Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: Tidal_Wave on December 12, 2013, 04:24:04 AM Return to Full Version
Title: Endocrinologist
Post by: Tidal_Wave on December 12, 2013, 04:24:04 AM
Post by: Tidal_Wave on December 12, 2013, 04:24:04 AM
What can i expect from my first endocrinologist appointment?
Title: Re: Endocrinologist
Post by: Ms Grace on December 12, 2013, 05:16:23 AM
Post by: Ms Grace on December 12, 2013, 05:16:23 AM
Guess it depends on the endo... and sorry, since I don't know if you're m2f or f2m I can only answer from a m2f perspective...
Mine asked some general health and family health history questions (heart, liver, diabetes?). In my case I had to talk a bit about my previous transition too, how long I was HRT, effects, etc. He took my height, weight, blood pressure, listened to my heart. Checked around the breast area and checked testicle size... (and no, I didn't have to get nekkid it wasn't demeaning or anything, just drop my pants a bit). Then he wrote a blood test request and that was it. Had to wait until I saw him again after the blood test before he prescribed E.
My endo is great, he sees a lot of trans women in my city - is very professional, very supportive and very friendly. The other one I saw during my first transition was similarly supportive and friendly and also saw a lot of trans* clients... my first appointment with him was similar to my more recent first consult. Hope that helps!
Mine asked some general health and family health history questions (heart, liver, diabetes?). In my case I had to talk a bit about my previous transition too, how long I was HRT, effects, etc. He took my height, weight, blood pressure, listened to my heart. Checked around the breast area and checked testicle size... (and no, I didn't have to get nekkid it wasn't demeaning or anything, just drop my pants a bit). Then he wrote a blood test request and that was it. Had to wait until I saw him again after the blood test before he prescribed E.
My endo is great, he sees a lot of trans women in my city - is very professional, very supportive and very friendly. The other one I saw during my first transition was similarly supportive and friendly and also saw a lot of trans* clients... my first appointment with him was similar to my more recent first consult. Hope that helps!
Title: Re: Endocrinologist
Post by: FalseHybridPrincess on December 12, 2013, 06:33:39 AM
Post by: FalseHybridPrincess on December 12, 2013, 06:33:39 AM
Thats exactly how my first appointment was...
on the second she prescribed AA and on the third one month later E...
Mine is also very friendly and sees a lot of trangender people...
But yeah its unlikely you get any pills from your first visit cause the endo has to check your health first...i dunno...
on the second she prescribed AA and on the third one month later E...
Mine is also very friendly and sees a lot of trangender people...
But yeah its unlikely you get any pills from your first visit cause the endo has to check your health first...i dunno...
Title: Re: Endocrinologist
Post by: MaryXYX on December 13, 2013, 02:28:40 PM
Post by: MaryXYX on December 13, 2013, 02:28:40 PM
The first time I saw an endo was last week - over two years after going full time. The doctor I saw said only the professor treats trans-women and he had taken the day off - although I had an appointment with him. However she did ask lots of questions and did a physical exam; breasts and "boy bits". She really wanted to compare the latter with the baseline exam but I hadn't had one.
Title: Re: Endocrinologist
Post by: Tidal_Wave on December 14, 2013, 09:29:54 PM
Post by: Tidal_Wave on December 14, 2013, 09:29:54 PM
Thanks for the info ladies. Im a little bit nervous, haven't even told my parents that i have the appointment yet :s
I just want to get the show on the road, im sick of waiting, so glad that this is actually starting to go somewhere :D
I just want to get the show on the road, im sick of waiting, so glad that this is actually starting to go somewhere :D
Title: Re: Endocrinologist
Post by: Ms Grace on December 14, 2013, 10:14:26 PM
Post by: Ms Grace on December 14, 2013, 10:14:26 PM
So when is it? You'll tell us how it went, yes?
Title: Re: Endocrinologist
Post by: Tidal_Wave on December 15, 2013, 01:55:40 AM
Post by: Tidal_Wave on December 15, 2013, 01:55:40 AM
Its on thursday, ill definitely tell you all about it :)
Title: Re: Endocrinologist
Post by: Cindy on December 15, 2013, 01:56:23 AM
Post by: Cindy on December 15, 2013, 01:56:23 AM
Good luck hon!!