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On this mega I shall take the opportunity to rant about one of my favorite things: the Webnovel UNJUST DEPTHS!
Do you love transgenders?
Do you love communism?
Do you love queer romance?
Do you love killing fascists in a giant fucking mech?
Would a plotline with all of these things happening in a underwater retro-futuristic gundam setting intrigue you?
Especially if its actually really well written with good characters, rich worldbuilding, and a marxist leninist transfem author?
All of the answers should be: YES I DO or else I WILL BAN YOU
Since you obviously love all of those things then Unjust Depths is perfect for YOU yes YOU! It is DESTINY
The Imbrian Ocean is at a time of severe instability. The monarch of the vast Empire that spans its unjust depths (:3) is sick and nearing death, every territory of the ocean now vying to carve their own Destiny out of the chaos. From the Volk fascists 
, Zionists 
(they literally will not die why are they still here oh my god), The 'Anarchists' (social chauvanists) 
in Bosporus, and the monarchs 
of each vast noble domain, each vies for power and prestige no matter who they crush underfoot, but it would be a pretty depressing story without a bright light in the dark.
On the edge of the Empire sits the glorious Union! The (Soviet) Union 
is a socialist federation of three states (and one anarchist mountain 
)that were formerly slave colonies under the Imbrian Empire until they broke away in a fierce liberation war. They have spent the last 20 years since then building themselves up. Whether they be Human 
, Shimmi 
(Catgirls who usually follow a religion closely related to modern Islam), and Kattaran 
(a hybrid humanoid species with characteristics of sea life ranging from sharks to cuttlefish)building socialism side by side.
First lead under the revolutionary leader Dashka Kansal, then the Idealist Ahwalia who lead the country to near ruin in pursuit of building a utopia on pillars of sand, then under the scientific socialist 
leadership of the Grand Marshall of the Union, Bhavani Jayanskar (I love Jayanskar so much shes basically as if Stalin, Lenin, and Zhukov were rolled into the same person but was a black lesbian badass who wore the uniform REALLY WELL)(she aint the main character at all tho shes only in very few scenes i just love her so much). Under Jayanskar, the Union has been growing their economy to both eliminate hunger and give everyone a home 
, but also growing their military capabilities for the inevitable return of the Empire. The Union is alone, but with the people by its side nothing, not even Destiny, can snuff out true freedoms light. 
As war wages between the Empire and Republic (basically underwater USA) once more over the lands between them, the facade begins to finally crack...
And a border conflict between the Empire and Union escalate, and the dreaded reconquest begins.
Amidst this turmoil, lives our main characters (yes there are multiple and all of them are lovely). Each of whom I personally love dearly, and are very well characterized. Many are soldiers of the Union, some are scientists, some are divers (mech pilots), some are lost strands finding new meaning after joining this band of Brigands
All are Communists 
All serve the Union 
All would gladly give their lives to defending socialism 
but even they would have little inkling of the adventure set in store for them as the lands beneath the waves erupt in fire, fury, and revolt
Can these transgender badasses kick fascist ass?
Can they kiss? (oh my god please kiss ISTG THERE IS SO MUCH SHIPPING AHHHH ITS GLORIOUS)
FIND OUT HERE: https://unjustdepths.com/
please do or else I will pout incessantly
just try it pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase i need to talk to someone about it after Cromalin went AFK
(I miss her, she was a real one)
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Oh yeah my levels are in nmol/L. So estrogen is "1878 nmol/L" and testosterone is ">0.4 nmol/L". For everyone who was worried I was dead irl.
These are on provincial government letterhead which is neat. What should I do?
Fwiw I did pop an estrogen like an hour or three before this, they have never asked me not to.
you shouldnt if you want accurate levels
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it's not like they're supposed to be the health care professionals getting paid the big bucks....oh wait
I have literally no trust in any medical "professional" and will never mot doublecheck their shit.
This is the way.
fun fact, if you put the gel straight into your crotch it's 3x as effective, evidently my doctor didnt know this judging by the horrified note she put into my blood work levels. She did calculate it correctly and no one ever told me where to put the gel.
slowly collecting cheap treasure trove of estrogen gel
Fuck, you can gel your... Oh that's kind of awesome, oh I kind of fucking like that. Oh, yes.
I love that you horrified your doctor and I want that treasure trove of gel.
