How do you do, fellow ladies?
If all goes as planned, I’ll be starting HRT in just a few weeks (😁). Does anyone have any practical tips on things to do or procure in advance? So far, all I’ve managed to deduce from wandering the internet is:
- cryopreservation of sperm
- find and secure a bralette that fits comfortably, by the time things get tender
- stock up on pickles
Anything else I’ll likely be happy to have prepped in advance?
Note: flagged this as NSFW to encourage open conversation, and in case mere mention of sperm warrants it.
Congratulations! That’s a big step!
If you’re taking oral estradiol, a pill case. Super helpful for figuring out if you remembered your meds. I like the little circle ones with the push button. They’re cheap and come with a creating case that’s easy to throw in a purse.
If you’re anything like I was, you’ll have a roughly zero percent chance of forgetting… at first. Once it becomes just a part of your life though, the case helps.
Not directly related to HRT, but get started on that hair removal as soon as you can. I’m still working through my laser treatments and I really wish I’d started them sooner. (A note on that: if you do laser, you’ll be told not to shave or use makeup for a week after each treatment. For me, that was a nonstarter. Anecdotal, but this appears to be a liability thing more than anything else as I have consistently done both following treatments with no ill effects).
Thank you! That sounds handy. I’m great at forgetting things.
I’ve been dragging my feet on hair removal, mostly because I’ll probably end up needing hair transplants and I’m not sure where they’ll be taking them from. Don’t want to end up messing that up somehow. Definitely sounds like the sort of thing that is best started sooner rather than later, though.
You should let someone with more expertise chime in on hair transplants, but I don’t believe they typically take hair from your face.
Also, fwiw, you may well get significant regrowth after starting hormones. 6 months in on Spiro & estradiol, the large bald/thin spot on the crown of my head is almost gone.
That’s awesome, I’m genuinely happy for you! ❤️ Hopefully, I’ll experience the same, but my hair loss started over 15 years ago, so I don’t want to build my hopes up. That’s partly why I was holding off, though - to wait and see if I luck out and end up not needing transplants after all. But you make a good point; I imagine I should at least be able to start on facial hair.