Names of (I need) endrocriniologists in or near enough to be Toronto

[Lesley_Roberta]

Simple question really, my family doctor is out of his depth, and asked me for recommendations.

I know there are TG supportive professionals in the area, I just don't have any names within my recollection.

If you have any names, this is where you mention them

Keep in mind, if they are not in Toronto Canada, or the space between home, that being Lindsay/Peterborough, then the names won't be of use to me.

[MadeleineG]

Quick internet search turned up an Endo in Peterborough.

Dr. Malcolm Pike
272 Charlotte St,
Peterborough, ON K9J 2V4
705-741-1717

[Violet Bloom]

  I am being treated by a dedicated LGBT Program family physician at the Sherbourne Health Centre in Toronto who also is responsible for my prescriptions and HRT monitoring.  This isn't who I'm referencing directly because there is a very long wait period and I know you just want an endo specifically.  Rupert Raj is the head of the program there and he maintains an extensive amount of reference material on his personal consulting website, http://www.rrconsulting.ca/.  There is a PDF file available listing known trans-supportive doctors of various specialties, with the Ontario references first.  Perhaps you will find it of use: http://www.rrconsulting.ca/docs/RRConsulting_PhysiciansForTransPeople_2013.pdf.

[Ltl89]

http://lauras-playground.com/transgender_endocrinologist_list.htm#Canada

This link may be able to help you start.  It has one doctor in Toronto, but I can't verify the quality of the information on that site.  What I do know is that the list is incomplete and it's possible that some things are outdated.  Still, it is useful and may help.  Hope your searching goes well!

[Violet Bloom]

  Even some of the references Sherbourne gave me from Dr. Raj's database regarding voice therapy were out of date already within a year.  Unfortunately a lot of the trans support is in constant flux so be prepared for some frustration.  I had to go with my third-preferred choice in that regard because the other programs simply shut down by their own choice.

[randomdude5]

I am living near Toronto at the moment, the endo I see is Dr. Raymond Fung, which is the guy on the list learning to live posted lol. He's pretty good.

[RB.]

I saw that randomdude already mentioned him but I've been seeing Dr. Fung at Toronto East General as well and I've got no complaints.

[Katie]

All the information a doctor needs to know is rite here on the internet. It is authored by doctors that are pros in the field. You can print this off, read it and take it to ANY doctor and educate him.

Crap in reality the dosages are pretty much a standard range and the blood tests a doctor has to do are no different than what he does with other people.

[Joanna Dark]

Katie is right. This aint rocket science. I would bet 90 percent of people on this site are on the same dose and we all know what that is. I self meddded and then went to a doctor and the doctor said your dose is pwrfect it's the same as all my patients. Just because trans women make this a way bigger deal then it is doesn't mean it is true. If you are young and healthy the only real risk is your wish being granted, and becoming female. But that's what I am. I won't lie I think the whole it could kill you is a great disservice to young, impressioable girls in their teens who could and need help now.

really what does your doctor need to know. If ur older and at risk for heart conditions or blood conditions yeah you should seee a specialist, otherwise it's pretty simple.

[Lesley_Roberta]

Well it is fortunate that while my health could be said to suck, I don't think it has any connection to the use of HRT.

I take virtually no forms of meds, I am reluctant to use even Tylenol.

So I suppose it is good that everyone considers it more of a routine than anything else.

My family doctor was really just telling me he will let me mention any names I might be aware of.

[evecrook]

have your doctor fax the international foundation for transgender education

[Katie]

I tend to have a theme with my posts. My theme targets women and to add to it women that are transitioning. I don't target the trans people...........

So having worked for the state doing health education for trans people I came in contact with a ton of them. Many were taking hormones. I can say that not one person I ever met had any complications from taking them! NOT ONE.

I am not suggesting one do things haphazardly but like said before this is not rocket science. Anyone that is preaching all the dangers probably is not even taking hormones.

Just keeping it real..........

Katie

[Ltl89]

I tend to have a theme with my posts. My theme targets women and to add to it women that are transitioning. I don't target the trans people...........