They refuse to give me vials because there's a risk of blood clots or whatever so fuck em, i'll fucking drink this gel if i want, bitches
There probably isn't though? Unless you have a condition but I assume doctors are just liars lmao. Based though, drink that shit!!!
there is a chance of estrogen releasing any blood clots you may have collected into your veins while being on with disgust testosterone
. But after you start on E it just kinda future proofs your veins against that shit.
I was diyselfing this with pills that did go to bloodstream though so I feel they're just being assholes about it, the fuckers. As long as the keep the hrt flowing they can suck my girl dick for all i care
A recent study found that while the rate of blood clots for transgender women on estrogen was higher than in the general population, rates of blood clots are lower in transgender women compared with premenopausal cisgender women taking oral contraceptives. In short, estrogen HRT can increase the risk of blood clots--but no more than birth control pills do.
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ah! but have you considered my doctor doesnt know jack about shit?
Well I know that
The neat thing is that I bet those studies included trans women on oral e, which has a higher risk of blood clots since it’s processed by the liver. So the actual risk of blood clots for people on sublingual or other methods is probably lower
I've heard similar for years now, a lot of the clot warning stuff dates back to the older medications (before the switch to bio identical estrogens iirc) it was more relevant, they don't tend to update things as much to reflect that. That's not to say there is zero risk, it's just quite over blown.
I just linked where folxhealth had data from
Oral estradiol does actually have a higher risk than non-oral because of some reactions that occur in the liver, but it is still much safer than the older conjugated estrogens and not really that dangerous (as that study shows)
Yeah I’m sure that is the best available data (or close to it) it just sucks that the cis medical establishment treats trans healthcare this way
I know this
Just how it is unfortunately
Sorry I think I misunderstood your previous comment
It's okay, I take oral estradiol and it was explained to me about the risks to liver is all. I also thought it fairly common knowledge
That's where I assumed it would go
Healthcare professionals should like, inform patients.
honestly my doctor has multiple times asked me why my E levels are ridiculously high after bloodwork, only for me to say "I didn't do anything different except maybe took meds that morning whoops" and for her to say "that shouldn't affect anything" and me to say "idk" and go back 2 weeks later, being sure I didn't take meds right before, only to find my levels are fine.
lol many such cases I guess...
holy balls that's really high
It was at least 3 hours
Maybe they don’t know you’re taking it sublingually? With oral I don’t think it matters as much since the blood levels don’t change as rapidly
Surely you are supposed to do sublingual because oral is "loser shit" and "a waste" right? I was told on here and elsewhere.
i tried sublingual once but it just left this chalky texture in my mouth, never did it again.
From estrogen, really? I mean it tastes kind of gross but Idk. I do it every time and then chug water lol
ah was i supposed to do chug water? but yeah, i take the blue ones, i think the generics here? its also time consuming to wait for it to dissolve, never seems worth it to me personally. have definitely had friends who would swear by sublingual, and one who even snorted it lol
SNORTED IT!! woah that's rad lmao. I usually drink a bit after, Idk. It does take a good bit to dissolve, so if it's a sensory issue for you then do you. Idk, I got warned on all the forums and whatever about oral, very silly in retrospect I guess.
yeah, i am dumb and just kinda trust my doctor since reading bloodwork scares me, too many numbers. my levels are allegedly fine, and my boobs are humongous, so it must be fine.
same, DDs
sick, DD gang, i had "friends" actually mad at me about it in the past. i cant control it??
I've had voovs since before hrt but I have went up a few cups ib the decade I have trabsitioned lol
Ikr stuff like that is genetic lottery. I can't be arsed with that kind of behavior.
that make sense! i guess you got a head-start lol
yeah, genetic lottery is right. my mom actually got a reduction a few years ago due to back pain. glad i've got the trans boob size tax, she was like an H cup
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Yeah, I also have a shorter rib cage, hips and butt and thighs all before hrt. I had bigger boobs and more of a figure than my sister before hrt.
wow I'm hoping mine don't get much bigger lol but I've known a few cis people who have had reductions.
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yeah, i wonder sometimes, since no one does any biological testing on us before we start hormones most of the time, how many of us may have interesting genetic backgrounds that predispose us to being trans - like perhaps more of us are intersex than we know? (i don't know much about this, this is just a stray thought i've had)
same, and i hate buying bras. least favourite activity...
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Theres a lot of people who never know they're intersex.
I don't wear them often, only if I have to lol but I really don't want them to get bigger.
