Hi there #trans and #biochemistry fedi, do you know any way of taking your own blood for getting lab results that show the effects of #HRT in the blood?

As in: I'd want to check my own hrt levels and get a result saying how high my #estrogen / #estradiol, #testosterone and other relevant levels are in my blood. For doing that I'd assume I somehow need to draw my own blood and then either analyse the blood myself or send it to a lab for analysis who will get back to me with my results.

If you know any other way of determining those values that doesn't involve drawing blood, please let me know!

What would also be important is that this doesn't cost much as I'd like to take several samples to track progress (or lack thereof) over a period of time.

Relevant information: I'm situated in BW, Germany.

Boosts are highly appreciated!

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