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WARNING!  Don’t Play Doctor With Your HRT.
Dr. Natalia P Zhikhareva Dr. Natalia P Zhikhareva

WARNING! Don’t Play Doctor With Your HRT.

Starting hormone transition is often the first step on the road to your true gender identity. Here is why it is important to have your HRT regiment to follow and why it can be dangerous to start listening to others on social media.

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Trans Women | The Ugly Truth Behind Spiro.
Dr. Natalia P Zhikhareva Dr. Natalia P Zhikhareva

Trans Women | The Ugly Truth Behind Spiro.

Spironolactone or Spiro is an androgen blocker for feminizing HRT. If only it didn’t come at such high cost to your physical AND mental health! Here are the reasons why it is so bad for you.

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Best Way to Come Out at Work as a Transgender Person.
Dr. Natalia P Zhikhareva Dr. Natalia P Zhikhareva

Best Way to Come Out at Work as a Transgender Person.

Coming out at work is scary. It feels terrifying. It gives you cold feet. Makes you sweat. Over many years as a gender therapist, I have found one method that works the best when coming out at work as a transgender.

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Top 12 Myths About Injections for MtF Trans People!
Dr. Natalia P Zhikhareva Dr. Natalia P Zhikhareva

Top 12 Myths About Injections for MtF Trans People!

The #1 misconception I hear from medical providers is that there is no difference between the injectable and the oral method of administering estrogen.  Here is why injections are better.

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Can We All Fit Under One Transgender Umbrella?
Dr. Natalia P Zhikhareva Dr. Natalia P Zhikhareva

Can We All Fit Under One Transgender Umbrella?

I been hearing a controversy from the trans people about the use of terminology to describe the trans experience. Those considering or in the process of gender transition from one binary to another, having to share an umbrella with others who have no interest in transition, is confusing. 

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5 Benefits of Transgender Support Group!
Dr. Natalia P Zhikhareva Dr. Natalia P Zhikhareva

5 Benefits of Transgender Support Group!

Gender transition is challenging. Heck, it is frustrating. Especially when you are dealing with gender dysphoria. Here are benefits of transgender support group.

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