DIY HRT

HRT Mom

Bookmarking because I am not a political optimist.

HRT Mom is a website dedicated to science-based, and lab tested methodology for homebrewing HRT. While there is much speculation as to how to best make HRT for injections at home, HRT Mom sticks just to the facts and avoids making assertions based on popular opinion or what feels most convenient.

I have spent over a thousand hours pouring over lab manuals, compounding manuals, USP guidelines, research papers, consulting with professional scientists, working in my home lab, injecting what I create, and writing reports on all the information I learn. All of this work is solely to bring you this guide. I’ve additionally invested thousands of dollars into equipment and experimentation to help work out the kinks in my lab. Up until recently brewing HRT at home has been a task of approximation. People share and publish guides and info on how compound HRT but they never fully understand what it is that they’re writing about. This website changes that. All information that is shared here is based on empirically validated research and its resulting logic. Any claim that cannot be backed up is flagged as an opinion of the author.

“Not just rebellious, it's revolutionary”: Do-it-yourself hormone replacement therapy as Liberatory Harm Reduction

for Elsevier  

Wow. This is mindblowing.

For some transgender people, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is “an ontological necessity for a livable life” (Fondén, 2020, p. 29). Some trans people engage in do-it-yourself (DIY) HRT (aka “DIYers”) because of care barriers, including medication costs, difficulty accessing healthcare providers, and mistrust in professionalized medical systems. Although DIY HRT is often framed as highly risky, we analyzed in-depth interviews with 36 U.S. DIYers to understand how they themselves perceived their goals, challenges, and risk mitigation using the Liberatory Harm Reduction and lay expertise frameworks. Participants emphasized experiences of transphobia within medical spaces. In contrast, participants characterized DIY HRT as a community-driven, accessible, and empowering practice. Through self-organized online forums and mutual aid, DIYers constructed adaptive health-promoting practices that challenge biomedical conceptualizations of risk and affirm trans agency.

DIY HRT Directory

Assuming a lot more people will need this info soon.

⚠️ DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE.

Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen.

This website intends to teach transgender people how to safely perform DIY Hormone Replacement Therapy. Share the site with those who need it, but not to transphobes: use common sense!

Whether it's due to cost, familial issues, or a myriad of other reasons, for many trans people HRT is inaccessible. If you or someone you know fit into this category, this site is designed to help.