Educational Resources
Here are some helpful videos and good reads on a range of topics that may help you along in your transitional therapy. Many of these are required viewing/reading for my patients as a part of the educational process involved in their therapeutic transition. Some of these were created by myself, and some by other sources.
Also, be sure to check out the Blog for interesting transgender topics!
List of Effects of Feminizing Therapy (By Me):
List of Effects of Masculinizing Therapy (By Me):
Discussion of Effects of Masculinizing Therapy Video (By Me):
Discussion Effects of Feminizing Therapy Video (By Me):
How to do an intramuscular injection on yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0wDPZ0D9Wk
Another intramuscular injection video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgCCO9Gqt1Q
How to perform a subcutaneous injection on yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APSPbpqefKw
Another subcutaneous injection video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJd02xCNNc0
Needle & Syringe Sizes Explanation PDF:
Injection Technique And Location PDF:
Here are two excellent videos by UCSF concerning the effects of the different types of hormone transitions:
Masculinizing Therapy- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAJZ4fwTuyc
Feminizing Therapy- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJEix-i5pmE
I just love this guy, Uppercase Chase. Here is the first of a series he does of very informative Trans topic youtube videos called Trans 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRH0pwENbx8
This is a lecture by Dr William Powers who has his own method/research in gender affirming hormone therapy. It is his method I follow moreso than others in case you are wondering where I fall in my opinions on hormone dosages and levels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fefu33e8O-0&t=4579s
Here are two good reads by UCSF concerning the effects of hormone therapy:
Masculinizing Therapy- https://transcare.ucsf.edu/article/information-testosterone-hormone-therapy
Feminizing Therapy- https://transcare.ucsf.edu/article/information-estrogen-hormone-therapy