From c7c09aa9e4df340f91f960d6431b1c373856edec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steph Enders Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2023 22:10:46 -0400 Subject: Add hormone level blog post To regenerate simple do ./compile-mds.sh blog "Hormone Levels" mds/blog/hormone-levels.md www/blog/hormone-levels.html --- mds/blog/hormone-levels.md | 37 ++++++++++++++++++ www/blog/hormone-levels.html | 91 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 128 insertions(+) create mode 100644 mds/blog/hormone-levels.md create mode 100644 www/blog/hormone-levels.html diff --git a/mds/blog/hormone-levels.md b/mds/blog/hormone-levels.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4de7fa0 --- /dev/null +++ b/mds/blog/hormone-levels.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +# Hormone Levels + +On Fedi I talk quite a bit about struggling to dial in my hormone levels. Part of that involves getting tested and such. So this page is going to be where I catalog everything so its easier for me to share more clearly whats going on. + +## The Problem + +I switched to injections from pills to injections in April of 2023. After a few weeks of injections I start to notice that over the weekend I am just wrecked. My emotions are all off, I feel like I did pre-HRT and I start getting depressed. This has been happening every weekend since starting injections. + +## My dosages + +I currently (as of August 04, 2023) on 0.15mL of 20mg/mL Estrodiol 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 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. + +Thus began a 6 week waiting period while I adjusted to the lesser dosage. And the feelings only got worse. + +## Where I am now + +I got my bloodwork done on the afternoon of Friday August 4th to conclude the 6 week trial and am awaiting results. + +## What Fedi has helped with + +Some possible things to note are: + +1. What day are you testing? Ideally I should've been testing the day before or morning of. +2. I am doing weekly dosages. Some girls do every 5 days. +3. I am generally stressed and anxious. But I can feel the hormonal difference on the weekends. Especially on Sat/Sun. +4. I could switch to Friday injections since rarely do you test the day after. So that would allow for any day at the latter half of my injection cycle. + +But I suspect there is the possibility I am feeling the dip and not the actual level itself. So I feel amazing on the peak but the end of the cycle ramp down is so sever I just get depressed from it. In which case increasing frequency or other medical intervention (maybe anti-depressants) could combat this. diff --git a/www/blog/hormone-levels.html b/www/blog/hormone-levels.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7675f62 --- /dev/null +++ b/www/blog/hormone-levels.html @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ + + + + + + senders.io - Hormone Levels + + + + + +
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Hormone Levels

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On Fedi I talk quite a bit about struggling to dial in my hormone + levels. Part of that involves getting tested and such. So this page is + going to be where I catalog everything so its easier for me to share more + clearly whats going on.

+

The Problem

+

I switched to injections from pills to injections in April of 2023. + After a few weeks of injections I start to notice that over the weekend I + am just wrecked. My emotions are all off, I feel like I did pre-HRT and I + start getting depressed. This has been happening every weekend since + starting injections.

+

My dosages

+

I currently (as of August 04, 2023) on 0.15mL of 20mg/mL Estrodiol + 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 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.

+

Thus began a 6 week waiting period while I adjusted to the lesser + dosage. And the feelings only got worse.

+

Where I am now

+

I got my bloodwork done on the afternoon of Friday August 4th to + conclude the 6 week trial and am awaiting results.

+

What Fedi has helped with

+

Some possible things to note are:

+
    +
  1. What day are you testing? Ideally I should’ve been testing the day + before or morning of.
    2. +
  2. I am doing weekly dosages. Some girls do every 5 days.
    3. +
  3. I am generally stressed and anxious. But I can feel the hormonal + difference on the weekends. Especially on Sat/Sun.
    4. +
  4. I could switch to Friday injections since rarely do you test the + day after. So that would allow for any day at the latter half of my + injection cycle.
    5. +
+

But I suspect there is the possibility I am feeling the dip and not + the actual level itself. So I feel amazing on the peak but the end of the + cycle ramp down is so sever I just get depressed from it. In which case + increasing frequency or other medical intervention (maybe + anti-depressants) could combat this.

+
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