Confused about the terms natural, bioidentical, and plant-based as they apply to menopause hormone therapy? I've got you covered! vajenda.substack.com/p/natural-bi...
Natural, Bioidentical, Plant-Based...Oh My!
Decoding the marketing behind menopause hormone therapy
vajenda.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Confused about the terms natural, bioidentical, and plant-based as they apply to menopause hormone therapy? I've got you covered! vajenda.substack.com/p/natural-bi...
Novo Nordisk, based in the Copenhagen suburb of Bagsværd, makes Ozempic, Wegovy, and about one-third of the world's anti-diabetic drugs, including multiple formulations of insulin.
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www.novonordisk.com/our-products...
Our medicines | Diabetes medications | Obesity medication
Overview of our diabetes medications, obesity medication and also medicines within haemophilia, human growth hormone and hormone replacement therapy.
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January 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Novo Nordisk, based in the Copenhagen suburb of Bagsværd, makes Ozempic, Wegovy, and about one-third of the world's anti-diabetic drugs, including multiple formulations of insulin.
www.novonordisk.com/our-products...
www.novonordisk.com/our-products...
Not to mention many of the hormone levels are based on standards of whiteness and can often exclude intersex folks and women of color.
August 16, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Not to mention many of the hormone levels are based on standards of whiteness and can often exclude intersex folks and women of color.
🏳️⚧️ For US-based trans, nonbinary, and gender-diverse people:
Point of Pride’s HRT Access Fund is now open for application until June 30, 2025.
The recipients of this fund will be provided with 12 months of HRT-related care via the organization.
More info:
www.pointofpride.org/hrt-access-f...
Point of Pride’s HRT Access Fund is now open for application until June 30, 2025.
The recipients of this fund will be provided with 12 months of HRT-related care via the organization.
More info:
www.pointofpride.org/hrt-access-f...
Financial aid for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) by Point of Pride
Point of Pride's HRT Access Fund provides 12 months of free medical care for trans folks seeking gender-affirming hormone therapy (HRT).
www.pointofpride.org
May 20, 2025 at 5:35 AM
🏳️⚧️ For US-based trans, nonbinary, and gender-diverse people:
Point of Pride’s HRT Access Fund is now open for application until June 30, 2025.
The recipients of this fund will be provided with 12 months of HRT-related care via the organization.
More info:
www.pointofpride.org/hrt-access-f...
Point of Pride’s HRT Access Fund is now open for application until June 30, 2025.
The recipients of this fund will be provided with 12 months of HRT-related care via the organization.
More info:
www.pointofpride.org/hrt-access-f...
Trump and Hegseth want men to take risky testosterone boosters. It’s all based on shoddy science
Trump and Hegseth want men to take risky testosterone boosters. It’s all based on shoddy science
Hoping to win back male voters, the Trump White House is pushing the regressive idea that one hormone could be a magic elixir of masculinity
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Trump and Hegseth want men to take risky testosterone boosters. It’s all based on shoddy science
Simple neuroscience-based hack for anxiety:
🌿go & be in a place with plants & trees for 15 mins
🌳You'll inhale plant oils(phytoncides) from foliage
📉your stress hormone(cortisol) will drop significantly
Many of our brain pathways evolved to motivate us to forage for plants-they're still very active
🌿go & be in a place with plants & trees for 15 mins
🌳You'll inhale plant oils(phytoncides) from foliage
📉your stress hormone(cortisol) will drop significantly
Many of our brain pathways evolved to motivate us to forage for plants-they're still very active
April 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Simple neuroscience-based hack for anxiety:
🌿go & be in a place with plants & trees for 15 mins
🌳You'll inhale plant oils(phytoncides) from foliage
📉your stress hormone(cortisol) will drop significantly
Many of our brain pathways evolved to motivate us to forage for plants-they're still very active
🌿go & be in a place with plants & trees for 15 mins
🌳You'll inhale plant oils(phytoncides) from foliage
📉your stress hormone(cortisol) will drop significantly
Many of our brain pathways evolved to motivate us to forage for plants-they're still very active
Listen to me y’all: Always fit a protein into your depression meals.
ALWAYS
Plant-based, animal, idc. Your brain NEEDS protein to deal with what you are dealing with
If you are dealing with triggers & traumas, put a protein in all your meals to reduce the cortisol (stress hormone) in your body
ALWAYS
Plant-based, animal, idc. Your brain NEEDS protein to deal with what you are dealing with
If you are dealing with triggers & traumas, put a protein in all your meals to reduce the cortisol (stress hormone) in your body
February 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Listen to me y’all: Always fit a protein into your depression meals.
