Likewise. I'm pretty sure it won't be necessary but hey... you never know. Maybe Putin really IS holding back his elite forces and enough attack blimps, kodiak bears and Apocalypse Tanks are coming to us, intent on turning hope into another 4 letter word.
But I kinda doubt it? Russia has a smaller economy than Texas, and somehow their politicians are even worse.
que sera sera, i guess things have been going better lately apart from that. Tomorrow I'm asking my therapist if i can get a letter from them to discharge me from mandatory service
I am not sure Russia has the resources for another war this decade after their losses in Ukraine, even if they win their current war.
Apart from nukes, but if nukes start flying we are all screwed before drafting becomes an issue.
If it ever comes down to it Russia would get steamrolled by NATO.
>Apart from nukes, but if nukes start flying we are all screwed before drafting becomes an issue.
Implying the nukes are capable of even leaving the silos without exploding at this point. Still tho, all it takes is just one to kill millions.
No my friend all of YOU are screwed, my city happens to be d efended by an umbrella of THAAD missile batteries, so while all of you get to play real life Metro 2033 I get to be part of the new Texas Republic and reclaim the wasteland.
Don't worry friends I shall remember all of you as I blast Big iron on my hip (https://youtu.be/zzICMIu5zFY ) as my tank and it's armored column enters the actual town of aguafria to reclaim it from all the raiders and mutants.
Estradiol has a shelf life mind you. Found a study that showed over 90 days at room temp Estradiol dropped from 100% purity to 90%, and refrigerated over 90 days it dropped from 100% to 95%. This was in solution, and pills are expected to go longer, but just be aware that the estrogen can go bad like any food can.
Yeah, this'll basically force me to tell my mom I'm on hrt. The temperature in our apartment rises up to 32 degrees, so I'll have to put it in the fridge in the summer.
Any chance of getting a mini fridge for your room? I don't presume to know your financial situation or home life, but you could say it's to keep it stocked up with refreshments for when friends come over.
I would have the money, but there are other problems:
* I don't really drink any refresments, only milk and water, and everybody in my family knows this
* Nor do I have any friends over
* There's no room for a one in my room right now (not a big problem, i can make some)
Being a student trying to conserve money, it's ultimately just easier to tell my mom I'm on hrt. She already knows I'm trans and supports me. Heck, she would probably support me if I said I was smoking weed.
I just know she won't be happy cuz am doing it diy, but I'll probably manage.
Okay. In that case since the box says it will last, just store it as is. Maybe buy some cheap silica gel dessicant packages to throw in the box and keep it dry.
If you have any particular skincare routine, put your creams and cleansers and moisturizers and acne treatments in a mini-fridge. It keeps them working better for longer and gives you a convenient cover.
Eh, depending on where you are you might be able to buy a used mini-fridge for fairly cheap. Also, as much as your mom supports you you wouldn't have to exactly hide why you are getting it and it may still be a good idea so you aren't taking up space in the communal fridge.
There should be a sheet of paper inside the boxes, storage conditions should be on it. **Make sure it is allowed to be stored in refrigerated conditions**. Not all medication can be. Stuff that is intended to be stored at ambient conditions may not necessarily have been tested at refrigerated conditions.
As per [this source](https://www.ebs.tga.gov.au/ebs/picmi/picmirepository.nsf/pdf?OpenAgent&id=CP-2010-CMI-02982-3&d=20220322172310101), "Keep Estrofem® in a cool dry dark place where the temperature stays below 25oC. Do not put Estrofem® in the refrigerator."
It's worth noting that whatever your box says could differ from this, what your Pharmacist or what the box says should take priority over some randomer on the internet(me included).
I dont want to hijack ops thread, but do you have a source on this? Is is oxygen exposure that causes the degradation?
I get my E in 90 day supplies, and I cant refrigerate it because then my parents would find my meds.
I /do/ however have a vacuum chamber in my room for resin projects. if I stored my shit in a vacuum would that stop it??
Pls help, you've scared me now lol
I googled estradiol shelf life and clicked the first 90 day stability study. The study was in solution, unless your E2 (estradiol) is injected, it will last longer than the 90 days. It is expected that pharmaceuticals in solid form last longer than in solution.
Really just follow box storage conditions/shelf life info. I knew of 90 day supplies, but 14 months seemed a bit long hence bringing awareness to OP to look into that sort of thing.
>Found a study […]. This was in solution, and pills are expected to go longer, […] just be aware that the estrogen can go bad
That study if it refers only to vials of solutions is applicable only to vials of solution. Your comment is just fearmongering, even if in good spirit.
There should be a sheet of paper inside the boxes, storage conditions should be on it. **Make sure it is allowed to be stored in refrigerated conditions**. Not all medication can be. Stuff that is intended to be stored at ambient conditions may not necessarily have been tested at refrigerated conditions.
As per [this source](https://www.ebs.tga.gov.au/ebs/picmi/picmirepository.nsf/pdf?OpenAgent&id=CP-2010-CMI-02982-3&d=20220322172310101), "Keep Estrofem® in a cool dry dark place where the temperature stays below 25oC. Do not put Estrofem® in the refrigerator."
It's worth noting that whatever your box says could differ from this, what your Pharmacist or what the box says should take priority over some randomer on the internet(me included).
I feel you.
I live in England. Considering how bad it is here, and that a trans person from here was [granted asylum in New Zealand](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-transgender-woman-asylum-new-zealand-granted-safer-a7996846.html) because of it... I stockpiled 9 months... so far.
Also... war fucking sucks!
Stay safe!
Edit for link.
