I am hyperactive, and have always found it hard to find a place patches will stay on me with any reliability. I have used belly, butt, outside of thighs, and upper arms. Each with varying degrees of success. And failure.
I move a lot. I flex a lot. I wiggle a lot. I toss and turn in bed a lot.
Anyone have any advice on how to handle this?
Offhand, I would think that under clothes would help as well as large square bandages over the patch. Also, since our bodies sweat and/or pass oils through the skin, cleaning the site with an astringent before applying the patch may also help.
Oooh! I am glad this subject came up, since I am getting close to the time when my endo will be prescribing "E" for me, probably to come via patches (from what he has previously said).
I'm not on HRT anymore, but when my Endo prescribed patches, he suggested pasting them on my buttocks. I tried it, but they got smudged off easily. I then began putting them on my upper arm. They stayed there much better, although they would eventually work their way off. When I changed patches, I put the new one next to the the previous one, not on the same spot. It helps if you use alcohol to clean your skin before attaching them, but make sure the alcohol has dried first.
If patches do not work well, suggest taking oral estradiol tablets sublingually.
Two helpful (related) websites:
1) An Introduction to Hormone Therapy for Transfeminine People
https://transfemscience.org/articles/transfem-intro/
2) Genital Application via the Scrotum and Neolabia for Greatly Enhanced Absorption of Transdermal Estradiol in Transfeminine People
https://transfemscience.org/articles/genital-e2-application/
Facebook group:
MTF Trans HRT Hormone Forum
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TransHRT/
Kathy
Medical folk recommend upper arm or above chest, I think this is because of the least body movement so they do not fall off, as much. So any area that rubs a lot or has high sweat is not ideal, no arm pits ladies. Also I am no doc so if the site is recommended for medical reasons follow the docs advice. Personally I am partial to my waist line above the belt, as it is super easy to get to and manage them.
