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diff --git a/mds/blog/hormone-levels.md b/mds/blog/hormone-levels.md index 4de7fa0..641cbf5 100644 --- a/mds/blog/hormone-levels.md +++ b/mds/blog/hormone-levels.md @@ -8,16 +8,16 @@ I switched to injections from pills to injections in April of 2023. After a few ## My dosages -I currently (as of August 04, 2023) on 0.15mL of 20mg/mL Estrodiol Valerate injecting weekly on Monday mornings. +I currently (as of August 04, 2023) on 0.15mL of 20mg/mL Estradiol Valerate injecting weekly on Monday mornings. My original dosage was 0.1mL of 40mg/mL of EV. ## The trials -So my doctor tested my levels on a Thursday a week after my intial message (due to my own error missing a call to get the next day locked in). Since I wouldn't be testing for a week she asked me to do 0.15mL of the 40mg. I tested. And then tested again 1 week later. -Both results were in the mid 900s pg/nL which is insanely high. I was averaging in the high 200-300 range on pills. +So my doctor tested my levels on a Thursday a week after my initial message (due to my own error missing a call to get the next day locked in). Since I wouldn't be testing for a week she asked me to do 0.15mL of the 40mg. I tested. And then tested again 1 week later. +Both results were in the mid 900s pg/mL which is insanely high. I was averaging in the high 200-300 range on pills. -So she had me immediately return to 0.1mL and then actually dropped me to 0.75mL of the 40mg and perscribed 20mg EV so I could take 0.15mL of that instead. +So she had me immediately return to 0.1mL and then actually dropped me to 0.75mL of the 40mg and prescribed 20mg EV so I could take 0.15mL of that instead. Thus began a 6 week waiting period while I adjusted to the lesser dosage. And the feelings only got worse. |