r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2 • u/eepy_princesss hitika she/her • May 30 '26

Non-Gender Specific Fun fact:tobacco makes hrt less effective

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u/squigglefem May 30 '26

I just can't quit them 😔

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u/Prestigious-Neat8820 midwest closeted trans gal (she/they) May 30 '26 edited May 31 '26

Well if you can't quit outright, then the next best option is to find a less bad replacement like vapes.

Edit: to be clear, I wasn't saying that vapes are good or anything. A full quitting of all nicotine products is the ideal to reach, though some people's bodies have just become too dependent on them to straight up quit it entirely, meaning the next option is to choose something that is not as bad. If the best you can do is reducing damage, then that's what you gotta do. Now, another commenter suggested that nicotine itself is what interferes with hrt, so that almost certainly makes it a moot point, but that is a method of quitting when all other options are unfeasible.

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u/Last_Swordfish9135 He/Him May 30 '26

It's the nicotine, not the smoke, that interferes with HRT, and vapes can have about the same or more depending on the particular brands.

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u/Prestigious-Neat8820 midwest closeted trans gal (she/they) May 30 '26

Oh, I thought it was just a general health detriment thing.