Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Male to female transsexual talk (MTF) => Topic started by: kariann330 on April 11, 2013, 02:22:33 AM Return to Full Version
Title: Doctor question.
Post by: kariann330 on April 11, 2013, 02:22:33 AM
Post by: kariann330 on April 11, 2013, 02:22:33 AM
So i know there are doctors who go by informed consent for therapy and for HRT, and even doctors who don't require a letter before you start hrt. I'm wondering if there are any surgeons (preferably good ones) who would operate under an informed consent for anything. Every doctor i am finding has disclaimers that they only follow WPATH standards of care and honestly i feel WPAT is a little over bearing with there preset times for everyone and for everything when i personally feel if a person is ready for SRS, FFS or VFS six months into transition, they should be able to as they can under informed consent. If such a doctor doesn't exist yet.....pooie they need to hurry up lol.
Thanks
Kari.
Thanks
Kari.
Title: Doctor question.
Post by: Keira on April 11, 2013, 02:34:01 AM
Post by: Keira on April 11, 2013, 02:34:01 AM
Quote from: kariann330 on April 11, 2013, 02:22:33 AM
So i know there are doctors who go by informed consent for therapy and for HRT, and even doctors who don't require a letter before you start hrt. I'm wondering if there are any surgeons (preferably good ones) who would operate under an informed consent for anything. Every doctor i am finding has disclaimers that they only follow WPATH standards of care and honestly i feel WPAT is a little over bearing with there preset times for everyone and for everything when i personally feel if a person is ready for SRS, FFS or VFS six months into transition, they should be able to as they can under informed consent. If such a doctor doesn't exist yet.....pooie they need to hurry up lol.
Thanks
Kari.
As far as I know FFS isn't restricted by the wpath standards of care, it's just a specific type of plastic surgery.
I can't provide much more than the first paragraph and the statement, "The search button is your friend". Just type in "Informed Consent", I just searched it a few minutes ago and I found stuff about informed consent and surgery.
-Sky
Title: Re: Doctor question.
Post by: kelly_aus on April 11, 2013, 03:27:58 AM
Post by: kelly_aus on April 11, 2013, 03:27:58 AM
As far as I am aware, all the reputable surgeons will require a letter from a therapist of some sort - some require 2.
The most recent WPATH SoC's are actually pretty good. They are not as restrictive as previous versions and even admit that they are merely guidelines - not a fixed set of 'rules'. Even WPATH admits they are felxible and should be tailored to an individual patients needs..
The most recent WPATH SoC's are actually pretty good. They are not as restrictive as previous versions and even admit that they are merely guidelines - not a fixed set of 'rules'. Even WPATH admits they are felxible and should be tailored to an individual patients needs..
Title: Re: Doctor question.
Post by: kariann330 on April 12, 2013, 01:03:02 AM
Post by: kariann330 on April 12, 2013, 01:03:02 AM
See this is what i love about my GP, all they are requiring from me is my signature on a consent form. Yes i do come packing a letter if needed because of my doctor for my bipolar, but still it would be SOO much easier if i could walk into a surgeons office, talk with them for a couple of min, slap my signature on a piece of paper and after that go thru the rest of the consult and preoperative tests then two days later wake up with a vagina. Sadly Supron follows WPATH