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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: AutumnGurl81 on March 23, 2018, 05:29:20 PM

Title: 2018 Article on Spiro--has anyone else read this?
Post by: AutumnGurl81 on March 23, 2018, 05:29:20 PM


Whoa, this is kind of nerve-wracking, I've never had any issues aside from getting a little dizzy sometimes, but some of the claims in here make Spiro look not only bad, but anti-productive for HRT. Can you really obtain female levels pre-op with estradiol only?



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Title: Re: 2018 Article on Spiro--has anyone else read this?
Post by: KayXo on March 24, 2018, 08:12:46 AM
It is possible to transition with only E, yes. When reading something, remain critical, check for studies, try and read those studies from A to Z, find out whether the evidence is strong or not, etc. Don't just believe everything you read. ;) Also, share findings with your doctors, ask them questions, etc.

Title: Re: 2018 Article on Spiro--has anyone else read this?
Post by: PurplePelican on March 24, 2018, 08:19:17 AM
Quote from: KayXo on March 24, 2018, 08:12:46 AM
It is possible to transition with only E, yes. When reading something, remain critical, check for studies, try and read those studies from A to Z, find out whether the evidence is strong or not, etc. Don't just believe everything you read. ;) Also, share findings with your doctors, ask them questions, etc.

Androgen Deprivation Therapy makes for some interesting reading.. Multiple repeatable studies. Additional meta-studies. Just one of the many reading options when it comes to E-based therapies.