1. Find injection sites that work for you (“sweet spots”) and rotate them. The deltoid (arm), vastus lateralis (thigh), and ventrogluteal (hip/butt) muscles are acceptable sites for IM injections. The common dorsogluteal injection site is no longer recommended. (Doing T shots in your butt? Read this.)
2. Choose your gear wisely. Use a needle that is long enough to penetrate deep into the muscle. Use a larger gauge needle for drawing up, then switch to a smaller gauge needle to inject.
3. Shorten your cycle. If you’re injecting every 14 days, you might try moving to a 7 day cycle to see if injecting the smaller volume helps minimize pain.
4. Re-visit your injection technique. Air-lock or Z-track? Are you injecting straight in or does the trajectory of the needle shift during injection? Fast or slow? Small tweaks to your technique might provide big wins in reducing post-injection pain.
5. Warm up and relax. Have a hot shower or bath before your injection to warm up the injection site. While injecting, keep the muscle relaxed (and unflexed.)
6. Warm up your T. too! Hold the vial in a closed fist for a couple of minutes, run it under hot water or place it on a baseboard heater for a minute to warm the T. to room temperature or a little higher. Warm oil in a warm muscle will produce less pain than cold oil in a cold muscle!
7. After sterilizing the injection site with alcohol, let the skin dry. Penetrating the skin with the needle before the alcohol has evaporated can cause a stinging pain sensation.
8. Apply manual pressure to the injection site for 10 seconds before your injection. Be sure to maintain sterility!
9. After your injection, reduce pain and swelling by applying topical Arnica gel or cream, and then ice the injection site.
10. Some people swear by it, so massage the site after injection if you think it helps!
Excerpt from 10 Ways to Make Intramuscular Testosterone Injections Less Painful: A review of scientific studies sets the record straight on minimizing post-injection pain from IM injections.
Hello, I need some advice. I am a transmale. I didn't want to come out to everyone but I was outed and now everybody knows. Due to this I have been getting bullied by my peers at school and being told that my identity isn't valid since after my mom found out she has been forcing me to wear more traditionally feminine clothing. What can I do? What should I do?
about the bullying: depending on where you live, there might be laws protecting you from bullying based on gender. if you find one, print it out. show it to the principal. if there are no laws protecting you from harassment based on your gender, talk to a trusted teacher. they might be able to help you.
about your mom: if it’s safe to do so, talk with her. explain to her what’s happening. if she truly cares for you, she’ll do her best to help you with the bullies and try to make you feel more comfortable instead of forcing you into clothes that you don’t want to wear. unfortunately, if you’re under a certain age (i don’t know what this age is where you live but it’s generally around 18) your mom is allowed to take away resources from you such as internet, food, education, and even housing. make a plan of action before talking to her. make sure you have a place to stay (a friend or a relative’s, maybe) should you be kicked out of the house. there’s lots of resources for homelessness if you do end up on the streets, and if you search lgbt youth centers you might be able to find one near you that will offer food, showers, and a play to sleep.
sending positive vibes out to you - good luck xx
- mod ashton
for 2016 can we stop hating on the ace and aro communities for “not being queer enough” please and thank you
*ace people laughing in the distance*
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The only thing straight about me is my hair.
The only straight thing about me are my teeth
i really want to make a ‘we didn’t start the fire’ rendition but with 2008-2015 like how sick would that be
I hate scrolling down my dash and seeing all these heart breaking personal posts about how much people’s family’s hate them and laugh at them during the holidays. Guess what? I’m you family now Your dad’s being a jerk? I’m your new dad now. Your mom? Guess who’s your new mom. Grandma? Grandpa? Aunt? Uncle? All me. I’m all your family and I will love you forever.
16 year old Gynnya McMillen was found dead early Monday morning at a juvenile detention center near Elizabethtown, according to the Kentucky Justice Cabinet. A spokesperson told WDRB she couldn’t give any details, except that it happened early Monday morning, Jan. 11.
According to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet’s statement, the girl was found unresponsive. Officials did not say where she was found and her autopsy reads that she has “no cause of death,” leaving a lot of people asking questions like how a completely healthy teenage girl was found dead without any cause?
McMillens sister took to Facebook asking that her sister’s death not be ignored. She wrote:
“I’m asking that everyone repost and share my sisters story on your pages and in any groups that will help us get it out there. My 16yr old sister died in custody of a detention center but they’re not giving out any info on how she was found and they’re saying her autopsy shows no cause of death. The news channels only played her story one time. We want justice and Kentucky isn’t giving it to us! Thanks for all the prayers and help. Gynnya McMillen”
The family of the victim is saying police won’t give them any information and not a single media source is covering this story.
Police in the area are said to be “investigating the death.” Which we all know what that means…
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