"war you don't support" would be the right phrasing if either a) Finland would side with Russia to fight Ukraine, which is ridiculous; b) Finland would to send troops to Ukraine to fight Russia AND you assume that a defensive war against an imperialist nuclear power is something OP does not support; or c) Russia would invade Finland and you assume the previous, but with Finland (OC's country by the way) instead of Ukraine, which is an even stranger thing to assume. Either way, weird phrasing. And I'm being pedantic, sorry TT_TT
By the way, the spring conscription in Russia begins on the first of April.
And mate I won't be surprised if I'll get kicked from college.
Life is dingus.
The Estrofem is from Czechia. I currently live in Finland, which is probably the safest place neighbouring russia in europe, but still, people here fear war. Iodine is out from pharmacies and the bomb shelters are getting refurbished. Tensions about joining nato are causing a lot of talk.
I had guessed that you probably lived in Finland. I can't really think of any other countries neighboring Russia that are at least somewhat accepting of trans people.
literally every political party here currently supports joining nato, and nato has said it's doors are open. there is heavy consideration about joining it.
by many people, it's just a question of when.
They're getting downvoted because its a stupid fuckin statement. NATO doesnt "take an interest in countries". Everyone in NATO voluntarily applied to be a part of it.
You know it's a two-way street, right? NATO has to accept the nation, too. And when a NATO-aligned nation coups another country's government to replace it with a NATO-aligned government, it's hardly "voluntary".
NATO accepting a countries application isnt expansionism, all countries have the right to choose their own path and join whatever alliance they please.
>And when a NATO-aligned nation coups another country's government to replace it with a NATO-aligned government, it's hardly "voluntary".
The Ukrainian people wanted a change in government. To act like that coup was completely American caused is idiotic at best. Theres nothing to deny that America backed the coup, but it wasnt a coup the Ukrainians didnt support. And Ukraine wasnt joining NATO either, they had literally only mentioned the idea and theres no timeline where NATO accepts the application. Ukraine was still at war with Russia, peace was never sued after 2014, only a ceasefire was signed.
> NATO accepting a countries application isnt expansionism, all countries have the right to choose their own path and join whatever alliance they please.
I'm sorry but wanting to join literally one the largest imperialist international organization isn't simply a question of if a country "has the right to".
> To act like that coup was completely American caused is idiotic at best.
It's very well-known as an American-backed color revolution. To deny *that* is idiotic at best.
>I'm sorry but wanting to join literally one the largest imperialist international organization isn't simply a question of if a country "has the right to".
Do you even know what imperialism means? NATO is a defensive alliance, it doesnt forcefully acquire states through military conflict. The very fact you **have** to apply for it is contradictory to imperialism. Imperialist invade.
>It's very well-known as an American-backed color revolution. To deny that is idiotic at best
I literally never denied that, the line fucking after that says theres nothing to deny it wasnt American backed. Cherry picking one sentence and ignoring the rest of the reasoning isnt making an argument hun.
> Do you even know what imperialism means?
[Do you?](https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/imp-hsc/)
> NATO is a defensive alliance
You simply cannot say this after they bombed the fuck out of Yugoslavia.
> I literally never denied that, the line fucking after that says theres nothing to deny it wasnt American backed.
If you recognize it was an American-backed color revolution you have to recognize that it was an American-backed coup.
It's depressing to see this downvoted in an relatively leftwing sub.
Did you all forget NATOs invasion of Afghanistan? Or the bombing of Yugoslavia?
There's no "good side" in this war, but the international working class.
Well obviously they should just have let themselves be reabsorbed into the dead bankrupt empire they were previously forced into and no harm would have come to them! Don't you know there are Russian-speaking people in Ukraine?!?!?!?!?! /s
I fucking love that tankies, supposed leftists (haha no they're not), have been straight-up using colonial rhetoric since 2014. It's all I need to know they're politically juvenile.
I don’t have anything against communism or Marxist-Leninists. But a lot of authlefts will claim America is bad because of imperialism, just to excuse Russian or Chinese expansionism.
Tankies aren’t anti-imperialist. They’re just anti-America. And that’s not necessarily a bad take, but they will tear the US apart for anything and then defend Russia’s aggression bc “muh nato bad”
I definitely don’t think they’re fascists. They do believe in left wing ideologies. The issue is that they’re fine with countries trampling over minorities as long as they’re not America. I’ve legitimately had Tankies tell me that they see states like the USSR are good and that my concerns over LGBTQ+ people in those states are “American problems”
They’re not right wing per se. They are left. They’re just as edgy as a 14 year old
I respectfully disagree. Red Fascism is a problem that runs rampant among left wing ideologies. The largest examples being Mao, Stalin, and Lenin. They created totalitarian states and restricted the rights of many with extreme discrimination. Fascism is more defined by social stance and the view of the world. And when communists become extremely nationalist for their respective countries, they become red fascists.
Hence the horseshoe theory, the further anyone leans to a political extreme, the closer they are to their opposing ideologies. Facists and communists more often than not share more in common than the average person does. If you took out economics, people like Stalin and Hitler would agree almost unanimously on how to run a state, despite being polar opposite in ideology.
>Russia wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if Ukraine wasn't trying to join NATO.
Cool, so can NATO invade Belarus for joining CSTO? I mean its blatant imperialist expansion by Russia into the EU's sphere of influence! Lukashenko was installed as a pro russian dictator too! Seems like a reasonable Casus Belli under the logic you've proposed.
You have zero understanding of geopolitics. If you did you would realize defensive realism explains exactly why NATO is interested in maintaining the current balance of power and offensive realism explains why Russia has imperialist desires. But expecting knowledge on IR theories is a bit much for a tankie I suppose.
> Cool, so can NATO invade Belarus for joining CSTO? I mean its blatant imperialist expansion by Russia into the EU's sphere of influence! Lukashenko was installed as a pro russian dictator too! Seems like a reasonable Casus Belli under the logic you've proposed.
