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I knew I'd smell different, but I was still kinda floored by where I recognized it from (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

This is a bit outdated now, because it has turned up a lot more in the scientific and medical literature, but the potential benefits of progesterone alongside estrogen for HRT. There was a point (gosh, probably around 8 years ago now) when endocrinology stuff I was reading were saying that there was no evidence for any benefit to progesterone for trans women, but DIY HRT communities were frequently discussing it in a manner that I wouldn't call scientific, but with an impressive level of rigour despite this.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Ah yes. Even today, most of the actual innovations in trans medicine are in the diy space. It's nearly impossible to get funding even for studies looking at the basic effects of hormones on things like self-harm rates. There's very little research funding out there on how to actually optimize transition. Hormones are complex. There's probably a whole lot we could be doing to make hormonal transition more effective, but there's no money to study it. The only people innovating in this space are the diyers.

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