As a result of the pandemic, the shortage of testosterone in Mexico increased, which caused Mexican trans men who are under hormone replacement therapy to start a long ordeal to get their doses, since the risk of being left without access to the drug was very high.
The drug began to run out of pharmacies as the months went by, until fewer and fewer batches arrived. The lack of doses was bearable for a while, but the limit was broken in April 2022, when the shortage escalated to truly worrying levels, especially for the transgender community. If . . .
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