Cost of Hormone/Testosterone Blockers?

[rylee516]

Hello! My name is Rylee, and I am questioning my gender. I was wondering how much it would cost to start hormone transition with Testosterone Blockers. I am not 100% sure if I can take Spiro, or if I have to take Lupron or something similar, as the IRC room said. Thank you!

-Rylee

[allisonsteph]

That is a difficult question to answer accurately. The price can vary widely. I know that when I first began taking Spiro I was uninsured and paying out of pocket. I checked four different national chain pharmacies and found that all four had substantially different prices... up to a 30% difference. If you have access to several different pharmacies check their pricing before getting your prescription filled.

[V M]

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[SierraK]

Hey Rylee!

I'm on Spirononononolacatonin or whatever it is and Estradiol, no insurance (not even the walgreens thing) and it's about $90/mo. Apparently getting the walgreens card makes it a lot cheaper. That's for the tablets.

The initial appt + blood work with my endo was $100 + $220, but I'd had my labs done at the veteran's affairs hospital so that made it a bit cheaper. I would figure maybe between $300-500 + whatever therapy costs are included until you can get your ref letter.

[Yukari-sensei]

Umm... I pay $5/month for my spiro and another $5 for my estradiol at Costco. I have good insurance but I don't even use it for them (my co-pay is more)

That's the main reason I changed Costco to my pharmacy!

But to be fair, I'm only starting out and it could be dosage related.