Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Female to male transsexual talk (FTM) => Topic started by: TheOtherSide on July 17, 2010, 08:42:42 PM Return to Full Version
Title: Can any doctor prescribe T?
Post by: TheOtherSide on July 17, 2010, 08:42:42 PM
Post by: TheOtherSide on July 17, 2010, 08:42:42 PM
I was first prescribed T by a doctor when I was attending school in Boston in April. I recently moved back to Texas and won't be returning to Boston for school. I have one more refill to call in at Stroheckers but after that I'm not sure what to do and I want to be prepared in advance. I emailed the endo in Boston to ask him if he can continue calling in my prescription if I send him my blood work results but he hasn't gotten back to me. If he can't help me could I just go to my regular doctor and ask him to prescribe T to me because I've already been on it for so long?
Title: Re: Can any doctor prescribe T?
Post by: Nimetön on July 17, 2010, 08:53:49 PM
Post by: Nimetön on July 17, 2010, 08:53:49 PM
Quote from: TheOtherSide on July 17, 2010, 08:42:42 PM
If he can't help me could I just go to my regular doctor and ask him to prescribe T to me because I've already been on it for so long?
A doctor can refuse to write any prescription, without need of justification, and will generally refuse to write one that is too far outside of his specialty. That having been said, if you have been on this prescription for a long time, your doctor is likely to simply perform basic lab work and then write the new prescription without further discussion.
One important step is to speak to your regular doctor's secretary and sign HIPAA release forms, authorizing your local doctor's secretary to request copies of your medical records from your endocrinologist's secretary. That will allow your regular doctor to take responsibility for your prescription with the minimum of legal risk.
- N