#no I do not know why they thought the testosterone was stored in the cervix

[dinosaurcharcuterie]

I'm on my second year of the weird third thing.

It culls my T production down to that of an endosex, cisgender woman, despite the fact that that should not be necessary with me being an endosex, cisgender woman (I've checked the latter repeatedly, in a multitude of ways). It made my boobs bigger. It gave me a sex drive.

It is not made to do any of that, and it doesn't for most people.

Two separate hospitals have messed up my prescription during a stay so far and if I go cold turkey I risk death from withdrawal. The doctors are intellectually aware of this.

The last doctor without a degree in endocrinology who tried to research it instead of call in a consult ended up basically writing hormone fanfic to make it fit in her head. Two separate endocrinologists checking her work told me to forget anything this woman told me.

Last time I was in the ER and they saw what HRT I was on, I got sent to gynecology for a norovirus infection. The gyno on call had to call in his supervisor at 11 pm to confirm it was completely unrelated. Both of them did a vaginal exam, just to make sure.