Going to the doctor at 11 please help!!!

[RhinoP]

Hey yall, I'm going to a general doctor in a couple hours, here are my concerns.

-I will not state my age, but I will say that I'm well below my final growth stages in adulthood.

Basically, as I mentioned on another thread, I believe that I may have a disease caused Acromegaly, which is a GH Growth Hormone irregulation caused by tumors in the pituitary gland; a condition I have a family history of. If I do not have this disease, I believe I have an over-production of male hormones (androgens, DHT, ect ect) that has caused severe oil production, acne, extremely deepened voice, male-pattern hair loss, extreme body hair (and I mean EXTREME), extremely rugged facial features (extreme brow bossing, nasal width, jaw width, ect ect), and the list could go on.

While some doctors believe that a man should be "proud" of these hormonal imbalances that lead to overmasculinity, modern sociology studies prove that with the advancement of technology and fashion, and the fall of religion and manual labor jobs, that both men and women now want to be more androgynous and "healthy" with their balance of hormonal growth stages no matter if they are bi, straight, gay, les, or transgendered. However, I happen to fall into the category where I want to stop male growth stages the most; I am transgendered.

A big problem is I live in a bible belt and most doctors around here, including my therapist, believe that I have something wrong with my mentality if I am not proud of being a super-masculine man, yet I just want to be put on anti-androgens or other DHT/GH Hormone blockers until I make a further choice or become more masculine. I don't think that's unreasonable, since I suffer from male-hormone induced health issues to boot. But how do I explain this to the doctor that I am seeing in a couple hours? Can anyone provide me with any links and studies that may help me prove my case (I've already read the studies, I just don't have them on hand.)

Thank you!

[Ann Onymous]

But how do I explain this to the doctor that I am seeing in a couple hours? Can anyone provide me with any links and studies that may help me prove my case (I've already read the studies, I just don't have them on hand.)

Thank you!

You aren't going to be able to educate the doctor no matter if you brought a trailer full of stuff with you to the visit...doctors generally think as much about patients trying to dictate what the course of care should be and why as we do of clients that try to tell us how the law applied to their case and how their previous attorney screwed up the case (and if we don't agree with their analysis then we must not know what *WE* are doing).

[RhinoP]

Well, a big problem is that as of right now, I'm directly going through a pubertal growth stage (past age 20) that is resulting in extreme changes (craniofacial, skin, physical pain, hair loss, ect ect) and studies prove that these are not the typical traits of someone at my age anyway; these traits usually do not happen until age 30 or older in any man. However, again, the general medical community opinion is that any young adult (or even a teenager) should hold it as a trophy if they go bald and develop acne and a beard at age 14. Modern sociology studies prove that is a horrible way of thinking and that no young adult boy or man wants to look like a lumberjack.

I mean, I'm sure we all here know this, but again I have to state this is an emergency for my treatment and if the effects aren't stopped (they should have been long ago) I'm not sure that any amount of surgery or treatment on the planet will ever begin to make me look like a girl. This is just extremely important to me and it really is an emergency case.

[Jennie]

Hi Rhino, I would tell your Dr what you want to do and ask his help, if he does not want to help ask him to refer you to an edocrinoligist. 
Also you mentioned not knowing if your transgendered because you want to take anti androgens, well I think if you ask yourself if you want to have boobs and the answer is yes and you want to look like a girl then I would say the answer might be yes but if you lonly wnat to stop the teststorone with anti androgens then I would say no your not but I an not an Dr. or a therapist.  Aloha.

Jennie

[JennX]

I think you need to find a therapist more experience with T-issues before talking to your doc. A good therapist is key in this process.