So, the previous comment is here: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/comment/19538825

This is a good news update :)

Switched over to oral pills for now. The pills are 2mg each, breakable into two.

I had a hunch that the dose of estradiol pills was again also low, as I had to take two doses, one in the morning and one in the evening, but still felt hot flashes after 6 hours. My doctor thought it'd be the heatwave, and that seemed possible, until I noticed I felt it even after the heatwave. So I decided to consult the trusted source.

Going by the Transfem Science guide, I amped up my dose to 3, with the extra pill being in the noon. Pills have a short half-life compared to injections, but nonetheless. Maybe their half life is longer than spray, which could also explain it, but still.

Pill taken around 8:30 or 9:00. Blood test at 13:10.

Results:

Total T, 0.599 nmol/L
Free T, 6.5 pmol/L
Estradiol, 582 pmol/L

Other notable results are that the SHBG levels have risen from a stable 10.3-25 nmol/L to 71.3, which might be due to the oral method.

All with all, though, this has now finally shown success! I'm now finally within cis levels after 16 months 😎

I think I'll try to keep it between 400-800, ideally on the higher end, as if I'm not mistaken, cis women report feeling better during the ovulatory phase(?). I'm thinking that maybe I could try to vary, as some people notice a growth spurt when they switch over to other methods of E. So I could do it like:

Week 1: take 2 pills (follicular)
Week 2: take 3 pills, 4 on Sat (follicular, ovulation)
Week 3: take 3 pills (luteal)
Week 4: take 2 pills (luteal)

I am also considering to take it sublingually, if the pills allow it, until I figure how to get injections.

Is that an idea? How could I do it better?

Tagging @will_steal_your_username@lemmy.blahaj.zone cus this is interesting for ya too