Notices by Legally Rylie Extra 🏳️‍⚧️✨ (specialist_being_677@hachyderm.io)

@siege why are you always thinking deep and interesting thoughts, siege? 😅🤦🏻♀️ As a bisexual with ADHD, all I can say is "the struggle is real" 😅

@siege apparently I missed the memo? Also there is an "Amazon exclusive" cover of it by Kim Petras for extra trans.

@bunny_jane iirc @siege tore this study a new one a few months ago because it used chart review for "oral estradiol" when some of the levels indicated aren't reachable when taken orally, but are reachable buccal/sublingual. (And also, like, my medical records say oral estradiol but I've never swallowed it whole, and my Endo knows this, knows that I use the buccal route)

@phoenix_fairy @siege yeah this is one of CJ's write ups. Keep it close at hand 😊 us fangirls tend to share it frequently.

@AndHuman anything @siege writes or references. Eg https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OGiomfiMk18nPb3ITKZD9pWPvWRUlyI06enxahQpHBI/edit?usp=drivesdk for prog info, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ylWeuNPnzYPoIHpdbhJcjS2TsMQvfB-BPq1_JlXYWJ4/edit?usp=drivesdk for general trans femme hrt.

Lots of writing is out of date, for some of that (micro dosing) you'll probably need to go based on community word of mouth. (Though maybe there are write-ups that are up to date that I just haven't seen.)

So @siege got any last minute links for a girl going in for her first informed consent Endo visit? I've read your recent "best estrogen and aa" doc (as well as the prog one though I know that's not for months, and some transfem science) but I wasn't sure if you had any other write-ups I hadn't read.

(Mildly anxious in case it wasn't clear 😅)

@thomasfuchs https://www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/25/a-very-comprehensive-and-precise-spec/

@clacke to the access cover on the corner, you know I want some effluent but I really don't want a

@twipped @amoshiashwili @feld @mcc @cwebber @futurebird yep. They have plenty of money. They have security for their products. They could easily hire security for their employees.

(Did you see the video of the employee saying yep, she is a fan of LGBT and satanism?)

All this did is show that violent threats work.

So help me fedi. Watching #trans YouTube, seeing lots of sponsor spots for IPL devices for hair removal (mainly Ketch though I know there are other brands).

They look expensive until you price laser, then it seems like cheap due diligence. Pretty sure I can't avoid laser on my face, but wondering if they're any good for things like chest and legs? I've got pretty light skin and very dark hair, and no hrt (not sure when).

Any experiences would be helpful: What have non-sponsored people seen?

Follow up: seems like feedback is fairly roughly split between "home IPL provides benefits I find useful" and "home IPL is not worth the money" 🤣. The only machine mentioned more than once is the Braun series 5. Everybody appears to agree laser is faster and more permanent, which I expected.

Unexpectedly I also got a lot of "HRT helped my body hair issues substantially". I knew it affected it, and for a while I thought it was a prereq for laser (it isn't). 🧵

There was also a showing of support for simpler hair removal methods: some chemical depilatory (e.g. nair), some waxing, some mechanical epilator. Nobody mentioned sugaring which is how I do my legs right now, but I would lump that generally with waxing, it's a sibling or cousin to waxing.

Also there's apparently a home laser (real laser, not IPL) but it is apparently weak and more for small areas or spot treatments.

Thanks everyone who took the time to respond! It's helpful having more data!

@Terra what a douche nozzle. Who even talks like that?

@Terra well when you phrase it like that... Maybe I'm not as bi/pan as I thought...