Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: junior on January 16, 2010, 09:57:46 PM Return to Full Version
Title: estrofem and spiro help blood test!
Post by: junior on January 16, 2010, 09:57:46 PM
Post by: junior on January 16, 2010, 09:57:46 PM
ok so i started taking spiro like a year a go and then went up to from there untill today i started estrofem a day two weeks ago. but i want to know were i can take a blood test since YES IM SELF MEDICATING but were can i go i live in dallas texas do i go to a clinic do i go to a local clinic or hospital and how much will they charged i want to know if im ok on my body.
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Title: Re: estrofem and spiro help blood test!
Post by: Janet_Girl on January 16, 2010, 10:06:34 PM
Post by: Janet_Girl on January 16, 2010, 10:06:34 PM
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Title: Re: estrofem and spiro help blood test!
Post by: Hannah on January 17, 2010, 01:31:39 AM
Post by: Hannah on January 17, 2010, 01:31:39 AM
...to answer your question any ole doctor can order labs. If you have some sort of health coverage you'll want a CBC with differential, testosterone total+free, PTT (clot test), Prolactin, and last but not least an estradiol count.
Title: Re: estrofem and spiro help blood test!
Post by: Valerie Elizabeth on January 17, 2010, 01:43:59 AM
Post by: Valerie Elizabeth on January 17, 2010, 01:43:59 AM
CBC with Differential
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Lipid Profile
Testosterone - Total + Free
PT/PTT
Estradiol
Prolactin
That's what I get.
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Lipid Profile
Testosterone - Total + Free
PT/PTT
Estradiol
Prolactin
That's what I get.
Title: Re: estrofem and spiro help blood test!
Post by: junior on January 17, 2010, 01:53:45 AM
Post by: junior on January 17, 2010, 01:53:45 AM
hi ok but like were do you go get check like a clinic or a hospital i live in dallas texas
Title: Re: estrofem and spiro help blood test!
Post by: Hannah on January 17, 2010, 02:16:54 AM
Post by: Hannah on January 17, 2010, 02:16:54 AM
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=lgbt+resources+Dallas (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=lgbt+resources+Dallas)
here you go, the first listing looks promising, it says they can do blood draws
here you go, the first listing looks promising, it says they can do blood draws
Title: Re: estrofem and spiro help blood test!
Post by: Tammy Hope on January 17, 2010, 02:39:23 AM
Post by: Tammy Hope on January 17, 2010, 02:39:23 AM
Contact your local LGBT center and odds are very good they can refer you to a doctor or clinic which can do what you need.
Title: Re: estrofem and spiro help blood test!
Post by: rejennyrated on January 17, 2010, 04:10:18 AM
Post by: rejennyrated on January 17, 2010, 04:10:18 AM
First well done for getting a blood test. But second, and as no one else has said it yet, PLEASE find a therapist or doctor to supervise you. Please don't self med.
Self Med can be really dangerous. I mean even if you get a blood test will you be able to interpret it?
You NEED a supervising physician. Actually strictly they don't even have to be a gender specialist. Just a sympathetic doctor. But personally I would suggest that if you are going to do this you should do it properly and go see a proper gender practicioner.
Self med may seem like the easy option at first, but later on when/if you want to progress further and start thinking about various surgeries etc you may find that having bucked the system leaves you even further back than you were before you started - because now, to get that all important referral letter, you will have to deal with a therapist who feels irritated that you broke the rules...
Self Med can be really dangerous. I mean even if you get a blood test will you be able to interpret it?
You NEED a supervising physician. Actually strictly they don't even have to be a gender specialist. Just a sympathetic doctor. But personally I would suggest that if you are going to do this you should do it properly and go see a proper gender practicioner.
Self med may seem like the easy option at first, but later on when/if you want to progress further and start thinking about various surgeries etc you may find that having bucked the system leaves you even further back than you were before you started - because now, to get that all important referral letter, you will have to deal with a therapist who feels irritated that you broke the rules...
Title: Re: estrofem and spiro help blood test!
Post by: Naturally Blonde on January 17, 2010, 06:41:06 AM
Post by: Naturally Blonde on January 17, 2010, 06:41:06 AM
Quote from: junior on January 16, 2010, 09:57:46 PM
ok so i started taking spiro like a year a go and then went up to from there untill today i started estrofem a day two weeks ago. but i want to know were i can take a blood test since YES IM SELF MEDICATING but were can i go i live in dallas texas do i go to a clinic do i go to a local clinic or hospital and how much will they charged i want to know if im ok on my body.
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I didn't know people still used estrofem anymore. I remember using that in the 90's! if it's in tablet form it's not very effective. Spiro on the other hand you really need to be monitored with, and shouldn't be self medicating if you are on Spiro or any other anti - androgen.