Post #731775

2024-12-05 15:13 UTC

Periodic reminder that DIY HRT exists! It's exactly what it sounds like - buying and taking the medication on your own, without a doctor's prescription. This can be a lifeline to anyone blocked from standard routes to HRT, and is legal in most jurisdictions! [1,2] "Official" HRT is generally safer and preferred if you have access, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with using DIY options when you need. Whether that's an inability to access the best medications, a doctor who won't prescribe a proper dose, or even a complete ban on gender-affirming care - DIY HRT is morally and legally acceptable. Here's some websites with helpful information and links to sources: - https://diyhrt.info/ - https://diyhrt.market/ - https://diyhrt.wiki/ (backup) - https://hrtcafe.net/ (backup) (offline) - https://hrt.coffee/ (backup) --- 1. Most jurisdictions draw a distinction between buying and selling prescription medications. It's usually illegal to sell a medication to someone without a prescription, but it's not illegal to buy one. Many online sellers are happy to exploit this loophole and sell medication out of regions with weak or unenforced regulation. 2. An unfortunate exception is testosterone, which is a controlled substance and therefore illegal to buy in the United States. Many common DIY resources don't provide instructions to obtain it, but such sources do exist. #HRT #Trans #Trangender

Replies (11)

@drawnto@woof.group 2026-03-16 15:02

@hazelnoot Unless you are in a country where your prefered hormonces are criminalized. That can happen for trans mascs in Germany due to anti doping laws.

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@jack_mendo@neopaquita.es 2026-03-16 12:32

@hazelnoot i put here the web copilation here in fediverse https://social.treehouse.systems/@dee/112417068547664193

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@Xyla@transfem.social 2025-02-25 02:28

@hazelnoot DIY hrt really is an amazing solution in case informed consent is not an option.

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@venthewolf@meow.social 2025-01-30 08:48

@hazelnoot Maybe a weird thought. But maybe it is a wise idea to make these sites also available trough a TOR hidden service. Just in case

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@biyokea@toot.cat 2024-12-14 08:54

@hazelnoot «Few sources are willing to sell or even provide information about testosterone, for fear of criminal prosecution.» Hi ! Just FYI, this is totally untrue ! There are lots of T and androgen sources, way way more than there are E sources. However they're not trans specific, and mostly aimed at bodybuilder/AAS user. It's not a big deal - testosterone is testosterone (except that T gel tend to be hard to source) Check out eroid : https://www.eroids.com/

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@raphaelmorgan@disabled.social 2024-12-05 22:04

@hazelnoot idk how you can say "generally legal" when you mean "for about half of us" Still gonna boost to spread the links but I'm pretty tired of being a footnote

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@kat_cal2@ck.catwithaclari.net 2024-12-05 20:51

@hazelnoot@transfem.social are there any ways i can check what the "most jurisdictions" are?

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@hazelnoot@transfem.social 2024-12-05 17:04

As a personal suggestion, I recommend against ordering injection supplies from Amazon if you can avoid it. I've had good success ordering from Med-Vet International, who stock almost everything you could need and offer bulk rates to individual buyers. One thing to note (that they don't mention on their website AFAICT) is that your shipping address and billing address must match exactly. Otherwise they will cancel your order and ask you to re-submit with different payment info.

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@wyatt8740@tech.lgbt 2024-12-05 17:28

@hazelnoot now if only crypto exchanges didn't suck ass

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@brainwormqueen@woof.tech 2026-07-23 17:10

@hazelnoot@transfem.social waow based

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@jonobie@social.coop 2026-06-22 23:38

@hazelnoot@transfem.social Are you aware of any place that people with extra estrogen patches (for example, from getting doses dialed in for perimenopause HRT) can donate it to somewhere that will share with people who could use it?

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