How many Doctors visits

[lou7]

I've talked with my MD over the phone about wanting to take the testosterone injections.  He gave me a name of the specialist and wrote a referral. When I called to make the doctors appointment they told me to fax a letter from a therapist and it looks like I'll have the letter in time before my date due to the fact its 2 months away. Now I'm wondering how many appointments before they will start giving me testosterone?

[Jessica Merriman]

Hard to say baby. It will depend on your lab results and if any medical problems are discovered. Good luck! 

[Nate]

I think it varies. My experience.. 6 months of therapy. I had addiction and depression issues though.

Nate

[Mr.X]

It varies greatly between doctors/countries.

My therapist told me the average is 6-8 appointments in the Netherlands, but that depends on your mental/physical background as well. 

[LordKAT]

Got T on my first Doctor Appointment, no waiting for blood tests though they did the blood tests.

[lou7]

Thanks everyone now I have some idea. I'm hoping that I get lucky with my first visit too.

[G]

Got T on my first Doctor Appointment, no waiting for blood tests though they did the blood tests.

This was my experience too.

[CursedFireDean]

Got T on my first Doctor Appointment, no waiting for blood tests though they did the blood tests.

I'm not on T yet, but when my friend got it, it was like this.

[spacerace]

I had to do two. One to get asked questions and have blood taken. The second one was after they got my blood work back. They had me confirm I really wanted to start hormones, sign paperwork, and then I got the script.

[Mr.X]

Durp, I can be so stupid at times. I completely misunderstood the question.

As for the real answer, one visit was enough. They just do the standard measurements (weight, height, bloodpressure) draw some blood and immediately give you the T without waiting for the results here.

[Nate]

yeah... Add me to the list of dorks who misunderstood the question    One visit to the endo and I had my prescription. That's after I was cleared by the therapist though.

Nate