[EvaMarie]

Well for me the dysphoria starts and I just dont feel as good. it doesnt happen often but sometimes I forget to take my spiro or E and its like WTF and then I'll be like oh I forgot to take my meds

I mean when its all right with the gel and now the gel and patches I just feel WAY more fem and I doubt its a placebo effect because I also notice my skin gets super soft and Im just told Im "nicer" VS all oral E

I donno spiro is supposed to increase aromataze of T to E too and that may be why I love it so much too

Oral E results in much higher levels of weaker estrone VS estradoil than transdermal but neither get the E ratios to the same ratio a GG has....

Only IM injections and implants can come close by completely avoiding the first pass through the liver...

I can just tell you about the difference in the way I feel on different forms of E and speculate on why that is...

Im hoping this new doc Im gonna see will be much more knowledgeable on all this than my current doc... Id think an OB/GYN would definitely have a very good understanding of female hormones though and I hope he will listen to my concerns on E ratios and the health risks and concerns about the effectiveness of oral E for me....

Im pretty much just winging it here so far and Id LOVE to be set up right with everything legit and state of the art

Im also hoping to get better lab testing than I am that includes free E and T, E1/E2/E3 level, P level and thyroid function