any advice, links, articles, etc.
#HRT, #Estradiol, #Progesterone, #Testostrone, #menopause, #perimenopause

#Progesterone increases #breast growth in #transwomen, research shows

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/09/progesterone-breast-growth-study/

#Progesterone increases #breast growth in #transwomen, research shows

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/09/progesterone-breast-growth-study/

Learning about hormones is always bittersweet: on the one hand, it brings the sweet vindication of "I knew it wasn't all in my head", on the other hand - the bitterness that certain professionals *should* know better. Today about progesterone:

https://neurofrontiers.blog/progesterone-in-the-brain/

#neuroscience #hormones #progesterone #science #brain #Endocrinology #blaugust #blaugust2025

Learning about hormones is always bittersweet: on the one hand, it brings the sweet vindication of "I knew it wasn't all in my head", on the other hand - the bitterness that certain professionals *should* know better. Today about progesterone:

https://neurofrontiers.blog/progesterone-in-the-brain/

#neuroscience #hormones #progesterone #science #brain #Endocrinology #blaugust #blaugust2025

I’m about to write an email to the corresponding author of the #Progesterone study. This is my current draft:

Dear Koen,

in 2024 you and your team registered a study with BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology in which you declare that you will perform a 1 year study on the effects of progesterone and higher Estradiol-levels in the treatment of transgender individuals. Considering that this was now 1.5 years ago, that you had essentially finished recruiting of participants at the time, and that this is a fully pre-registered study, I am somewhat surprised that you still seem to not have published the results.

I am sure that you are aware that many transgender individuals are awaiting these results not least because many endocrinologists even outside VUMC are refusing to prescribe progesterone, pointing to this supposedly soon to be available study. Naturally this is creating avoidable tension and I am aware of several trans women who have expressed the intention of self-medicating progesterone on top of their officially provided HRT regiments.

It is with this background, that I’d like to know what the current status is and when we can expect the final publication.

Best Regards,
Dr. Fiona Weber

I’m about to write an email to the corresponding author of the #Progesterone study. This is my current draft:

Dear Koen,

in 2024 you and your team registered a study with BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology in which you declare that you will perform a 1 year study on the effects of progesterone and higher Estradiol-levels in the treatment of transgender individuals. Considering that this was now 1.5 years ago, that you had essentially finished recruiting of participants at the time, and that this is a fully pre-registered study, I am somewhat surprised that you still seem to not have published the results.

I am sure that you are aware that many transgender individuals are awaiting these results not least because many endocrinologists even outside VUMC are refusing to prescribe progesterone, pointing to this supposedly soon to be available study. Naturally this is creating avoidable tension and I am aware of several trans women who have expressed the intention of self-medicating progesterone on top of their officially provided HRT regiments.

It is with this background, that I’d like to know what the current status is and when we can expect the final publication.

Best Regards,
Dr. Fiona Weber

Just got a call from the fuckers in Amsterdam (VUMC) whether they need to keep me on their waiting list. I told them that I’m essentially through the entire process (no thanks to them), and should now be put on Radboud’s surgery waiting-list any day now and that they can remove me from theirs, since I prefer to work with psytrans. (Maybe I should have said “because unlike for you, I do have some trust into those people…”)

I did ask them where in the waiting list they are currently and was told that they are now dealing with people who were referred to them in 2020…

I also asked about the #progesterone study that they should really have published already, but the person who called me claimed to not really know anything about, go figure…

#transition #medicaltransition #DutchHellCare #trans #VUMC

Just got a call from the fuckers in Amsterdam (VUMC) whether they need to keep me on their waiting list. I told them that I’m essentially through the entire process (no thanks to them), and should now be put on Radboud’s surgery waiting-list any day now and that they can remove me from theirs, since I prefer to work with psytrans. (Maybe I should have said “because unlike for you, I do have some trust into those people…”)

I did ask them where in the waiting list they are currently and was told that they are now dealing with people who were referred to them in 2020…

I also asked about the #progesterone study that they should really have published already, but the person who called me claimed to not really know anything about, go figure…

#transition #medicaltransition #DutchHellCare #trans #VUMC

DATE: April 04, 2025 at 08:00AM
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Calla Lily secures £1M for #progesterone delivery device

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https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/5929807

Saheli, a 'non-steroidal non-hormonal contraceptive pill'. Saheli dosage starts 1 pill per half-week for ... (?), then 1 pill weekly. Basically induce a brief, mini-menopause that stops when you stop the pills. https://saheliinfo.com/clinical-evidence

Then! ONE-YEAR vaginal ring Annovera. Unlike monthly-ish vaginal rings, (https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/6449/smpc) this thicker vaginal ring holds enough for 13 cycles with one week bleeding breaks, or 12 if you skip periods. Think "buff NuvaRing". https://www.annoverahcp.com/

Speaking of intra-uterine system / device options: the UK does several! We are no longer stuck with the larger, higher dose Mirena hIUS. https://www.mirena.co.uk/ I want the smaller, lower dose (but shorter duration) Jaydess https://www.fsrh.org/Public/Public/Documents/ceu-product-review-jaydess-apr-14.aspx or Kyleena. https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/769/smpc

(You can fit a non-hormonal IUD copper coil as emergency contraception, within 10 days of unprotected sex. Fitting it as regular birth control anytime otherwise is also fine, when not pregnant.) https://patient.info/sexual-health/long-acting-reversible-contraceptives-larc/intrauterine-contraceptive-device

Finally, vasectomy. New part is "I found multiple cases where doctors did their own vasectomies". This may be helpful for hesitant cis men and AMAB people to know. Vasectomies are reversible ("easily", according to a medical nerd friend, but obv different people's bodies respond to things in weird, cool ways, so everything depends). https://www.baus.org.uk/_userfiles/pages/files/Patients/Leaflets/Vasectomy.pdf