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i cant stand the jiggles tbh, do you do something to manage that w/o bra?
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My boobs are pretty firm but uh not really, I don't mind the jiggles going down stairs and such. The only thing I've to be mindful of is I have hard nipples almost 24/7 and they show through several layers lol so I have to layer up appropiately
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oh i've been wanting to ask doc about progesterone actually, mine are kinda saggy and didn't fill out completely, so without something to hold them in place they just look ...
i've literally never been able to find the pattern for mine! it's completely random and not at all temperature related, except for sometimes
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Maybe talk with them
Yeah mine are always present, also on the look out for a good piercing place here to get them redone lol
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maybe i'll bundle it into the cypro talk :)
damn i want someone to convince me to get piercings so bad lol i'm terrified of them, standing out, but they seem so coooool (i couldn't even keep up with my ear piercings tbh so the holes are closed now)
(also i had a nose piercing for a decade but decided i needed to be more "professional" at work)
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Probably a good time to bring it up
I love getting pierced and having them, I had them before, along with my tongue but I would like to get them all redone. I have a load I would like to get done or reopen my lobes myself again that's not really that much trouble but I was looking for somewhere with the little gun to do them again. Nose piercings are one of the few I don't really like, same with industrial, not sure just never fancied it.
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that's pretty cool. getting piercings as an adult, i remember the sensation vividly even just in my earlobes. a now-ex of mine prodded me to get an impulse nose piercing lol (yes, i teared up) which i kept for years, even after the relationship ended. i thought it was cute & super fem (I mean, I still do, I just changed I guess and didn't like it constantly tickling me) for a long time.
my partner used to be in the piercing game but he's gone without now, used to even have a nipple piercing even. I had to ask him what "snake bites" were the other day when you mentioned them, and he knew, so that's cool.
i can't imagine reopening piercings myself, how difficult is that? (also we're not sure what industrial is - is that the ones that go along your ears?)
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I have loads but really want to get more, just have to be wary of body trying to reject them because of the metal. Tend to get little sores more if your body goes into defense mode.
If you feel where you've had puercings before there is usually a little bit of scar tissue that you can reopen it's not so bad. I don't use ice or anything I'd just push a needle through but it can be tricky to grip it as you push it through. I'd just br doing the lobes again as those don't really hurt. Trickier stuff i'd get someone to do it.
oh, fascinating. do you mean sores in the piercing sites, or in other places?
hmmm fascinating! one day i will up my earring game, one autism youtuber i watch has a thing for dangly earrings, but i used to just wear studs
You can get sores near or slightly away. Like you can have a sore appear a bit off depending on blood flow.
I was thinking of dangly ones or joops as they would suit my style I think. I only wore studs previously in my lobes.
actually, this sounds familiar to me, or maybe it was just the holes closing up.
oh that's awesome! i tried it for a while, i had difficulty with the constant pulling sensation, but i loved the look of hoops!!
Holes will close up if you haven't kept the piercing
I'll have to see with the pulling
don't think it would bother me that much though. I like the look too c:
that's pretty cool :) i'd love to hear how it goes!
I'll be sure to post about it when I get some of my piercings redone (if I don't do it myself but I'd post about that too)
awesome :) looking forward to it
woops scratch that post
thinking on this more, the whole concept of sex is weird, isn't it? just like gender?
It's fake in the way it's presented as a binary. Sex is probably more like a continuum or uh, spectrum, a lot goes into it and it has multiple facets.
I Changed My Sex This Past Year
yeah totally! i loved that part of the essay too, really deconstructing this idea that sex is something innate, used to put biological characteristics into a box.
i'm curious what you meant by this, if you don't mind
Please refer to this theory post for more info
got it! thank you, what a good post
Yeah, sublingual is more effective than oral at getting the estrogen into your bloodstream, but estrogen is estrogen1
and oral is convenient and good enough for a lot of people. Also I’m pretty sure the pills are marketed as being for oral and that might be what the doctor is assuming people are doing
1 yeah yeah e2 vs e1 and all that, the important part is if your estradiol (e2) levels are high enough (for you) and for a lot of people oral can achieve that
Alright there you go then, that makes sense. I see. Figures stupid forums would be silly about it.
Sounds like people are jumping from “sublingual gives you higher e2 levels” to “oral is useless” which is just not true. Could also be a reaction to doctors not knowing any better and not telling patients they can take it sublingually