(11-03-2018, 05:22 PM)jannet.duff Wrote: I can only speak for myself here, PM and WP was a way to test the waters to see if this low dose of estrogen would actually quiten her voice without actually admitting to my wife what I was doing, and why I was doing it.
Any real HRT is not available over the counter without a prescription in Canada, most ( if not all ) medications that do require a script will be stopped at customs, very little gets through.
Doctoronline writes out prescriptions and that way can get through customs.
You have a higher chance of your herbals being seized at customs because of some tropical disease risk for the agriculture, than you have with a simple box of Climara patches.
There are many reputed online doctor chains that will write hormones out through informed consent.
If you have a prescription I can’t see how they would seize it at customs.
Things like bovine ovary will get seized quicker, due to risks for the own cattle.
Herbs cost tons more, are unregulated and way more ineffective than actual estrogen or Estradiol which is familiar to the body and will not cause health trouble as easy as some herbs can. Pueraria can cause diarrhea, the liver will have a harder time processing it,...
Herbs are just that, herbs.
Apart from Spearmint and Peppermint, Licorice, most herbs are regarded as ineffective for someone who is AMAB. You would need to eat tons of them. Red Clover for example.
It will transition your wallet quicker than it will transition yourself.
Many people on Ainterolherbs forums have claimed that no more than AA cup was gained at doses of 4000 mg, which is nearly toxic.
1 mg of Estrace or Elleste-Solo or Estrofem or Progynova, could have done the same.
Many of those who take herbs and claim growth, also take Spironolactone, Dutasteride or Finasteride and then claim that the herb did the job while the reduction of T and DHT by the prescription medicine was to blame for the occured results / growth. Seen it often.