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just wanted to let you know, since I've seen a few users recommend you use injections and claim that to be the best way of administering estrogen, afaik that is not the case. I know of no studies that produced results that show that it is better suited than other ways, but please feel free to look it up. Also injections tend to produce less stable hormone levels than daily methods like pills or gel, because of a significantly higher concentration immediately after injection compared to right before your next dose. This is also the case with pills and gel, of course, but because you take them once or twice each day the peaks and lows are much closer together. There were also some that were saying you should go DIY, but unless you seriously suspect your endo is not trying help you and there is no way of switching away from them I would advise against this. There are reasons why one would choose to go the DIY route, I myself considered it to be less dependent of the healthcare system, but if you have a doctor that wants to help you there isn't anything that sets DIY apart as the superior option. Want to adjust the dose? Ask your doctor and they will likely do it and if not give you a reasoning as to why. Trained doctors do however have experience even if not always with trans patients, they have probably a better understanding of the endocrine system in general, they can also look for and treat other oddities that may come up. As always look out for yourself and trust your judgement with these kind of things, though. I will ask my endo about injections as well as a couple other things if you want me to, I will be there in a few days anyways because I want to switch to gel because of the impact of pills on the liver. Most people I know also use gel, even if it may be a bit inconvenient, that's what I would recommend.
ok that's a bit bigger of a wall of text than I expected, sry :')
still do appreciate it! it's good food for thought :3
i actually don't notice much from the peaks and lows, aside from the peak giving me a bit more sleepiness (which is very handy)