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atarian
on July 16, 2020
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Boy, 16, was given estrogen at L.A. juvenile hall,...
It's been a while since I've done biology, but if the boy was ingesting estrogen in a pill form, doesn't that also put additional strain on the liver?
jauer
on July 17, 2020
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A little, but not always enough to be a problem. I took 4x the does he was on for a year without any change in liver function markers. Some transfem people take 1-4x his does for life.
floatingatoll
on July 16, 2020
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Testosterone carries a significant risk of liver damage — even if it's injected. Estrogen doesn't, ingested or otherwise.
Twixes
on July 17, 2020
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That's interesting. Why the difference?
floatingatoll
on July 17, 2020
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I'm not sure if science knows why yet.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3897047/
may be a good starting point, but IANAYD etc.
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