What Is The DIY HRT Directory 2.0?

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The DIY HRT Directory 2.0 is a website that publishes safer-use guides for people who cannot access prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT). It is aimed at transgender people who are blocked from formal care by cost, family issues, or other barriers, and it organizes its material into separate guides for transfeminine and transmasculine users, plus supporting pages on informed consent, telehealth, blood testing, and injection supplies. It is an information resource only: the site states that it does not sell any products or services.

What the site actually contains

The homepage presents a short set of entry points rather than a single long article. Each one leads to a distinct guide:

  • Transfem Guide — a DIY HRT guide written for transfeminine users.
  • Transmasc Guide — a DIY HRT guide written for transmasculine users.
  • Informed Consent and Telehealth Guide — information on the informed consent model and telehealth as routes to care.
  • Blood Testing — material on testing testosterone (T) and estradiol (E) levels.
  • Safe injection supplies — pointers on where to obtain injection supplies.
  • Contact — an email address for questions or concerns.

There are also two secondary pages: a Changelog and a Noticeboard. The changelog suggests the content is revised over time, and the noticeboard is where updates or announcements would appear.

Who it is for

The site frames its audience explicitly: people for whom HRT is inaccessible "due to cost, familial issues, or a myriad of other reasons." If that describes you or someone you know, the directory is designed as a starting point. The site also asks readers to share it with people who need it but not with people hostile to trans people.

What it is not

Two limits are stated directly on the homepage and matter for how you use the site:

  1. It sells nothing. The directory does not sell products or services, and it says none of the information it hosts is illegal to host. Any links out are to third-party sites the directory does not control and does not take responsibility for.
  2. It is not medical care. The site carries a caution to always seek advice from a physician or other qualified healthcare provider about any medical condition or treatment, and before starting a new health care regimen. It also states it takes no responsibility for what you do with the information provided.

If you think you may have a medical emergency, the site directs you to contact your doctor or emergency services.

How to use it

Start with the guide that matches your situation — transfem or transmasc — then read the supporting pages that apply to you. If your goal is to move from DIY toward prescribed care, the informed consent and telehealth page is the relevant one; if you are managing or monitoring a regimen, the blood testing page covers T and E levels. The injection supplies page is a practical logistics reference rather than a clinical guide.

Because the site is a directory of guides and outbound links rather than a provider, treat each page as a starting point and verify specifics — dosing, testing intervals, supply sourcing — against qualified clinical advice.