ALWAYS
Plant-based, animal, idc. Your brain NEEDS protein to deal with what you are dealing with
If you are dealing with triggers & traumas, put a protein in all your meals to reduce the cortisol (stress hormone) in your body
ALWAYS
Plant-based, animal, idc. Your brain NEEDS protein to deal with what you are dealing with
If you are dealing with triggers & traumas, put a protein in all your meals to reduce the cortisol (stress hormone) in your body
For non-binary people they were even more tricky - looking for studies that focus ONLY on non-binary people. Of course these do not exist, because clinics divide people based on their hormone they are taking, not by their identity.
March 10, 2026 at 9:17 AM
For non-binary people they were even more tricky - looking for studies that focus ONLY on non-binary people. Of course these do not exist, because clinics divide people based on their hormone they are taking, not by their identity.
when i talk about the life-altering physical and psychological damage done to me by estrogen-based puberty, i don't blame the fucking hormone. but when the "detrans" people start running their mouths, it's always "this hormone ruined my body." funny how that works.
February 1, 2026 at 2:56 PM
when i talk about the life-altering physical and psychological damage done to me by estrogen-based puberty, i don't blame the fucking hormone. but when the "detrans" people start running their mouths, it's always "this hormone ruined my body." funny how that works.
every endocrinologist I've ever seen for HRT has tried to enforce an arbitrary maximum hormone level based on health risks associated with archaic forms of HRT that haven't been prescribed in years but not a single one has been concerned about minimum levels for my health, much less my transition
March 2, 2026 at 1:07 PM
every endocrinologist I've ever seen for HRT has tried to enforce an arbitrary maximum hormone level based on health risks associated with archaic forms of HRT that haven't been prescribed in years but not a single one has been concerned about minimum levels for my health, much less my transition
4. NYU Langone still prescribes puberty blockers and hormone therapy to cisgender people. It cut these treatments only for trans youth. Providing a service to one group and withholding it from another based on gender identity is textbook public accommodation discrimination under NYC law.
www.nyc.gov
April 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
4. NYU Langone still prescribes puberty blockers and hormone therapy to cisgender people. It cut these treatments only for trans youth. Providing a service to one group and withholding it from another based on gender identity is textbook public accommodation discrimination under NYC law.
april 27th (i've been down for the count), WA's governor signed into law a bill allowing anyone with a hormone therapy prescription to access A 12-MONTH SUPPLY all at once. trans folks, cis folks, cancer patients. in effect 07/27.
it's a big deal—especially as trans HRT restrictions may be coming.🧵
it's a big deal—especially as trans HRT restrictions may be coming.🧵
May 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
april 27th (i've been down for the count), WA's governor signed into law a bill allowing anyone with a hormone therapy prescription to access A 12-MONTH SUPPLY all at once. trans folks, cis folks, cancer patients. in effect 07/27.
it's a big deal—especially as trans HRT restrictions may be coming.🧵
it's a big deal—especially as trans HRT restrictions may be coming.🧵
"A study of more than 26,000 women upended that idea, linking two different types of hormone pills to higher rates of stroke, blood clots, breast cancer and other serious risks."
This will hurt women who are looking for help.
RFK Jr. is using the guise of compassion against us to sell more drugs.
This will hurt women who are looking for help.
RFK Jr. is using the guise of compassion against us to sell more drugs.
FDA will remove long-standing warning from hormone-based menopause drugs, citing benefits for women
The Food and Drug Administration says it will remove a long-standing warning from hormone-based drugs used to treat menopause symptoms in women.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"A study of more than 26,000 women upended that idea, linking two different types of hormone pills to higher rates of stroke, blood clots, breast cancer and other serious risks."
This will hurt women who are looking for help.
RFK Jr. is using the guise of compassion against us to sell more drugs.
This will hurt women who are looking for help.
RFK Jr. is using the guise of compassion against us to sell more drugs.
Study finds estrogen-based hormone therapies could protect brain health in older women news.ku.edu/news/article...
#Alzheimers #dementia #WomensHealth #science
#Alzheimers #dementia #WomensHealth #science
Study finds estrogen-based hormone therapies could protect brain health in older women
Click for more on research in NeuroImage
news.ku.edu
June 25, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Study finds estrogen-based hormone therapies could protect brain health in older women news.ku.edu/news/article...
#Alzheimers #dementia #WomensHealth #science
#Alzheimers #dementia #WomensHealth #science
HOWEVER: Tregs are based exclusively on sex, NOT on gender. It's not related to hormone levels at all; rather, levels are an X-linked trait. Genetics, in this case, over hormone levels.
September 23, 2026 at 8:02 PM
HOWEVER: Tregs are based exclusively on sex, NOT on gender. It's not related to hormone levels at all; rather, levels are an X-linked trait. Genetics, in this case, over hormone levels.
based on actual interactions
![XKCD "experts" comic/meme:
"[transition healthcare] is second nature to us [trans people,] so it's easy to forget that the average [cis friend] probably only knows that hormone replacement therapy stimulates breast growth."
