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[–] crazyminner@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

I don't think progesterone is recommended anymore.

[–] Catpurple@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 hours ago

I started progesterone on my second year of HRT, although then I had an incident with my heart unrelated to my HRT, and got my progesterone taken away as a precautionary measure. Got that checked out by a cardiologist, was informed with confidence that it was most likely a one off occurance with only one followup left to rule anything else out. But the planned parenthood clinician I get my HRT from just told me they wouldn't put me back on it because of the blood clot risk.

Didn't matter how I felt about the situation, didn't matter what other options there were to address that risk, didn't care about my opinion on the risk to my own body in my own transition, was just a big "fuck me". Pretty sure their reasoning was some more bullshit regurgitated from some quack study 40 years ago but whatever I guess.

[–] femtech@midwest.social 2 points 3 hours ago

I have been taking it for 3 years. Though I do wonder what my levels would be if I stopped since it's been a year since surgery.

[–] IndieSpren@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

It's recommended starting year 2 of hrt, but not recommended in the first year, from what I understand.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 5 hours ago

I'm on progesterone as prescribed by my doctor, as are many people I know or have conversed with.