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title: "Medication Guides | The Gender Hormone Clinic"
description: "Detailed guides to every hormone medication, blocker, and progesterone option we prescribe at The Gender Hormone Clinic: dosing, application, blood test timing, side effects, and costs."
url: https://thegenderhormoneclinic.com/patient-resources/medication-guides/
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Patient resources

# Medication guides.

Every hormone, blocker and add-on we work with: what it is, how it's taken, when to draw blood, and what it costs.

Browse by pathway

[Masculinising HRT 3](#masculinising) [Feminising HRT 1](#feminising) [Testosterone blockers 2](#blockers) [Progesterone 1](#progesterone) [Reference & guidance 2](#reference)

These guides aren't a substitute for clinical advice. We'll talk everything through at your appointment.

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## Masculinising HRT

3 guides

[

Overview

Testosterone

Gel, injection & depot: the complete guide

Route

Gel · IM · SC

Frequency

Daily–12-weekly

From

~£35/mo

](https://thegenderhormoneclinic.com/patient-resources/medication-guides/testosterone-therapy/)[

3-weekly

Sustanon Injections

Four-ester testosterone blend

Route

IM injection

Frequency

Every 2–3 weeks

From

£6/dose

](https://thegenderhormoneclinic.com/patient-resources/medication-guides/sustanon-injections/)[

12-weekly

Nebido Injections

Long-acting testosterone undecanoate

Route

IM (gluteal)

Frequency

Every 10–14 weeks

From

£130/dose

](https://thegenderhormoneclinic.com/patient-resources/medication-guides/nebido-injections/)

## Feminising HRT

1 guide

[

Daily gel

Estrogen Therapy

Sandrena oestradiol gel, first-line

Route

Gel · patch · oral

Frequency

Daily

From

~£30/mo

](https://thegenderhormoneclinic.com/patient-resources/medication-guides/estrogen-therapy/)

## Testosterone blockers

2 guides

[

Overview

Testosterone Blockers

GnRH, cyproterone, spironolactone & bicalutamide

Route

Injection · oral

Frequency

Daily–12-weekly

From

~£5/mo

](https://thegenderhormoneclinic.com/patient-resources/medication-guides/testosterone-blockers/)[

12-weekly

GnRH Analogue Injections

Prostap, Decapeptyl & Zoladex: deep testosterone suppression

Route

IM / SC / SC implant

Frequency

Every 4–12 weeks

From

~£70/dose

](https://thegenderhormoneclinic.com/patient-resources/medication-guides/gnrh-analogue-injections/)

## Progesterone

1 guide

[

Add-on

Progesterone Therapy

Utrogestan / Gepretix, optional nightly

Route

Oral capsule

Frequency

Nightly

From

~£30/mo

](https://thegenderhormoneclinic.com/patient-resources/medication-guides/progesterone-therapy/)

## Reference & guidance

2 guides

[

Shortage

Progynova alternatives

If your pharmacy can't source it

Covers

Substitutes

Type

Advisory

](https://thegenderhormoneclinic.com/patient-resources/medication-guides/progynova-shortage-alternative/)[

Shortage

Sustanon alternatives

Bridging safely during a shortage

Covers

Substitutes

Type

Advisory

](https://thegenderhormoneclinic.com/patient-resources/medication-guides/sustanon-shortage-alternative/)

Routes we don't prescribe

Sometimes asked about, but not part of UK gender-affirming care. These explain why, and what we use instead.

[Estrogen Injections — Why we don't prescribe these](https://thegenderhormoneclinic.com/patient-resources/medication-guides/estrogen-injections/) [Progesterone Injections — Why we don't prescribe these](https://thegenderhormoneclinic.com/patient-resources/medication-guides/progesterone-injections/)

Can't find what you're looking for? We're happy to help.

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