I have no idea how to word this question.
I'm FTM pre op and I haven't came out about it because I live in a very bias area/city. I just found out that I have ovarian cysts and possibly polycystic ovarian syndrome so my question are:
Would this effect my future hormone treatment if I got this disease treated? I thought about taking hormones and going post op in the future.
Is there any doctor that I can go to for advice about this?
Hi Tohru, and welcome to Susan's.
Getting PCOS treated now will not affect HRT later. PCOS tends to give you elevated testosterone, which sort of gives you your own HRT.
As to doctors, starting with a therapist, especially if you live in a bias area, is probably a good start. They can often refer you to doctors and will help you deal with all the ups and downs that come with transition. They can write letters making it easier to get HRT and possible to get surgery.
There are multiple surgeries possible. I'm not sure if you mean top or bottom surgery or if you have looked into the possibilities of each. This would be a good thing for you to do and again a therapist can help you with that.
I understand that psychiatry(or is it psychology) today site has a list of possible therapists listed by state or area.
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