New here and question about hrt

[sakuranbo]

Hi everyone i'm new to this forum. Well I'm gonna introduce myself a bit, I'm a Chinese that lives in Toronto, Canada I'm 16. I started to notice that I'm transgendered since puberty like it was about 12 or 13. Also that I'm not ready to come out as transgendered but I am intrested of starting my transitioning, taking hormones.
I really need help about this cuz i don't excaclly know that how should start my hrt. I've found websites that sells these pills but they are expensive. I dunno but i heard that you could get it free. Are there anyone who lives here i need your guidance thx

[Sarah Louise]

The best way to start is talk to your doctor and see a therapist.


Sarah L.

[Megan]

Therapist+doctor is good. I learned from the baseline tests that I had an endocrine disorder. I really would not have wanted to learn about that the hard way.

[Dennis]

First thing to do is talk to your doctor. If you suspect your doctor isn't going to be TG friendly, then find another one. You're lucky you're in a large centre. There is a gender identity clinic there, but it requires a doctor referral. Here's the website for it:

http://www.camh.net/Care_Treatment/Program_Descriptions/Mental_Health_Programs/Gender_Identity_Clinic/index.html

Do NOT try and self-medicate. You could cause yourself long term problems. You need to have your blood tests monitored regularly and you need to be under the care of a physician. Living in Canada, there's no reason not to do it. As I said, if your doctor is not TG friendly, then you can find one who is. Try your LGBT helpline for the names of TG friendly physicians.

And welcome to the site

Dennis