So I had my first gender therapy appointment this week. To give a back story, I'm not going just for a T prescription but I am interested in exploring my identity and the possibility of partial transition, hopefully sometime in the near future. I may choose to transition fully at a later point but right now, I'd like to consider trying T for a few months to get some growth/voice drop or at least trying get my low T levels up to average female or slightly higher than average female levels. My therapist however, said that because of my pre-existing health problems, I'd probably have a difficult time getting a prescription. Obviously you guys arn't doctors and I do want to make informed decisions about my body but I figured I'd post something to see if anyone had any advice.
As far as what my health problems are...
I have hashimotos thyroiditis which is the most common form of thyroid problem and will be on medication for the rest of my life. It's a very very common problem, uncommon only because I got it so young rather than durring menopause. My levels have been stable for the past two years.
I'm prone to anemia, low white blood cell count, low adrenaline, and low hormones across the board. None of these levels are abnormal, just on the low side of normal.
I have chronic insomnia, which in combination with all of the above, makes me really tired durring the day and often fall asleep in class.
So obviously with the thyroid and low levels I would want to meet with an endocrinologist and discuss how testosterone could affect them and carefully monitor any changes. I already do this to deal with my thyroid. With their approval, my only issue is the insomnia, which, while problematic, doesn't seem like a fair reason to be denied T. I'm actually already on it, and with my doctors approval, but at a very very small dosage.
What do you guys think? Should I be concerned? Should I find another therapist? I want one who's willing to tell me things I don't want to hear, but this one told me that I might never get T on my first visit, in the last five minutes when I couldn't ask questions, and before seeing any of my medical records, leaving me to freak out for a week and a half before our next visit. She's supposedly one of the most highly qualified trans friendly therapists in the area, but admits that she doesn't know much about hormones.
