Hormone Therapy Demystified: 3 Crucial Elements You NEED to Know!

Dr. Z shares three essential insights from a gender specialist based on years of experience in the transgender field regarding hormones, covering both feminizing and masculinizing hormone therapy. For individuals who identify as non-binary, treatment may involve a combination of approaches, microdosing, or other regimens tailored to achieve specific goals.

Information about hormones saturates the internet, and a common pattern emerges: people see transformation posts discussing exact doses and blood level numbers, then attempt to replicate those results with their own providers. While this impulse is natural—similar to wanting to replicate someone else's successful weight loss approach—hormone therapy operates as a completely different game requiring individualized strategy.

The overarching essential involves clarifying overall goals before starting or continuing hormone therapy. Each person has different objectives, whether physical changes, psychological relief from dysphoria, or both. Without clear destination, recognizing arrival becomes impossible.

Watch to learn critical insights about hormone therapy that transcend standard dosing protocols and embrace individualized treatment approaches.