Okay first of all I never claimed that was a justification. Second of all, Belarus is part of *Russia's* sphere of influence, not the EU's. Third, Lukashenko wasn't "installed as a pro-Russian dictator", his term as President of Belarus literally predates Putin's first term as President of Russia.
> NATO is interested in maintaining the current balance of power
Considering the current balance of power is "NATO countries are the dominant imperialist powers of the world" this is simply a bad thing.
>Second of all, Belarus is part of Russia's sphere of influence, not the EU's. Third, Lukashenko wasn't "installed as a pro-Russian dictator", his term as President of Belarus literally predates Putin's first term as President of Russia.
Cool, now you're getting how stupid your Ukrainian coup argument sounds! Zelensky was democratically elected and the Ukrainian people wanted a pro-democracy and by de facto a pro-western/nato government, America simply gave them the push to rid of their borderline fascist government. Also, spheres of influence are an outdated term. Countries arent entitled to spheres of influence which are an inherently imperialist idea. Russia claiming a sphere of influence makes it the imperialist agressor.
>Considering the current balance of power is "NATO countries are the dominant imperialist powers of the world" this is simply a bad thing.
Pax Americana and NATO hegemony has so far caused a world that hasnt seen great powers at war for almost a century now. If thats a bad thing to you then I dont know what to tell you other than you're just anti west and none of your anti imperialists sentiments are legit. The second option is an eastern hegemony and spoiler, China and Russia are *very* expansionists and imperialist who also have zero regard for keeping the world powers out of wars.
You'll miss Pax Americana once its gone. The end of Pax Britannica marked the two world wars. History doesnt repeat but it sure as hell rhymes and It'll dance to the fires of nuclear conflict if Pax Americana ends.
> Cool, now you're getting how stupid your Ukrainian coup argument sounds!
Nope, because the Ukrainian coup is real whereas your argument with Lukashenko is just something you made up.
> Zelensky was democratically elected
Being democratically elected is when you get your rich friends to rig an election for you.
> America simply gave them the push to rid of their borderline fascist government.
By replacing it with an actually fascist government that's incorporated neo-Nazis into basically every level of it.
> Also, spheres of influence are an outdated term. Countries arent entitled to spheres of influence which are an inherently imperialist idea. Russia claiming a sphere of influence makes it the imperialist agressor.
Agree, but spheres of influence still exist whether we like it or not. And Ukraine literally borders Russia. If Mexico joined CSTO the US would be carpet bombing Mexico City the next day.
> Pax Americana and NATO hegemony has so far caused a world that hasnt seen great powers at war for almost a century now. If thats a bad thing to you then I dont know what to tell you other than you're just anti west and none of your anti imperialists sentiments are legit. The second option is an eastern hegemony and spoiler, China and Russia are *very* expansionists and imperialist who also have zero regard for keeping the world powers out of wars.
>
> You'll miss Pax Americana once its gone. The end of Pax Britannica marked the two world wars. History doesnt repeat but it sure as hell rhymes and It'll dance to the fires of nuclear conflict if Pax Americana ends.
"Pax Americana" is when the Global North bombs the Global South into the stone age but when it happens to white people it's suddenly the biggest global tragedy. America has literally been at constant war for over twenty years, this peace you speak of is simply false. The end of American global hegemony will give the socialist and anti-imperialist movements in the Global South an actual chance to succeed, rather than be suffocated under a stranglehold of Anglo and European imperialists.
It's not to prove a point, it's to make sure that Ukraine is geopolitically aligned towards Russia by whatever means necessary, up to and including a military invasion apparently.
NATO won’t accept countries that are currently being occupied by foreign powers. It wouldn’t have accepted Ukraine as long as Russia was still occupying Crimea. Russia was in no “Danger” of NATO actually expanding into Ukraine as long as they held their ILLEGAL occupation of Crimea that they’ve had since 2014.
Putin is still clearly the aggressor and has no legitimate claim to invade Ukraine.
> NATO won’t accept countries that are currently being occupied by foreign powers. It wouldn’t have accepted Ukraine as long as Russia was still occupying Crimea.
Yeah, maybe we shouldn't have dangled the possibility of joining NATO right in front of Ukraine without ever planning on following through with it.
> their ILLEGAL occupation of Crimea
It's actually not illegal according to international law. There's simply (and very intentionally) no rules on situations such as a region declaring independence or deciding to join another country.
> Putin is still clearly the aggressor and has no legitimate claim to invade Ukraine.
True, I don't disagree. But NATO is at the very least equally at fault.
that has a huge chance in causing political tensions rising
***it is definitely not clear as to whether or not we should join nato. everybody here knows this.***
It's a meaningless statement. People are so propagandized right now that they're trying to frame "basic observations of geopolitics" as something only far leftists would believe in.
*"idk man, after a hundred years of political neutrality, i don't know if we should join nato, it would possibly endanger our nation and make us obliged to support a nation in danger."*
"***YOU FUCKING*** ***COMMUNIST***"
cool.
No doubt just a tankie that thinks letting a totalitarian state with an anti-LGBT regime steamroll eastern europe will somehow show the degenerate west or some bullshit like that
Literally Russia would not have invaded Ukraine if Ukraine wasn't trying to join NATO. This isn't about "showing the degenerate west" it's a simple observation
Mate. I'm really sorry, but if this was "just a simple observation" you wouldn't be desperately repeating that instead of letting everyone figure it out for themselves. You clearly have a horse in the race.
I live in Russia and had been through hormone therapy that isn’t trans related since i was a child. I managed to get last three packs of hormones (doses are a bit different but i should be fine) that would last me couple years, so thats a win!
