‘I got these after I’d already been self-medding with birth control pills for almost two years. After finally getting a prescription for progynova I was surprised to find that they actually made me very emotionally unstable and really depressed for the first time in my life. This has almost completely disappeared now but it was a reminder that not all steps in transition are simple.’

OBJECT NUMBER MOT000188

This object currently lives in The Bishopsgate Institute.

Photo by Katie Davies, Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion