Been sitting on this one for a minute
Been sitting on this one for a minute
ShaveYourEyebrows drawing of a woman with an unamused squinting face surrounded by a 4 point circular flow chart. Chart reads:
I meet someone -> We talk -> I discuss the benefits of making Estrogen Pills available to purchase at TESCO -> They leave -> I meet someone...
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injections>>>pills. first pass effect is CRINGE
Unfortunately injections are not available in some countries and require going DIY
It's not a bug it's a feature. If we're already doing something as radical as making HRT available to purchase at Tesco, might as well sell it as injections. Or DIY. Be trans do crime frfr
DIY isn't even necessarily criminal
what's the first pass effect?
when you swallow a pill it goes through your liver first which reduces its potency and is bad for your liver. by taking it sublingual it would go directly to your blood but sublingual is annoying. transdermal (gel) also goes directly to the blood, just like injections.
I'm bad at this stuff, just read the wikipedia instead: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_pass_effect