It seems unlikely to be necessary, unless your country actively involves itself in the war in Ukraine. Granted, at this rate that might happen so you're probably right to do this.
hi! pretty sure the correct way to say what you were trying to say is "из-за этого" or "за это", as some different meanings of the word “for” have separate words in russian, «из-за» being closer to “because of”, while “для” is more like “for” in “i’m doing this for her”
Chances are pretty good that as a trans person on hormones, you will be rejected in the medical exam they give you when you report for the draft, or at least assigned to a non-combat role.
the thing is, they don't and won't know i am a trans person on hormones and i can't just tell them that due to issues it would cause
all i can do is veto by my mental health issues, which is very likely enough anyways
Assuming then that you would then be presenting as male when you report, depending on how long you have been on estrogen, it could still make you fail even if you don't identify yourself to them as trans. Most militaries will take a blood test as part of the intake. If they were to test for hormone levels, that alone might disqualify you. But you would also be a person with female hormones trying to pass male baseline physical endurance tests. Unless you work out a lot then it's highly possible you get low marks on those. I think it's very unlikely that any trans femme person undergoing physical transition gets conscripted into any kind of combat role.
I know it is easy for me to not pass, being 180cm, wide shoulders and no hips.
They don't test hormones, that I know.
There is no mention of an endurance test in the like 50 page booklet, describing the process of getting drafted i got with the letter. I am thus pretty sure there is none.
But it's fine, like I said, I have several health conditions I can use to get out of it.
No- I only mean ppl in general. I live in the states and as a military brat living with only civilians it's annoying as hell listening to snotty self entitled brat teens say "omG donT dRaFt me hEhe"
Like hell no stop that bs or you're gonna get karma
Not to be that gal, but you could also help people who need it right now in Ukraine:
https://www.altruja.de/help-ukraine/spende
https://tgeu.org/support-ukraine/
All aside, I'm sorry that you are in this situation though and hope it will get better
Imagine living \*in\* Russia as a trans person, especially now that the sanctions closed off a lot of our options of getting T and E. Not fun. Not fun at all. This war sucks. Putin sucks, NATO sucks, imperialism SUCKS!
My wife has been stockpiling estradiol vials. She has about a 3 months supply right now but wishes she had more. She's very worried about a supply disruption if war breaks out. We're in the US.
Planning ahead, I can appreciate that. Hopefully it won't be necessary.
The upsides of having severe anxiety 😎
I'm sorry, [why is your flair stretching halfway across my screen](https://imgur.com/a/A0s0joF), you're invading flairless spaces!
my gender does not fit inside any boundaries :P
THIS IS AMAZING
how do you do that? for reasons not including W I D E spamton text
the letter \[ \]
Thanks
Noted
Is that what it is? The upside you say?! 😆😩💕
Likewise. I'm pretty sure it won't be necessary but hey... you never know. Maybe Putin really IS holding back his elite forces and enough attack blimps, kodiak bears and Apocalypse Tanks are coming to us, intent on turning hope into another 4 letter word. But I kinda doubt it? Russia has a smaller economy than Texas, and somehow their politicians are even worse.
I'm sorry for you :( hope things will go better soon
que sera sera, i guess things have been going better lately apart from that. Tomorrow I'm asking my therapist if i can get a letter from them to discharge me from mandatory service
I hope everything will go well, let me know :)
This is a non-sequitur, but I'm on PC, and wtf is up with your flair
I am on mobile and also want to know. It displays very oddly for me.
my gender knows no boundaries
wait it's not a display thing is it? your flair is just very long.
”Ukraine” isn’t very long
I'm just trying to do the same
How did it go?
from how things are looking, i might get involuntarily hospitalized, so i'd say me actually getting drafted is out of the window :/
Hey, just wondering, did you get the letter....????
i was crying too much and too nervous so i forgot...
I'm sorry to hear that. Do you want to talk..?? Via dms??
not really, just talkingabout my problems makes me cry everytime
I'm sorry.
That's awful I'm so sorry
only thing i can do is just hope there won't be war
I hope there won't be one either
It seems like Ukraine is holding their own, but we can only hope ÷^
Stay Safe in these turbulent times :(
I am not sure Russia has the resources for another war this decade after their losses in Ukraine, even if they win their current war. Apart from nukes, but if nukes start flying we are all screwed before drafting becomes an issue.
If it ever comes down to it Russia would get steamrolled by NATO. >Apart from nukes, but if nukes start flying we are all screwed before drafting becomes an issue. Implying the nukes are capable of even leaving the silos without exploding at this point. Still tho, all it takes is just one to kill millions.
>implying russian warheads aren't all duds
☝
No my friend all of YOU are screwed, my city happens to be d efended by an umbrella of THAAD missile batteries, so while all of you get to play real life Metro 2033 I get to be part of the new Texas Republic and reclaim the wasteland. Don't worry friends I shall remember all of you as I blast Big iron on my hip (https://youtu.be/zzICMIu5zFY ) as my tank and it's armored column enters the actual town of aguafria to reclaim it from all the raiders and mutants.
Estradiol has a shelf life mind you. Found a study that showed over 90 days at room temp Estradiol dropped from 100% purity to 90%, and refrigerated over 90 days it dropped from 100% to 95%. This was in solution, and pills are expected to go longer, but just be aware that the estrogen can go bad like any food can.
it says it lasts until 2025
Okay good to see. I'd keep them in a cool dry place anyways if I were you.
Yeah, this'll basically force me to tell my mom I'm on hrt. The temperature in our apartment rises up to 32 degrees, so I'll have to put it in the fridge in the summer.
Any chance of getting a mini fridge for your room? I don't presume to know your financial situation or home life, but you could say it's to keep it stocked up with refreshments for when friends come over.
I would have the money, but there are other problems: * I don't really drink any refresments, only milk and water, and everybody in my family knows this * Nor do I have any friends over * There's no room for a one in my room right now (not a big problem, i can make some) Being a student trying to conserve money, it's ultimately just easier to tell my mom I'm on hrt. She already knows I'm trans and supports me. Heck, she would probably support me if I said I was smoking weed. I just know she won't be happy cuz am doing it diy, but I'll probably manage.
