A rarely discussed issue that impacts trans men (and transmasculine medically transitioning NBs) is that, in the US, testosterone is a controlled medication because of its illegal use by cis men for doping.
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Because, if it's illegal, going DIY would entail much more risk. It's "injecting illegal drugs" territory if we're criminalized. The same does not apply to oral estrogen or spiro.
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DIY for trans men is also more dangerous, at least as far as I understand it. For me, on a steady dose for years, continuing on the black market would probably be reasonable, but generally speaking it's not as good a backup for us as it is for transfemmes.
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yeah I've been DIYing for years because of lack of access--i have a prescription but my doc knows nothing about trans people, so i'm guessing the dosage on my own, erring on the side of not enough T rather than risk overdoing it. insurance won't cover a doc that knows.
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This is a particularly dangerous scenario for anyone on T who has had a complete hysterectomy or an oophorectomy. Without exogenous hormones they would be subject to serious bone density issues and other health problems.pic.twitter.com/iCkTwDOdfG
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not disputing this bty any means, but it's still somehow significantly less expensive & more readily available (in the prescribed legal form at least). my ev costs several times as much as my fiancé's t & he's never encountered supply issues
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Yeah, gotcha. The existence of particular difficulties with T isn't meant to imply that hrt is made easy for trans women, or that DIY is always safe (although my understanding is it is safer, comparitively).
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A few years ago I encountered someone who had been imprisoned for sharing leftover T with another trans man who had run out
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the penalty for "trafficking" is apparently up to 10 YEARS in prison
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Interesting, in medical school they spend a lot more time talking about the dangers of estrogen supplementation rather than testosterone. I actually think this is a case of medical school ignoring trans issues rather than you being incorrect. I want to read up more now.
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Transmasculine invisibility would be my guess as to the culprit there.
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DIY can get us incarerated for decades :/ fucking sucks
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