So having worked for the state doing health education for trans people I came in contact with a ton of them. Many were taking hormones. I can say that not one person I ever met had any complications from taking them! NOT ONE.

I am not suggesting one do things haphazardly but like said before this is not rocket science. Anyone that is preaching all the dangers probably is not even taking hormones.

Just keeping it real..........

Katie

There are many people who are on hormones that have no problem (myself included); however, that doesn't mean there are no risks or dangers.  The fact is that anything that interferes with our endocrine system has the potential to do damage.  Yes, hrt can be safe and fine when taken the right way, but it can have side effects.  It is important to monitor these things to ensure that it is working with your body.  We all know there are transwomen that have suffered negative consequences from taking hormones.   The risk of such an event is usually increased when someone isn't monitoring it properly or under the care of a medical professional.  Just because you haven't met someone that has faced negative side effects from taking hormones, doesn't mean that it doesn't exist or isn't possible.  I hate gatekeeping and think the system can be overly cautious, but I do think it's good for someone to have hormones prescribed to them.  Especially when the alternative option is illegal.  That's a whole other risk. 

For the record, I am transitioning and taking hormones without issue.  I just don't want someone to consider diy and find themselves developing blood clots or having a stroke because that can happen if the signs aren't caught in time.  Unfortunately, most people aren't trained to read their own blood work or detect any serious complications.  That's why doing it under a doctors care is important. 

[Devlyn]

I tend to have a theme with my posts. My theme targets women and to add to it women that are transitioning. I don't target the trans people...........

So having worked for the state doing health education for trans people I came in contact with a ton of them. Many were taking hormones. I can say that not one person I ever met had any complications from taking them! NOT ONE.

I am not suggesting one do things haphazardly but like said before this is not rocket science. Anyone that is preaching all the dangers probably is not even taking hormones.

Just keeping it real..........

Katie

You're not "keeping it real", you're discounting the experiences of others right here on this site. You're rude and self-centered.

[V M]

Hi friends 

Let's stay on topic here, the topic of this thread is "Names of (I need) endrocriniologists in or near enough to be Toronto"

The OP is looking for an endocrinologists in the Toronto area, topic derailing bickering is not necessary

If you have info. regarding an endocrinologists in the Toronto area, please post it

If not, find something constructive to do with your time

Also, please review rule 8 of the Site Terms of Service and rules to live by:

8. The discussion of hormone replacement therapy(HRT) and it's medications are permitted, with the following limitations:
A. You may not advocate for or against a specific medication or combinations of medication for personal gain. This is strictly prohibited.
B. You may not discuss the means to acquire HRT medications without a prescription. The discussion of self medication without a doctors supervision is prohibited.
C. The discussion of recommended or actual dosages is strongly discouraged to prevent information obtained on this site from being used to self medicate.
We can not in good conscience condone the self administering of these medications. Not only may self medication be illegal, but HRT medications can cause serious health problems, and many have the potential for life-threatening side effects that can only be detected and prevented with proper medical supervision.

Thank you

V M

[Lesley_Roberta]

You're not "keeping it real", you're discounting the experiences of others right here on this site. You're rude and self-centered.

Inasmuch as it is my thread, and inasmuch as it was directed at me (my thread after all), I am invalidating your comment. It wsn't rude nor was it self centered. She was speaking from her experiences, and I appreciate that.

Invalidating HER experiences was rude potentially though.

If I had a dollar for every time I have heard the expression 'some side effects may be'...... and to be honest, they only say that, because society has gotten to the point where people will sue you for trumped up reasons if not entirely bogus reasons all because there is a 1 in a million chance that random chance might not favour the individual.

I am not currently on any form of medication. I consider that good, no medications to juggle, no convoluted interactions to fret over. I see the stuff my mother takes daily and in some cases half of it is all to escape aches and pains she likely could get rid of if she simply stopped being obstinate and got her aging, not entirely mobile cantankerous self into a good hot bath more often. Yes mom I realize you have trouble bending your knees. Maybe it you tried like it really mattered to you, you'd be able to enjoy what I enjoy. I have the same fybromyalgia that she has. I take daily hot bubble baths partly because I like them, but mostly because I can't avoid the hot soaks anyway. I am suppooooooosed to be taking a daily routine of a quite considerable sum of ibuprofen and associated stomach protectant. I'd rather take the hot soaks.