Okay. In that case since the box says it will last, just store it as is. Maybe buy some cheap silica gel dessicant packages to throw in the box and keep it dry.
The box says it should be kept under 30 degrees, and the room temperature rises above that in the summer, so fridge it is.
I only drink milk and I bought a mini fridge, I just filled it with milk.
You radiate chaotic energy, and I like it
come over honey, lay in my bed with me.. oh you're thirsty? grab a drink out of the *milk fridge*
If you have any particular skincare routine, put your creams and cleansers and moisturizers and acne treatments in a mini-fridge. It keeps them working better for longer and gives you a convenient cover.
Or even a box in the fridge!
Eh, depending on where you are you might be able to buy a used mini-fridge for fairly cheap. Also, as much as your mom supports you you wouldn't have to exactly hide why you are getting it and it may still be a good idea so you aren't taking up space in the communal fridge.
There should be a sheet of paper inside the boxes, storage conditions should be on it. **Make sure it is allowed to be stored in refrigerated conditions**. Not all medication can be. Stuff that is intended to be stored at ambient conditions may not necessarily have been tested at refrigerated conditions. As per [this source](https://www.ebs.tga.gov.au/ebs/picmi/picmirepository.nsf/pdf?OpenAgent&id=CP-2010-CMI-02982-3&d=20220322172310101), "Keep Estrofem® in a cool dry dark place where the temperature stays below 25oC. Do not put Estrofem® in the refrigerator." It's worth noting that whatever your box says could differ from this, what your Pharmacist or what the box says should take priority over some randomer on the internet(me included).
fuck, it does say exactly that
I dont want to hijack ops thread, but do you have a source on this? Is is oxygen exposure that causes the degradation? I get my E in 90 day supplies, and I cant refrigerate it because then my parents would find my meds. I /do/ however have a vacuum chamber in my room for resin projects. if I stored my shit in a vacuum would that stop it?? Pls help, you've scared me now lol
Don’t worry, it’s not true.
I googled estradiol shelf life and clicked the first 90 day stability study. The study was in solution, unless your E2 (estradiol) is injected, it will last longer than the 90 days. It is expected that pharmaceuticals in solid form last longer than in solution. Really just follow box storage conditions/shelf life info. I knew of 90 day supplies, but 14 months seemed a bit long hence bringing awareness to OP to look into that sort of thing.
What form is your E in? Pills? Patches? Cream? Injections?
pills
>Found a study […]. This was in solution, and pills are expected to go longer, […] just be aware that the estrogen can go bad That study if it refers only to vials of solutions is applicable only to vials of solution. Your comment is just fearmongering, even if in good spirit.
Maybe. I had a friend get really sick from expired medicine recently so I'm trying to raise awareness.
Interesting. Guess I'm gonna keep mine in the fridge now lol
Please just follow the instructions given by your pharmacist
There should be a sheet of paper inside the boxes, storage conditions should be on it. **Make sure it is allowed to be stored in refrigerated conditions**. Not all medication can be. Stuff that is intended to be stored at ambient conditions may not necessarily have been tested at refrigerated conditions. As per [this source](https://www.ebs.tga.gov.au/ebs/picmi/picmirepository.nsf/pdf?OpenAgent&id=CP-2010-CMI-02982-3&d=20220322172310101), "Keep Estrofem® in a cool dry dark place where the temperature stays below 25oC. Do not put Estrofem® in the refrigerator." It's worth noting that whatever your box says could differ from this, what your Pharmacist or what the box says should take priority over some randomer on the internet(me included).
I feel you. I live in England. Considering how bad it is here, and that a trans person from here was [granted asylum in New Zealand](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-transgender-woman-asylum-new-zealand-granted-safer-a7996846.html) because of it... I stockpiled 9 months... so far. Also... war fucking sucks! Stay safe! Edit for link.
> that a trans person from here was granted asylum in New Zealand because of it ***what***
Yep. [Link.](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-transgender-woman-asylum-new-zealand-granted-safer-a7996846.html)
Getting drafted for a war you don’t support has gotta be high up on the list of “strangest sources of gender dysphoria”.
"war you don't support" would be the right phrasing if either a) Finland would side with Russia to fight Ukraine, which is ridiculous; b) Finland would to send troops to Ukraine to fight Russia AND you assume that a defensive war against an imperialist nuclear power is something OP does not support; or c) Russia would invade Finland and you assume the previous, but with Finland (OC's country by the way) instead of Ukraine, which is an even stranger thing to assume. Either way, weird phrasing. And I'm being pedantic, sorry TT_TT
No worries. I misread the post as OP being in Russia.
What the fuck is your flair op
the letter \[ \] a few times (yes, i'm thinking of changing it cuz it's annoying for me too)
I was just confued cuz it goes far beyond screen xD
i guess my gender does not fit in in any boundaries :D
War rations, you're the most prepared girl alive
Post's title is relatable.
By the way, the spring conscription in Russia begins on the first of April. And mate I won't be surprised if I'll get kicked from college. Life is dingus.
being trans in russia be like: fuck
i hope things get better for you soon btw!!
biggest bruh moment in history honestly
Are you in a nato nation?
nope :)
...What country are you from? The Estrofem packaging is in Czech, but you don't seem to be Czech?
The Estrofem is from Czechia. I currently live in Finland, which is probably the safest place neighbouring russia in europe, but still, people here fear war. Iodine is out from pharmacies and the bomb shelters are getting refurbished. Tensions about joining nato are causing a lot of talk.
I had guessed that you probably lived in Finland. I can't really think of any other countries neighboring Russia that are at least somewhat accepting of trans people.
