Various types of hormones and medications one can take for transition
Hormones
Name | Brands/Generics* | Forms | Use |
Estrogen (aka "E") | Estrace, Estradiol | Pill, injectable, cream. | Primary feminising hormone. |
Testosterone? (aka "T") | | Pill, Injectable, cream. | Primary masculinising hormone. |
Progesterone? | | Pill, injectable, cream. | Another feminising hormone. |
(*) Order of Brands/Generics in no way suggests one is better than the other.
Anti-androgyns:
Name | Brands/Generics* | Forms | Primary Use |
Finasteride | Proscar, Propecia | Pills | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), stopping hair loss. |
Spironolactone? | Aldacone | Pills | Lowering blood pressure. |
Cyproterone? | Androcur. | Pills | Prostate Cancer. |
Dutasteride? | Avodart | Pills | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) |
(*) Order of Brands/Generics in no way suggests one is better than the other.
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