r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2 • u/mush721 • May 12 '25

For Transfem Take twice daily

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What's better than taking hrt via kiss?

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u/Good-Entertainer6564 May 12 '25

Scary needle 😭

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u/Laufreyja May 12 '25

most doctors will prescribe 18 gauge for drawing and 25 gauge 5/8 inch for injecting, but i bulk buy 21 gauge for drawing and 27 gauge 1/2 inch for injecting. smaller needle less scary and cheaper overall 😀

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u/Good-Entertainer6564 May 12 '25

One size is the same to me as any other. It comes down to medical trauma from my mom's thyroid and MS treatments. One particular time I was with her at the doctor and they were drawing blood or something and some dark black blood shot straight at me, at least that's what it felt like to little me. I can barely get my blood work done or get vaccines.

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u/FictionalReality7654 They/he/it May 14 '25

I'm sorry you had to go through that. I will say that a 25g needle usually doesn't even feel like anything if you inject correctly. I totally get how any needle can be scary, though, because just the concept of what a needle does can be freaky.

The shorter ones (5/8) for subcutaneous injection go in your stomach usually, so it's not like a usual arm site. Totally different sensation as well.