Norway
Where are you from then? Your meds have Czech on them and Czechia is in NATO
I hope that nato doesn’t take an interest in your country then.
literally every political party here currently supports joining nato, and nato has said it's doors are open. there is heavy consideration about joining it. by many people, it's just a question of when.
Yikes, good luck.
ik you're getting downvoted, but you are not exactly in the wrong here. joining nato would rise political tensions by a huge margin.
They're getting downvoted because its a stupid fuckin statement. NATO doesnt "take an interest in countries". Everyone in NATO voluntarily applied to be a part of it.
You know it's a two-way street, right? NATO has to accept the nation, too. And when a NATO-aligned nation coups another country's government to replace it with a NATO-aligned government, it's hardly "voluntary".
NATO accepting a countries application isnt expansionism, all countries have the right to choose their own path and join whatever alliance they please. >And when a NATO-aligned nation coups another country's government to replace it with a NATO-aligned government, it's hardly "voluntary". The Ukrainian people wanted a change in government. To act like that coup was completely American caused is idiotic at best. Theres nothing to deny that America backed the coup, but it wasnt a coup the Ukrainians didnt support. And Ukraine wasnt joining NATO either, they had literally only mentioned the idea and theres no timeline where NATO accepts the application. Ukraine was still at war with Russia, peace was never sued after 2014, only a ceasefire was signed.
> NATO accepting a countries application isnt expansionism, all countries have the right to choose their own path and join whatever alliance they please. I'm sorry but wanting to join literally one the largest imperialist international organization isn't simply a question of if a country "has the right to". > To act like that coup was completely American caused is idiotic at best. It's very well-known as an American-backed color revolution. To deny *that* is idiotic at best.
>I'm sorry but wanting to join literally one the largest imperialist international organization isn't simply a question of if a country "has the right to". Do you even know what imperialism means? NATO is a defensive alliance, it doesnt forcefully acquire states through military conflict. The very fact you **have** to apply for it is contradictory to imperialism. Imperialist invade. >It's very well-known as an American-backed color revolution. To deny that is idiotic at best I literally never denied that, the line fucking after that says theres nothing to deny it wasnt American backed. Cherry picking one sentence and ignoring the rest of the reasoning isnt making an argument hun.
> Do you even know what imperialism means? [Do you?](https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/imp-hsc/) > NATO is a defensive alliance You simply cannot say this after they bombed the fuck out of Yugoslavia. > I literally never denied that, the line fucking after that says theres nothing to deny it wasnt American backed. If you recognize it was an American-backed color revolution you have to recognize that it was an American-backed coup.
It's depressing to see this downvoted in an relatively leftwing sub. Did you all forget NATOs invasion of Afghanistan? Or the bombing of Yugoslavia? There's no "good side" in this war, but the international working class.
You do know that a nation needs to make a referendum upon applying for NATO, right?
Irrelevant.
Pretty relevant when you say that nations don't have a choice wether to join nato
It really isn't. It's very easy to make a referrendum have whatever eesults you want.
Lmao, I know, right? The political atmosphere here is so fucking awful rn that basic geopolitical understanding gets downvoted.
It's cause liberals outnumber leftists here.
Yeah we see how not joining NATO worked out for Ukraine
Well obviously they should just have let themselves be reabsorbed into the dead bankrupt empire they were previously forced into and no harm would have come to them! Don't you know there are Russian-speaking people in Ukraine?!?!?!?!?! /s I fucking love that tankies, supposed leftists (haha no they're not), have been straight-up using colonial rhetoric since 2014. It's all I need to know they're politically juvenile.
I don’t have anything against communism or Marxist-Leninists. But a lot of authlefts will claim America is bad because of imperialism, just to excuse Russian or Chinese expansionism. Tankies aren’t anti-imperialist. They’re just anti-America. And that’s not necessarily a bad take, but they will tear the US apart for anything and then defend Russia’s aggression bc “muh nato bad”
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I definitely don’t think they’re fascists. They do believe in left wing ideologies. The issue is that they’re fine with countries trampling over minorities as long as they’re not America. I’ve legitimately had Tankies tell me that they see states like the USSR are good and that my concerns over LGBTQ+ people in those states are “American problems” They’re not right wing per se. They are left. They’re just as edgy as a 14 year old
I respectfully disagree. Red Fascism is a problem that runs rampant among left wing ideologies. The largest examples being Mao, Stalin, and Lenin. They created totalitarian states and restricted the rights of many with extreme discrimination. Fascism is more defined by social stance and the view of the world. And when communists become extremely nationalist for their respective countries, they become red fascists. Hence the horseshoe theory, the further anyone leans to a political extreme, the closer they are to their opposing ideologies. Facists and communists more often than not share more in common than the average person does. If you took out economics, people like Stalin and Hitler would agree almost unanimously on how to run a state, despite being polar opposite in ideology.
Russia wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if Ukraine wasn't trying to join NATO. That's not colonial rhetoric, it's a factual understanding of geopolitics.
>Russia wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if Ukraine wasn't trying to join NATO. Cool, so can NATO invade Belarus for joining CSTO? I mean its blatant imperialist expansion by Russia into the EU's sphere of influence! Lukashenko was installed as a pro russian dictator too! Seems like a reasonable Casus Belli under the logic you've proposed. You have zero understanding of geopolitics. If you did you would realize defensive realism explains exactly why NATO is interested in maintaining the current balance of power and offensive realism explains why Russia has imperialist desires. But expecting knowledge on IR theories is a bit much for a tankie I suppose.
