--- tags: personal --- # HRT check-list ## Estradiol - see Zelda ([email](mailto:zeldaeva@riseup.net)/discord) for cheap local products (~30€/vial) - or check the [wiki](https://diyhrt.cafe/index.php/Main_Page) for a list of providers ## Medical equipement General provider: [Robé](https://www.robe-materiel-medical.com/) - injection and sampling needle (18G for injection and 22G for sampling): [on Robé](https://www.robe-materiel-medical.com/Aiguille-intramusculaire-sous-cutanee-intraveineuse-MEDOJECT-Boite-de-100-CAI214-materiel-medical.htm) - syringe: [on Robé](https://www.robe-materiel-medical.com/Seringue-tuberculine-NIPRO-3-pieces-sans-aiguille-1ml-Boite-de-100-STUSA-materiel-medical.htm) - disinfectant: [on Robé](https://www.robe-materiel-medical.com/Chlorhexidine-GILBERT-desinfectante-incolore-2-en-flacon-CHL742-materiel-medical.htm) - sterile working surface: [on Robé](https://www.robe-materiel-medical.com/Champs-de-soins-steriles-adhesifs-88-g-CHMA50-materiel-medical.htm) - sterile compress: [on Robé](https://www.robe-materiel-medical.com/Compresses-non-tissees-steriles-blister-de-2-compresses-Boite-de-50-blisters-CNTD020W-materiel-medical.htm) ## Injection process 1. **disinfect** hands 2. **disinfect** surface (or use sterile pad) 3. **disinfect** top of vial 4. attach **sampling needle** (open with a big move to not cut hands) 5. **insert** the needle with the vial bottom-up 6. **pull** a lot, let the air bubble go to the top 7. **push** until you have the desired dosage 8. maintaining the syringe vertically, **remove** needle 9. **change** the needle (big move, again) 10. **push** until one drop of the product gets out (remove air) 11. have the leg straight, and focus on the **top-outside quarter** of the thigh 12. **grab** tightly to focus on the muscle (and not the bone) 13. in the upper region, **insert the needle** in one go 14. **pull** to check the syringe returns to its initial position. If not or if there is blood, remove and redo everything (you hit a vein) 15. **inject the product** 16. **remove**, apply a bandage Reference: [video on Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdC-aky3qwA)