Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: marelivki on August 19, 2011, 08:15:26 AM Return to Full Version
Title: What kind of hormones doctores in UK prescribe?
Post by: marelivki on August 19, 2011, 08:15:26 AM
Post by: marelivki on August 19, 2011, 08:15:26 AM
What kind of hormones doctores in UK prescribe? Pills, band-aids, shots? It all depends on a person, or the list is pretty similar in each case?
Title: Re: What kind of hormones doctores in UK prescribe?
Post by: pebbles on August 19, 2011, 08:49:42 AM
Post by: pebbles on August 19, 2011, 08:49:42 AM
They don't perscribe me anything I have to go elsewhere for that but from what I can tell they don't give out any hormone blockers and these days only perscribe moderate/low levels of Oral Estradiol pills.
Title: Re: What kind of hormones doctores in UK prescribe?
Post by: marelivki on August 19, 2011, 10:13:44 AM
Post by: marelivki on August 19, 2011, 10:13:44 AM
O_o strange. so how about your testosteron level in your blood?
Title: Re: What kind of hormones doctores in UK prescribe?
Post by: pebbles on August 19, 2011, 11:53:24 AM
Post by: pebbles on August 19, 2011, 11:53:24 AM
Quote from: marelivki on August 19, 2011, 10:13:44 AMWell Estrogen is supposed to supress it in the long run but honestly my experience the levels begin given arn't high enough to achive this effect.
O_o strange. so how about your testosteron level in your blood?
I myself am taking gray market hormones, and hormone blockers.
Title: Re: What kind of hormones doctores in UK prescribe?
Post by: Keroppi on August 19, 2011, 12:50:43 PM
Post by: Keroppi on August 19, 2011, 12:50:43 PM
Quote from: marelivki on August 19, 2011, 08:15:26 AM(MTF) Pills, patches & cream. I don't think E injection is licensed in the UK. What you get and in what form would depends on who you're seeing, your age & medical history etc. Also, if one form isn't working, they may try something else.
What kind of hormones doctores in UK prescribe? Pills, band-aids, shots? It all depends on a person, or the list is pretty similar in each case?
Title: Re: What kind of hormones doctores in UK prescribe?
Post by: Skyanne on August 19, 2011, 02:52:36 PM
Post by: Skyanne on August 19, 2011, 02:52:36 PM
They prescribe oral estradiol valerate and Zoladex injections.
Title: Re: What kind of hormones doctores in UK prescribe?
Post by: ChloeDharma on August 21, 2011, 04:29:43 AM
Post by: ChloeDharma on August 21, 2011, 04:29:43 AM
They will also prescribe transdermal estrogen like the patches if you want. Estradiol valerate is the oral estrogen, i used to get 17b estradiol in the gel but i think that has been discontinued. If you go to ChX they don't prescribe progestogens which some people are not happy about.
I still get androcur prescribed but the endo mentioned some kind of oil injected into your bum last time i saw him.....a different one to zolodex but still. My doctor seemed to not notice that bit in the letter and wanting to avoid the big jab i'm just quietly not mentioning anything. I doubt new patients would get androcur though.
I still get androcur prescribed but the endo mentioned some kind of oil injected into your bum last time i saw him.....a different one to zolodex but still. My doctor seemed to not notice that bit in the letter and wanting to avoid the big jab i'm just quietly not mentioning anything. I doubt new patients would get androcur though.
Title: Re: What kind of hormones doctores in UK prescribe?
Post by: Gravity Girl on August 23, 2011, 11:38:27 AM
Post by: Gravity Girl on August 23, 2011, 11:38:27 AM
I went private so i basically told Dr perring what i wanted to take and he decided on dosages.