I am not a doctor. Even if I were, I am not YOUR doctor. I do not have access to your medical records.
I'm just infodumping useful info to prevent unwanted pregnancies, minimise unplanned pregnancies, and mitigate risks. https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/contraception-sterilization/management/male-sterilization-vasectomy/

#contraception #contraceptive #sexEd #POP #progesterone #hormones #HRT #HormoneReplacementTherapy #birth #BirthControl #familyPlanning #PlannedParenthood #sex #Sexual #SexualHealth #healthcare #ReproductiveHealthcare #ReproductiveRights #pregnancy #InternalCondoms #ExternalCondoms #Condom #ContraceptiveDiaphragm #CayaPhragm #spermicide #vaginalRing #NuvaRing #patch #injection #IUS #hormonalIUD #IUD #copperCoil #medicine #UnitedKingdom #UK #England #Scotland #Wales #NorthernIreland #GreatBritain #Britain

https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/5929807

Saheli, a 'non-steroidal non-hormonal contraceptive pill'. Saheli dosage starts 1 pill per half-week for ... (?), then 1 pill weekly. Basically induce a brief, mini-menopause that stops when you stop the pills. https://saheliinfo.com/clinical-evidence

Then! ONE-YEAR vaginal ring Annovera. Unlike monthly-ish vaginal rings, (https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/6449/smpc) this thicker vaginal ring holds enough for 13 cycles with one week bleeding breaks, or 12 if you skip periods. Think "buff NuvaRing". https://www.annoverahcp.com/

Speaking of intra-uterine system / device options: the UK does several! We are no longer stuck with the larger, higher dose Mirena hIUS. https://www.mirena.co.uk/ I want the smaller, lower dose (but shorter duration) Jaydess https://www.fsrh.org/Public/Public/Documents/ceu-product-review-jaydess-apr-14.aspx or Kyleena. https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/769/smpc

(You can fit a non-hormonal IUD copper coil as emergency contraception, within 10 days of unprotected sex. Fitting it as regular birth control anytime otherwise is also fine, when not pregnant.) https://patient.info/sexual-health/long-acting-reversible-contraceptives-larc/intrauterine-contraceptive-device

Finally, vasectomy. New part is "I found multiple cases where doctors did their own vasectomies". This may be helpful for hesitant cis men and AMAB people to know. Vasectomies are reversible ("easily", according to a medical nerd friend, but obv different people's bodies respond to things in weird, cool ways, so everything depends). https://www.baus.org.uk/_userfiles/pages/files/Patients/Leaflets/Vasectomy.pdf

I am not a doctor. Even if I were, I am not YOUR doctor. I do not have access to your medical records.
I'm just infodumping useful info to prevent unwanted pregnancies, minimise unplanned pregnancies, and mitigate risks. https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/contraception-sterilization/management/male-sterilization-vasectomy/

#contraception #contraceptive #sexEd #POP #progesterone #hormones #HRT #HormoneReplacementTherapy #birth #BirthControl #familyPlanning #PlannedParenthood #sex #Sexual #SexualHealth #healthcare #ReproductiveHealthcare #ReproductiveRights #pregnancy #InternalCondoms #ExternalCondoms #Condom #ContraceptiveDiaphragm #CayaPhragm #spermicide #vaginalRing #NuvaRing #patch #injection #IUS #hormonalIUD #IUD #copperCoil #medicine #UnitedKingdom #UK #England #Scotland #Wales #NorthernIreland #GreatBritain #Britain

important news for aussies taking HRT:

as of march 1st, prometrium (#progesterone), estrogel, and estrogel pro will be added to the PBS - this means you'll be able to get public scripts for them, which will be subsidised. see https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-08/federal-labor-promises-funding-boost-for-womens-health/104914202 for more.

the addition of prometrium is especially good news because progesterone was previously only available via PBS as a vaginal gel, and only under very specific conditions: https://pbs.gov.au/medicine/item/12465C-12598C.html

#hrt #aus

important news for aussies taking HRT:

as of march 1st, prometrium (#progesterone), estrogel, and estrogel pro will be added to the PBS - this means you'll be able to get public scripts for them, which will be subsidised. see https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-08/federal-labor-promises-funding-boost-for-womens-health/104914202 for more.

the addition of prometrium is especially good news because progesterone was previously only available via PBS as a vaginal gel, and only under very specific conditions: https://pbs.gov.au/medicine/item/12465C-12598C.html

#hrt #aus

My Experience with Progesterone in HRT: A Journey

https://janetannelogan.com/2025/02/08/my-experience-with-progesterone-in-hrt-a-journey/

#HRT, #MedicalTmi, #Migraine, #Progesterone, #Spoonie, #Trans, #Transgender

@spoonies

My Experience with Progesterone in HRT: A Journey

https://janetannelogan.com/2025/02/08/my-experience-with-progesterone-in-hrt-a-journey/

#HRT, #MedicalTmi, #Migraine, #Progesterone, #Spoonie, #Trans, #Transgender

@spoonies

My latest for #UTSouthwestern:

Vaginal #progesterone, a hormone treatment considered the standard of care for preventing #preterm birth in at-risk pregnant women, may not be effective, according to #UTSW research published in #JAMANetworkOpen. The findings come just as the #FDA is likely to pull #Makena progsterone injections from the market, leaving few options for women and underscoring the need for more research in the area.

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/october-preterm-births-with-vaginal-progesterone.html

#ObGYn #pregnancy #ScienceMastadon
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