Note for those who don’t know: trans teens cannot currently have surgery and no-one is advocating for them to have surgery. What the Tories want to ban is puberty blockers and counselling. Puberty blockers are reversible (and anyway detransitioning is incredibly rare).

You can bet that the Tories will roll back even the somewhat skimpy climate policies offered by Trudeau too.

#stopTheTories #voteABC #LGBTQ2SIA #2SLGBTQIA #transHealthCare #protectTransKids

Injected 0.15 mL (6 mg) of estradiol enanthate into the vastus lateralis muscle in my right thigh 💉🩹

Nice easy one today 🥰

#DIYHRT #HRT #transition #trans #transgender #injection #injections #TransHealthcare

“Researchers in Melbourne, Australia, studied 64 transmasculine individuals who sought testosterone. Participants were randomly split into a treatment group and a control group. The treatment group received their gender-affirming care within a week, while the control group waited three months. Both groups were evaluated for suicidality, dysphoria, and depression. Three months later, they were assessed again. The findings were striking: Suicidality scores halved for the treatment group, but remained unchanged for the control group. Depression scores also decreased by half in the treatment group. Additionally, gender dysphoria scores diminished for those receiving treatment.”

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-randomized-trial-shows-trans

#trans #transhealthcare #depression #suicide #dysphoria

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Injected 0.15 mL (6 mg) of estradiol enanthate into the vastus lateralis muscle in my left thigh 💉🩹

Fairly easy today. Left the needle in long enough & removed slowly to avoid any leakage.

#DIYHRT #HRT #transition #trans #transgender #injection #injections #TransHealthcare

Apologies for forgetting to do a post to give you all an update on the on-going saga with the East Of England Gender Service.

After them agreeing that I indeed trans enough to receive care via their "pathway" & them rejecting essentially all my requests, I sent an email to all of:

• The EOEGS.
• My local Integrated Care Board (ICB).
• The practice manager at my GP surgery.

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#EOEGS #NHS #trans #transgender #transition #TransHealthcare

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Deadnamed by my doctor and the lab tested the wrong thing so I have to do bloodwork all over again tomorrow but I got a refill on my hormones so I hardly care about the rest.
#TransHealthcare

Bit of a trickier injection today.

I first Injected 0.15 mL (6 mg) of estradiol enanthate into the vastus lateralis muscle in my left thigh, but some of the ester pushed itself out after I removed the needle.

To be safe, I did a further injection of 0.05 mL (2 mg) nearby.

Guess I can't always get a straight-forward injection, but it's still better for me than patches :TransFemHeart:

#DIYHRT #HRT #transition #trans #transgender #injection #injections #TransHealthcare

Injected 0.15 mL (6 mg) of estradiol enanthate into the vastus lateralis muscle in my right thigh 💉

I repeated the step of marking out 3 potential injection sites (using the 3-handed method) before injecting, which once again helped me to find a painless injection site 🥰

#DIYHRT #HRT #transition #trans #transgender #injection #injections #TransHealthcare

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In case someone is wondering. In this installment of #bloodtests the alleged "mix up" of which my GP has told me about wasn't sorted. I'm waiting now since 7 weeks on the results of my last tests.

#trans #transhealthcare

I was formally referred to an #NHS England GIC for gender-affirming healthcare back at the end of May 2021.

After being transferred to the East Of England Gender Service (#EOEGS) waiting list in January 2022, I had my 1st assessment in November 2023.

After a further 9 months, I finally have a 2nd assessment appointment today.

I am simultaneously a quantum superposition of anxious AF & calm AF about it.

#trans #transgender #transition #healthcare #TransHealthcare

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House of Representatives debate on trans healthcare descends into pure transphobia

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/31/house-of-representatives-debate-trans-healthcare/

#PinkNews #HouseDebate #TransHealthcare #Transphobia #HouseOfRepresentatives #LGBTQRights #Politics #News

For those who don't know, I've got a 2nd appointment booked with the #EOEGS (an #NHSEngland #GIC pilot scheme) on 8th August.

In preparation for this, I sent them an email this week, asking them to forward the info on to the "specialist" who will be assessing me.

I managed to keep it polite & professional, as otherwise they'd use it as a reason to deny you care.

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#trans #transgender #NHS #TransHealthcare

Injected 0.15 mL (6 mg) of estradiol enanthate into the vastus lateralis muscle in my right thigh 💉

I'm getting increasingly better at injecting painlessly & avoiding bleeding 🩹

A key trick for me seems to using the 3-handed-method 3 times to mark out 3 possible injection sites, then using one that doesn't feel painful when the needle is pushed against the skin 😌

#DIYHRT #HRT #transition #trans #transgender #injection #injections #TransHealthcare

https://www.pointofpride.org/hrt-access-fund

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Point of Pride's HRT Access Fund provides 12 months of free medical care for trans folks seeking gender-affirming hormone therapy (HRT).

#trans #transgender #transhealth #transhealthcare #hrt

https://www.pointofpride.org/hrt-access-fund

Point of Pride's HRT Access Fund provides 12 months of free medical care for trans folks seeking gender-affirming hormone therapy (HRT).

#trans #transgender #transhealth #transhealthcare #hrt

Dr. Blåhaj was spotted at the recent Transgress the NGS. protest, where her experiences at EPATH were shared. It was argued that she provides better healthcare than the NGS, which to be honest is a low bar.

#trans #TransHealthcare #Blåhaj #NationalGenderService #TransgressTheNGS

(Photo: Clara from ROSA)