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15 transfem planning to start doing DIY oestrogel and all thats left is to talk to my mum about it so I can get started. Shes broadly supportive, however whenever the topic of DIY came up a couple times, she seemed to think it was shady and dismissed it. I fully understand the process and have made my own decision that its what I wanna do, but im still really nervous about talking to her. I came out 4 years ago, and Ill be waiting another 6 for NHS care, and I just cant wait any longer. Im gonna bring it up at dinner today, but I guess I just want you guys advice on how to broach the topic/potentially convince her. Obviously I could do it without her, but itd be a lot easier if I wasnt having to hide it. So how do you think I should go about telling her I wanna start DIY?

15 transfem planning to start doing DIY oestrogel and all thats left is to talk to my mum about it so I can get started. Shes broadly supportive, however whenever the topic of DIY came up a couple times, she seemed to think it was shady and dismissed it. I fully understand the process and have made my own decision that its what I wanna do, but im still really nervous about talking to her. I came out 4 years ago, and Ill be waiting another 6 for NHS care, and I just cant wait any longer. Im gonna bring it up at dinner today, but I guess I just want you guys advice on how to broach the topic/potentially convince her. Obviously I could do it without her, but itd be a lot easier if I wasnt having to hide it. So how do you think I should go about telling her I wanna start DIY

Most DIY vendors require payment in crypto, and Im wondering what the best and simplest way to access crypto for payment is (UK). What platforms/methods are the easiest ways to buy crypto and then use it to pay biotechs for my DIY materials?
edit: I realized theres a pinned post

Im planning to order supplies from a chinese biotech company, and Im wondering how likely they are to be seized at customs. Im in the UK and Ive seen some people saying its happened to them before, but I dont know what causes it and if its likely. How likely is it for DIY supplies to be checked when importing and how can I avoid this happening?

Looking to start DIY oestrogel and I dont know where to source the oestradiol raws. What are some trustworthy suppliers of oestradiol raws that ship to the UK?

15 transfem looking into DIY, and Im intending to use gel. I have terrible needlephobia and that was why I wanted to use gel in the first place, instead of having to inject. Im planning to start out with just oestrogen and see how my levels fluctuate after my first bloods. I am unsure of how easy monotherapy is with gel, and Ive seen lots of conflicting opinions. The alternative is using antiandrogens in combination, and while I wouldnt be opposed, I woud likely have to inject, which would be pretty unpleasant. I have seen you can get antiandrogens in pill forms, but Im already very hesitant about pills and thatd increase the costs. So how feasible is achieveing monotherapy with gel and will I need to use antiandrogens?

15 transfem looking into my options regarding DIY. Im naturally drawn to gel, since I have horrendous needlephobia, and the thought of having to do bloods and injections seems incredibly awful. From what Ive heard gel is less effective, but I wanted to see you guys thoughts. I also am worried about having to potentially take antiandrogens, and Im not sure about how they would be taken, as if I would have to inject those then that sorta defeats my whole desire to do gel. Also Id have to find a way of sourcing bloods (uk) in combination with gel, but that would be true of any DIY. It seems like injections are the more common and less tedious way to do it, but I wanna fully understand my options first. So how do you think gel compares to injections and how have you found it?

Its clear that the bourgeoisie are never going to give up their power without it being pried from their cold dying hands, and so a communist/socialist revolution is going to result in some amount of death, both among the defenders of capitalism and the proletarian forces of revolution. Maybe this question seems loaded, but since we live under a dictatorship of capital I dont see how it could be achieved without any bloodshed. While I understand that this bloodshed is necessary for the people of the world to be liberated, im curious how many people would have to die in order for a truly socialist/communist world to be achieved?