sigh. more hormone questions.
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transI was on the following:
200mg spiro
2.5mg premarin
from everything I've read and almost all TS people I've talked to, 5mg of premarin is more typical. I talked to my doctor about upping the premarin. she seemed reluctant. so I brought up estradiol, hoping she'd offer a typical dosage of that-- which is 6 to 8mg, from everything I've read and heard from other TS patients. she wants me on 2mg of estradiol.
I do like this doctor despite this, so I'd rather not change, but I'm still incredibly frustrated. she basically insists that as long as the anti-androgens are high enough (... since when is 200mg of spiro a high dosage?) that higher dosages of estrogens really don't offer an additional benefit and only bring about an increased risk.
the risks are infinitesimal. I honestly don't give a damn if 5mg of premarin instead of 2.5 had one in 10,000 women experience some sort of complication if it'll help me pass.
what hormone dosages are you on? do you think what she's saying is accurate?
200mg spiro
2.5mg premarin
from everything I've read and almost all TS people I've talked to, 5mg of premarin is more typical. I talked to my doctor about upping the premarin. she seemed reluctant. so I brought up estradiol, hoping she'd offer a typical dosage of that-- which is 6 to 8mg, from everything I've read and heard from other TS patients. she wants me on 2mg of estradiol.
I do like this doctor despite this, so I'd rather not change, but I'm still incredibly frustrated. she basically insists that as long as the anti-androgens are high enough (... since when is 200mg of spiro a high dosage?) that higher dosages of estrogens really don't offer an additional benefit and only bring about an increased risk.
the risks are infinitesimal. I honestly don't give a damn if 5mg of premarin instead of 2.5 had one in 10,000 women experience some sort of complication if it'll help me pass.
what hormone dosages are you on? do you think what she's saying is accurate?