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HRT: First year

One year. It's a short and a long time at the same time. So much can (and has) happen in a year but it's still just 1.27% of average lifespan (79 years). This post will contain TMI part, which I will disclose as this post is gonna be very long one. It's mostly just a sum up though. So, 1 year ago, about 08:00 in the morning, I applied first patch to my skin and took first anti-androgen pill. How the medication has went? I'm using Estradot patches as estrogen and spironolactone as anti-androgen. In addition to those, I'm using migraine inhibitors. The dosages started with 25µg with estradot and 50mg with spironolactone. Estradot is small(ish) piece of white, translucent, flexible plastic patch with glue on the other side. The estradiol is mixed into the glue and it will permeate the skin and go straight to the bloodstream. The glue is same in every dosage, only size is different. Spironolactone is normal pill. In addition I'm using finasteride as I was baldin