Altbion

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Hi everyone !

I recently got the results of my blood test, almost 4 months on T (I started september 25). Erythrocytes and hematocrit results are a bit higher than the norm where I live, but seemingly in the norm of pretty much everywhere else, albeit on the high end (for example, Erythrocytes norm range upper limit is 5.19 T/L where I live, but around 5.4 or 5.5 in other places). Here are the results:

Erythrocytes: 5.31 T/L

hematocrit: 45.9 %

However I'm following the standard AFAB range norms as a reference, is T the main factor changing those norms for people running on it ? If so, should I start looking into the norms of the male range, or continue following the AFAB ones, as I don

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I started T three weeks ago, and before that I of course made some researches about the health risks (especially because the men in my paternal family have history of heart disease). Most of what I saw seemed to say that we basically have the same risks as cis men, perhaps a bit lower.

Then I also saw another study from this year, that says we're at a higher risk of heart disease (possibly stroke ? I don't think so though) than cis men. And then, they say they couldn't monitor huge factors like smoking, eating habits, depression, stress, weight, their dosage and how long they've been taking it... Smoking alone is a huge factor on its own, so...

So does anyone know where we stand on that ?

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I wanna die because my mom has the bad habit of thinking every package is for her, and she happened to open the one containing my first packer, and given the state of the package she saw everything. She put it in my room earlier when I was half-asleep, saying "this is for you".

Now I'm currently in an awkward room hamster state.

I'm currently exploring ideas to disappear overseas in a matter of hours, anyone has an idea or similar experience ?

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