-Although, my 10 July lab results put my estradiol levels well below the expectation for transitioners, so I'll be increasing my dosage. The test result uninformedly just said "<50 pg/mL", with the standard range (for males, presumably) given as <=50 pg/mL; the doctor says it should be over 100. (This result makes my earlier [patch-only-no-spiro phase](http://unremediatedgender.space/2017/Jan/hormones-day-13/) of the experiment look even more useless than it seemed at the time, as if the _starter_ in _starter dose_ is code-switching for _placebo_.) I asked for the higher dose in oral form; the transdermal (no pun intended, one assumes) patches _usually_ last the week that they're supposed to, but it's slightly annoying to feel the patch wrinkle when I twist or bend over.
+Although my 10 July lab results put my estradiol levels well below the expectation for transitioners, so I'll be increasing my dosage. The test result uninformedly just said "<50 pg/mL", with the standard range (for males, presumably) given as <=50 pg/mL; the doctor says it should be over 100. This information makes my earlier [patch-only-no-spiro phase](http://unremediatedgender.space/2017/Jan/hormones-day-13/) of the experiment look even more useless than I knew at the time. I asked for the higher dose in oral form (well, [sublingual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublingual_administration), anyway); the transdermal (no pun intended, one assumes) patches _usually_ last out the week that they're supposed to, but it's slightly annoying to feel the patch wrinkle when I twist or bend over.