Today I was talking with my therapist and we were discussing eventual hormone replacement therapy. I know that you need a letter from a therapist to be able to receive testosterone from an endocrinologist, but it seems to have slipped my mind as to whether or not they need to have a Ph.D. My therapist has a Masters and is skilled in transgender issues. Will I be unable to have a recommendation letter approved because she does not have a Ph.D? If so, she says that she knows one with a Ph.D that I can go to, but they are hours away from where I live and it might be tricky to get it to work out.
For the record, I am in Fort Myers, Florida.
On another note, do any of you guys know of an endo around here that is specialized in transgender care? If they happen not to be near Fort Myers that's fine too. Something is better than nothing. I'm thinking that if they are far away from where I live I can learn to self-inject or have one of my parents help me.
(If you are under age you can get on T as long as you have a parent's consent, right?)