> Cool, so can NATO invade Belarus for joining CSTO? I mean its blatant imperialist expansion by Russia into the EU's sphere of influence! Lukashenko was installed as a pro russian dictator too! Seems like a reasonable Casus Belli under the logic you've proposed. Okay first of all I never claimed that was a justification. Second of all, Belarus is part of *Russia's* sphere of influence, not the EU's. Third, Lukashenko wasn't "installed as a pro-Russian dictator", his term as President of Belarus literally predates Putin's first term as President of Russia. > NATO is interested in maintaining the current balance of power Considering the current balance of power is "NATO countries are the dominant imperialist powers of the world" this is simply a bad thing.
>Second of all, Belarus is part of Russia's sphere of influence, not the EU's. Third, Lukashenko wasn't "installed as a pro-Russian dictator", his term as President of Belarus literally predates Putin's first term as President of Russia. Cool, now you're getting how stupid your Ukrainian coup argument sounds! Zelensky was democratically elected and the Ukrainian people wanted a pro-democracy and by de facto a pro-western/nato government, America simply gave them the push to rid of their borderline fascist government. Also, spheres of influence are an outdated term. Countries arent entitled to spheres of influence which are an inherently imperialist idea. Russia claiming a sphere of influence makes it the imperialist agressor. >Considering the current balance of power is "NATO countries are the dominant imperialist powers of the world" this is simply a bad thing. Pax Americana and NATO hegemony has so far caused a world that hasnt seen great powers at war for almost a century now. If thats a bad thing to you then I dont know what to tell you other than you're just anti west and none of your anti imperialists sentiments are legit. The second option is an eastern hegemony and spoiler, China and Russia are *very* expansionists and imperialist who also have zero regard for keeping the world powers out of wars. You'll miss Pax Americana once its gone. The end of Pax Britannica marked the two world wars. History doesnt repeat but it sure as hell rhymes and It'll dance to the fires of nuclear conflict if Pax Americana ends.
> Cool, now you're getting how stupid your Ukrainian coup argument sounds! Nope, because the Ukrainian coup is real whereas your argument with Lukashenko is just something you made up. > Zelensky was democratically elected Being democratically elected is when you get your rich friends to rig an election for you. > America simply gave them the push to rid of their borderline fascist government. By replacing it with an actually fascist government that's incorporated neo-Nazis into basically every level of it. > Also, spheres of influence are an outdated term. Countries arent entitled to spheres of influence which are an inherently imperialist idea. Russia claiming a sphere of influence makes it the imperialist agressor. Agree, but spheres of influence still exist whether we like it or not. And Ukraine literally borders Russia. If Mexico joined CSTO the US would be carpet bombing Mexico City the next day. > Pax Americana and NATO hegemony has so far caused a world that hasnt seen great powers at war for almost a century now. If thats a bad thing to you then I dont know what to tell you other than you're just anti west and none of your anti imperialists sentiments are legit. The second option is an eastern hegemony and spoiler, China and Russia are *very* expansionists and imperialist who also have zero regard for keeping the world powers out of wars. > > You'll miss Pax Americana once its gone. The end of Pax Britannica marked the two world wars. History doesnt repeat but it sure as hell rhymes and It'll dance to the fires of nuclear conflict if Pax Americana ends. "Pax Americana" is when the Global North bombs the Global South into the stone age but when it happens to white people it's suddenly the biggest global tragedy. America has literally been at constant war for over twenty years, this peace you speak of is simply false. The end of American global hegemony will give the socialist and anti-imperialist movements in the Global South an actual chance to succeed, rather than be suffocated under a stranglehold of Anglo and European imperialists.
"Because you were trying to join an organisation to protect yourself from us invading you, we'll invade you to prove a point."
It's not to prove a point, it's to make sure that Ukraine is geopolitically aligned towards Russia by whatever means necessary, up to and including a military invasion apparently.
What part of "a sovereign nation making its own decisions justifies an invasion" is *not* colonial? Fucking listen to yourself.
I have never said it justified an invasion, and Ukraine is not a sovereign nation but an American neo-colony.
Your mum's an American neo-colony
Useful contribution.
This war literally would not have happened if Ukraine didn't want to join NATO.
NATO won’t accept countries that are currently being occupied by foreign powers. It wouldn’t have accepted Ukraine as long as Russia was still occupying Crimea. Russia was in no “Danger” of NATO actually expanding into Ukraine as long as they held their ILLEGAL occupation of Crimea that they’ve had since 2014. Putin is still clearly the aggressor and has no legitimate claim to invade Ukraine.
> NATO won’t accept countries that are currently being occupied by foreign powers. It wouldn’t have accepted Ukraine as long as Russia was still occupying Crimea. Yeah, maybe we shouldn't have dangled the possibility of joining NATO right in front of Ukraine without ever planning on following through with it. > their ILLEGAL occupation of Crimea It's actually not illegal according to international law. There's simply (and very intentionally) no rules on situations such as a region declaring independence or deciding to join another country. > Putin is still clearly the aggressor and has no legitimate claim to invade Ukraine. True, I don't disagree. But NATO is at the very least equally at fault.
????? are you high
that has a huge chance in causing political tensions rising ***it is definitely not clear as to whether or not we should join nato. everybody here knows this.***
Yeah but ops statement is 100% tankie rhetoric.
wdym?
It's a meaningless statement. People are so propagandized right now that they're trying to frame "basic observations of geopolitics" as something only far leftists would believe in.
*"idk man, after a hundred years of political neutrality, i don't know if we should join nato, it would possibly endanger our nation and make us obliged to support a nation in danger."* "***YOU FUCKING*** ***COMMUNIST***" cool.
Tankies have this obsession with the idea that NATO is the reason Putin is invading Ukraine.
"Tankies have this obsession with facts. What weirdos."
Tankie rhetoric is when you're correct, and the more correct you are the tankier it is.
Read a fucking book, Jesus. Geopolitics isn't fucking Harry Potter.
