Brigitte Empire | Debunking SciShow's Bad Hormone Replacement Therapy Video @BrigitteEmpire | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
No matter what SciShow tells you do not give yourself osteoporosis, take hair loss drugs instead of testosterone blockers, or drink horse piss

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Sources and further reading:
1. Spironolactone vs Cyproterone study: academic.oup.com/jsm/article-abstract/18/7/1299/6956069
2. UCSF transfem guidelines: https://transcare.ucsf.edu/guidelines/feminizing-hormone-therapy
3. UCSF GNC guidelines: https://transcare.ucsf.edu/guidelines/gender-nonconforming
4. Progesterone study 1: academic.oup.com/jcem/article/104/4/1181/5270376
5. Progesterone study 2: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10558402
6. Progesterone study 3: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1544319123002522
7. WPATH guidlines: wpath.org/soc8/chapters

YouTube videos referenced:
Kurzgesagt:
1. youtube.com/watch?v=NMo3nZHVrZ4&pp=ygUVa3Vyemdlc2FndCBwb3B1bGF0aW9u
2. youtube.com/watch?v=LxgMdjyw8uw&pp=ygUSa3Vyemdlc2FndCBjbGltYXRl
3. youtube.com/watch?v=pjoQdz0nxf4&pp=ygUUa3Vyemdlc2FndCBkaW5vc2F1cnM%3D
Rebecca Watson's Sabine Hossenfelder response: youtube.com/watch?v=r6Kau7bO3Fw&pp=ygUZc2FiaW5lIGhvc3NlbmZlbGRlciB0cmFucw%3D%3D
Ember Green's Sabine Hossenfelder response: youtube.com/watch?v=vaZZiX0veFY&t=731s&pp=ygUfc2FiaW5lIGhvc3NlbmZlbGRlciBlbWJlciBncmVlbg%3D%3D
Hakim's Sabine Hossenfelder response:
youtube.com/watch?v=fqlzy9Bqyjc&pp=ygUZc2FiaW5lIGhvc3NlbmZlbGRlciBoYWtpbQ%3D%3D
That SciShow video: youtube.com/watch?v=DmRWHdJwtGw&t=148s&pp=ygULc2Npc2hvdyBocnQ%3D