"And [realizes when we've had FFS] of course."
"Of course"
Even when they're trying to compensate for it, [trans women] wildly overestimate the average person's familiarity with their [healthcare].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g2nrqauct55qb6tcpepoo3dr/bafkreibq2huwoqqnpe674uui4jzz24bi55d4abzypfttuvaqgwf66raogm)
March 25, 2026 at 6:39 AM
based on actual interactions
adjusting my hormone doses solely based on the number and duration of mysterious minor bruises and cuts appear on my calves and forearms throughout the month
September 29, 2026 at 3:40 PM
adjusting my hormone doses solely based on the number and duration of mysterious minor bruises and cuts appear on my calves and forearms throughout the month
Study ties estrogen-based menopausal hormone therapy to lower Alzheimer’s risk med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...
#Alzheimers #dementia #WomensHealth #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence #Blues
#Alzheimers #dementia #WomensHealth #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence #Blues
Study ties estrogen-based menopausal hormone therapy to lower Alzheimer’s risk
Some studies have reported that menopausal hormone therapy raises dementia risk. A new study that analyzed Alzheimer’s-disease hallmarks in autopsied brains indicates the opposite.
med.stanford.edu
August 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Study ties estrogen-based menopausal hormone therapy to lower Alzheimer’s risk med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...
#Alzheimers #dementia #WomensHealth #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence #Blues
#Alzheimers #dementia #WomensHealth #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence #Blues
My life has already changed.
I've already made significant life decisions based on my concerns about censorship of my trans news site and potential loss of access to hormone therapy.
I've already made significant life decisions based on my concerns about censorship of my trans news site and potential loss of access to hormone therapy.
There are some who say “your life won’t change much when trump is President” and I get why they’re saying that in the sense that I’m well off and a citizen who was born here to parents who aren’t gonna be deported either, but all else aside fuck yourself, I have a conscience
January 6, 2025 at 11:09 AM
My life has already changed.
I've already made significant life decisions based on my concerns about censorship of my trans news site and potential loss of access to hormone therapy.
I've already made significant life decisions based on my concerns about censorship of my trans news site and potential loss of access to hormone therapy.
A hallmark of conspiracy theories is obsession with cover-ups and "censorship" over actual evidence of their core claims.
If kids were being rushed into surgeries, these articles would show it! Instead they are relitigating arcane academic drama about a review not getting published.
If kids were being rushed into surgeries, these articles would show it! Instead they are relitigating arcane academic drama about a review not getting published.
June 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A hallmark of conspiracy theories is obsession with cover-ups and "censorship" over actual evidence of their core claims.
If kids were being rushed into surgeries, these articles would show it! Instead they are relitigating arcane academic drama about a review not getting published.
If kids were being rushed into surgeries, these articles would show it! Instead they are relitigating arcane academic drama about a review not getting published.
The Disqualified Based on Racist Hormone Level Analytics Surfer
December 13, 2023 at 7:59 PM
The Disqualified Based on Racist Hormone Level Analytics Surfer
They found a steroid hormone based on me
Shortisol
👉😎👉
Shortisol
👉😎👉
April 15, 2026 at 8:17 PM
They found a steroid hormone based on me
Shortisol
👉😎👉
Shortisol
👉😎👉
A difficult day-my symptoms of PMDD are severe(hormone-based condition linked to autism-a disability in the UK). I’m not kind to myself on days when it stops me being able to work-I need a far kinder inner monologue.Been longing to embroider one of my jumpers,so might begin,to try to lift my mood 🌿
September 24, 2026 at 8:51 PM
A difficult day-my symptoms of PMDD are severe(hormone-based condition linked to autism-a disability in the UK). I’m not kind to myself on days when it stops me being able to work-I need a far kinder inner monologue.Been longing to embroider one of my jumpers,so might begin,to try to lift my mood 🌿
That's pretty based. BTW if you ever want to get better at software engineering, I can suggest a really good hormone cocktail.
Lmao 😂
Nah, I'm fine, but thanks for letting me know. What you said stands on its merits and I don't feel uncomfortable RT'ing it just because I'd probably not RT most of your stuff.
I don't feel embarrassed at agreeing with someone who posts adult content 🙂
Nah, I'm fine, but thanks for letting me know. What you said stands on its merits and I don't feel uncomfortable RT'ing it just because I'd probably not RT most of your stuff.
I don't feel embarrassed at agreeing with someone who posts adult content 🙂
May 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
That's pretty based. BTW if you ever want to get better at software engineering, I can suggest a really good hormone cocktail.