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# 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)