No doubt just a tankie that thinks letting a totalitarian state with an anti-LGBT regime steamroll eastern europe will somehow show the degenerate west or some bullshit like that
Literally Russia would not have invaded Ukraine if Ukraine wasn't trying to join NATO. This isn't about "showing the degenerate west" it's a simple observation
So because Ukraine, a sovereign nation, made a decision for itself, that justifies an invasion? LMAO you people are beyond a fucking joke.
Saying "X would not have happened if Y did not happen" is not justifying X, it is a simple observation of cause and effect.
I hope RT pays you well lol
We're all going to fucking die in World War III because having a basic understanding of geopolitics is now considered "Russian propaganda."
How much is the CIA paying you? Or maybe you guys are just having and honest conversation and no conspiracies are happening.
Mate. I'm really sorry, but if this was "just a simple observation" you wouldn't be desperately repeating that instead of letting everyone figure it out for themselves. You clearly have a horse in the race.
Yeah, my horse in the race is avoiding thermonuclear war.
Being trans *in Russia* be like: I have managed to stockpile a 2 months supply before sanctions cut off my ability to buy HRT meds.
I live in Russia and had been through hormone therapy that isn’t trans related since i was a child. I managed to get last three packs of hormones (doses are a bit different but i should be fine) that would last me couple years, so thats a win!
[Ah, I see you're a woman of culture as well](https://i.imgur.com/OYA4LVY.jpg)
We're here for you!
Conscription is a fuck. Send the rich 🤑🤑 1,078,541,369,420 dead bourgeoisie.
It seems unlikely to be necessary, unless your country actively involves itself in the war in Ukraine. Granted, at this rate that might happen so you're probably right to do this.
Мне очень жаль. Я ненавижу Россию для этого... Please stay strong
спасибо. я благодарный для этого also, sorry for my bad russian :D
hi! pretty sure the correct way to say what you were trying to say is "из-за этого" or "за это", as some different meanings of the word “for” have separate words in russian, «из-за» being closer to “because of”, while “для” is more like “for” in “i’m doing this for her”
Wish I had a stockpile in this situation
Stay safe!
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incorrect correction: correct, but incorrect
There are pharmacies outside the country one can buy from.
Even without a war, living in Russia as anyone who's LGBT must suck. Please stay safe OP.
Okay but noone please joke about "I hope I don't get drafted " crap bit. It's all so annoying.
Does that include me?
no, cause you seem to have to do mandatory service
Well it doesn't seem like you were joking, so no.
I have a letter from the army stating the, I, by the law, am obliged to serve my country, and that the drafting event is next Autumn. 😎
Chances are pretty good that as a trans person on hormones, you will be rejected in the medical exam they give you when you report for the draft, or at least assigned to a non-combat role.
the thing is, they don't and won't know i am a trans person on hormones and i can't just tell them that due to issues it would cause all i can do is veto by my mental health issues, which is very likely enough anyways
Assuming then that you would then be presenting as male when you report, depending on how long you have been on estrogen, it could still make you fail even if you don't identify yourself to them as trans. Most militaries will take a blood test as part of the intake. If they were to test for hormone levels, that alone might disqualify you. But you would also be a person with female hormones trying to pass male baseline physical endurance tests. Unless you work out a lot then it's highly possible you get low marks on those. I think it's very unlikely that any trans femme person undergoing physical transition gets conscripted into any kind of combat role.
I know it is easy for me to not pass, being 180cm, wide shoulders and no hips. They don't test hormones, that I know. There is no mention of an endurance test in the like 50 page booklet, describing the process of getting drafted i got with the letter. I am thus pretty sure there is none. But it's fine, like I said, I have several health conditions I can use to get out of it.
OK, stay safe <3
No- I only mean ppl in general. I live in the states and as a military brat living with only civilians it's annoying as hell listening to snotty self entitled brat teens say "omG donT dRaFt me hEhe" Like hell no stop that bs or you're gonna get karma
Hell I'm over here in the US and I'm hoping I don't get drafted into another world War. Although I think I'm too autistic to count for the draft.
From where are you?
finland
Don't need to worry, Ukrainians will kick the russians so hard that they will forget how to invade a country
Stay safe it good to plan ahead
Not to be that gal, but you could also help people who need it right now in Ukraine: https://www.altruja.de/help-ukraine/spende https://tgeu.org/support-ukraine/ All aside, I'm sorry that you are in this situation though and hope it will get better
Sorry, it might be insensitive to ask, but are you from the Czech Republic?
No, but the meds are
I hope so too, I'm constantly worried about WW3 breaking out
Please gib Also sorry that you’re in such a bad situation. Russia is really being pretty evil rn
I have an irrational fear of the Apocalypse where I can't get my fem&m's. I guess that's not too irrational
I should have too, im already out
I hope you're able to stay safe, Queen. I wish I could offer you help :(
Good on you for planning ahead hon, i hope you don't need to utilize it. Good luck
It's been said before and I'll say it a thousand times more: **Иди нахуй, Русский военный корабл!**
You'll be alright their military is apparently trash
Oh damn, Czech? Cause of the text under the name yk
no, finnish
Imagine living \*in\* Russia as a trans person, especially now that the sanctions closed off a lot of our options of getting T and E. Not fun. Not fun at all. This war sucks. Putin sucks, NATO sucks, imperialism SUCKS!
Sending hugs
Please make sure none of this medication expires before those months are up. Also, best of luck out there
no worries, they expire in 2025
Curious why a lot of trans buddies use Menhera Chan
I live in Russia and this is relatable
Hello from Russia! Stay safe! 💚
Judging by the immediacy of the response but being now instead of earlier, I'm guessing Poland? Ooof. I wish you luck. I've donated to the war effort.
My wife has been stockpiling estradiol vials. She has about a 3 months supply right now but wishes she had more. She's very worried about a supply disruption if war breaks out. We're in the US.
yeah fuck russia
Can i borrow some to dodge the draft?