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(5 hours ago)nuwomyn101 Wrote:(Yesterday, 03:45 PM)flamesabers Wrote: PP did for me when I was starting on HRT from 2021-2022, but I didn't have any other insurance at the time. Do you have other insurance?
No. Also, how does PP ensure you are getting the right dosage of E and anti-androgens? I saw they offer telehealth. Makes me wonder if they are doing blood tests.
I only did in-person visits with PP. For my initial visit, they prescribed me 2mg of oral E and 50mg of spiro. They didn't do a blood test for that visit to get a baseline, but they did one for every follow-up visit. I think it was about a year after starting HRT, I asked about progesterone and they prescribed me 100mg. Unfortunately, they wouldn't prescribe bica, even though my T levels weren't being suppressed enough by 8mg of E and 200mg of spiro. I tried switching spiro for finastride, but had unpleasant side-effects from that medication.
Ultimately, I switched to the VA for HRT to get a better selection of medication. I'm now on estradiol cypionate injections and Elegaard injections for my anti-androgen. Once I got on the right medication, it didn't take long for my hormone levels to get to cis female levels.

