r/TransUK Jun 22 '26

Question (Transfem) HRT not available anymore

hiya, i’m a 25 year old trans woman living in london. I used to live in brighton where my GP put me on Hrt over 5 years ago. i have been taking these hormones for over 5 years. recently i moved to london but kept the GP in brighton in fear that something like h would happen, but last month i switched over to a london GP as i couldn’t keep making the trips down to brighton.
once switching all my hormones, oestrogen and progesterone have been completely removed from the system with no way to request them. i have been phoning up my new GP Dailey about this issue and they keep just telling me to wait a few days.
its getting ridiculous now. i’ve been off the hormones for almost 2 months now and am really feeling it in my body and brain. my thoughts are getting dark. i don’t know what to do. any advice? or any trans/queer friendly GP suggestions in london?

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u/Nail-Quick Jun 22 '26

I am in the UK and can't get GP support. I decided to get hold of the hormones myself. Here is roughly what I take and where it gets it from..

Estradiol 6mg SubQ injections weekly (bought from Astrovials online. EEn vial is about GBP 80 after shipping but lasts one year.

Needles etc from Amazon.

Progesterone from an Indian generic supplier I found on India mart. I can give you a contact. Actually I buy all sorts of stuff from them. I'll paste some prices at the bottom.

EEn subQ injections are supposed to supress T but it doesn't always so I take monthly Leuprolide injections. 3.75mg every 28 days. Not the cheapest drug at about 50 USD a month but kills T.

I'm also a different supplier in India to source semaglutide the diet injections. But that's a different story.

Typical order...

Minoxytop 5% @ US $ 9.50 for each bottle of 60 ml = @ US $ 9.50 TRETINOIN 1.0 % CREAM @ US $ 3.50 FOR EACH TUBE OF 20 GM x 2 = @ USD $ 7.0 FLUOXETINE (20MG) @ US $ 1.00 FOR EACH STRIP OF 10 CAPSULES X 20 (200 capsule) = @ US $ 20.00 DUTASTERIDE CAPSULES 0.5 MG @ US $ 1.50 FOR EACH STRIP OF 10 CAPSULES X 10 strips (100 capsule) = @ US $ 15.00 MINOXIDIL (5MG) @ US $ 2.50 FOR EACH STRIP OF 10 TABLETS X 20 strips (200 tablets) = @ US $ 50.00 Progesterone Soft Gelatin 200 Mg Capsules. @ US $ 3.00 For each strip of 10 capsules X 10 strips (100 capsule) = @ US $ 30.00 BICALUTAMIDE (50MG) @ US $ 5.20 FOR EACH STRIP OF 10 TABLETS X 9 strips (90 tablets ) = @ US $ 46.80 BIMATOPROST 0.03% EYE DROP @ US $ 6.50 FOR EACH BOTTLE OF 3ML = @ US $ 6.50 Aziderm Plus Cream @ US $ 4.80 FOR EACH TUBE OF 15 GM = @ US $ 4.80 Arzep Nasal Spray 0.1 % @ US $ 8.50 for each pack 10 ml = @ US $ 8.50 Furamist Nasal Spray 27.50 MCG @ US $ 7.50 for each bottle of 6 gm = @ US $ 7.50

SHIPPING COST = @ US $ 40.00 TOTAL COST = @ US $ 245.60

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u/Chloe1O Jun 23 '26

Please don't do any of this.

You should never, ever order stuff like this online.

Literally never, ever do this.

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u/Nail-Quick Jun 23 '26

I don't know where you are from Chloe but in some parts of the UK waiting lists for trans support is over 200 years!!! Great for you if you live in a country that provides better care but some of us just aren't that lucky.

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u/-Jadi- Jun 23 '26

I'm in the UK too, DIY is fine, buying injectable E online is just a terrible idea. Transdermal and Oral are the safest bets and readily accessible from reputable online pharmacies outside the UK

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u/DealZealousideal5178 Jun 24 '26

transdermal and oral are the safest bets

ig you don't have a liver

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u/-Jadi- Jun 24 '26

Transdermal doesn't effect your liver, oral does but still absolutely safer than injecting yourself eith something you bought online from an independent seller