honestly injections arent that scary at all, make sure to pinch kinda around where youre gonna inject, put the needle in, stop pinching, n then push the plunger where u inject doesnt matter too much between stomach and thighs, i like stomach bc it hurts less (0.5/10 instead of 1/10) but my gf does it in her thighs. just personal preference sometimes itll bleed but dont worry abt it, it just happens sometimes. u prolly nicked a capillary or smth its no big deal congrats on starting injections

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you can look up how to inject, i just alternate between my right and left thighs. intramuscular or subcutaneous is fine, i use an 18 gauge needle to draw from the vial and 28 gauge (i think) to inject

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Alternate thighs and stomach and move between spots on them to reduce development of scar tissue. If you feel resistance when you inject, stop- don’t force it, pull it out, change needle tip, and try a different spot. It’s not as scary as it sounds. If you’re freaked about the pain, massage and then ice the area before you wipe it with a sterile alcohol pad. There are many injection guides online as well— just don’t go with any AI nonsense ones.

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folxhealth.com/library/hormone-self-injection-guide here's a guide from an online HRT provider. i like to get 1 mL syringes rather than 3 mL since i think it makes my dose easier

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There is actually a video on YouTube that shows you how to inject! Just look up “hormone injection Iowa hospital” (that’s who made the video) and it’s shown in detail how to do it

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