I'm glad I have not allowed myself to be talked into the depression medications I might be on too. I'd rather watch anime to find ways to laugh. I'd rather go for a walk that ends in a hot chocolate instead of take pills.

But I am aware that HRT is a radical influence on my body. Heck anything that can alter a male form into looking like a female form, is not what I would call 'slight'. I have seen some girls displaying busts that are the result of HRT and thinking good grief, if I had those in 3 years, I'd be better built than my wife. I'm not taking HRT to get boobs though. Right now, I want to be on HRT, so I can turn off certain aspects of my male forms nature. I want to wake up and NOT want sex in the cliche fashion. Everything past that will be gravy.

[Lesley_Roberta]

Taking the current stash of names to the Doctor's today (regardless of the chilly conditions).

Special thanks to all on the thread.

[Katie]

Life is filled with risks. Taking a bath and driving a car provide a surprising risk to the participants.

Now take hormones, as I said earlier I used to work for the state doing outreach and HIV prevention for trans people. I cannot tell you the large number I met. What I can tell you is that many were taking hormones, a good number were HIV positive and taking hormones. Some were even taking way too much hormones hoping for magic to happen. The one thing I can say is that I have NEVER ever herd of anyone suffering ill effects from taking them this even applies to the people that were addicted to drugs.

Now let me point out some other observations. Since I was doing outreach I would attend support group meetings. I would sit there and listen to people proclaim the dangers that transition can bring. Do you know what was really interesting about these people? Most of them were not transitioning, they were part timers or someone that had been coming to group meetings for years with no outward signs of transition....... even better I would often hear about the dangers and then walk outside during break to see them smoking. I'm not kidding!

So the moral of the story is by all means transition brings risks, as does driving a car. One simply needs to either decide whether those risks are worth the payoff. When it comes to transition there are simply risks one must accept in order to move forward.

[Devlyn]

Inasmuch as it is my thread, and inasmuch as it was directed at me (my thread after all), I am invalidating your comment. It wsn't rude nor was it self centered. She was speaking from her experiences, and I appreciate that.

Invalidating HER experiences was rude potentially though.

If I had a dollar for every time I have heard the expression 'some side effects may be'...... and to be honest, they only say that, because society has gotten to the point where people will sue you for trumped up reasons if not entirely bogus reasons all because there is a 1 in a million chance that random chance might not favour the individual.

I am not currently on any form of medication. I consider that good, no medications to juggle, no convoluted interactions to fret over. I see the stuff my mother takes daily and in some cases half of it is all to escape aches and pains she likely could get rid of if she simply stopped being obstinate and got her aging, not entirely mobile cantankerous self into a good hot bath more often. Yes mom I realize you have trouble bending your knees. Maybe it you tried like it really mattered to you, you'd be able to enjoy what I enjoy. I have the same fybromyalgia that she has. I take daily hot bubble baths partly because I like them, but mostly because I can't avoid the hot soaks anyway. I am suppooooooosed to be taking a daily routine of a quite considerable sum of ibuprofen and associated stomach protectant. I'd rather take the hot soaks.

I'm glad I have not allowed myself to be talked into the depression medications I might be on too. I'd rather watch anime to find ways to laugh. I'd rather go for a walk that ends in a hot chocolate instead of take pills.

But I am aware that HRT is a radical influence on my body. Heck anything that can alter a male form into looking like a female form, is not what I would call 'slight'. I have seen some girls displaying busts that are the result of HRT and thinking good grief, if I had those in 3 years, I'd be better built than my wife. I'm not taking HRT to get boobs though. Right now, I want to be on HRT, so I can turn off certain aspects of my male forms nature. I want to wake up and NOT want sex in the cliche fashion. Everything past that will be gravy.

You go right ahead and tell me you're invalidating my comment all you like. It doesn't invalidate it. Hugs, Devlyn