my very smart trans friend, paraphrased: if you are a cis woman and plausibly menopausal or premenopausal and thus potentially concerned about hot flashes, see if you can get a prescription for HRT just in case. estradiol is estradiol, and you never know who is going to be short on supply in the coming months/years. these sorts of informal networks to cover shortages are crucial. the more normalized and common it is, the harder it will be for a fascist gov’t to make it inaccessible for good.