So I've waited two weeks for this appointment and here is how it went.

So I went inside Planned Parenthood and as I was parking my car I saw three protesters with anti abortion signs... which was pretty awkward. The door to get in the facility was also buzz lock activated only, so that was interesting. I went in and did the paperwork. Eventually a lady called me in and I sat in a typical patient room. The lady checked all the information and made me sign the consent forms with a digital signing pad. Then while I was waiting for the doctor, I had my blood drawn and I had to get 4 vials worth. Note that I'm super skinny and getting my blood drawn in general is already a challenge. After 3 vials I was nearly blacking out and almost passed out. I had cold sweats and everything and was temporary blinded for a few minutes. It was so scary and I was NOT expecting this to happen. Anywhooo, after that happened I sat on the patient bed/chair thing and waited fr the doctor. To my surprise he was a male and I sort of felt uncomfortable because I was really hoping for a female doctor. We discussed a lot about HRT and more specifically how its going to affect myself psychologically and as my role as a person in society. He told me that he wouldn't deny me HRT, but recommended for me to wait 6-8 months and get some real life experience in. I feel like because I didn't give my preferred female name and that I was in guy mode for the appointment, they were reluctant to fully consider HRT for me as they worried that I might regret the permanent damage it would do. I know I would never regret it because I've done so much research and I'm more than ready to start, but it makes sense for me to get used to dressing up and just living as who I really am without HRT for a while. I think I'm going to give myself a month to have a few days where I just go out in public as myself and get used to it and then see if I can start HRT. When I come back and they see the real me, I think I will be taken a lot more seriously.

Well congratulations 

All in all it seems like a succes 


hugs

It's different for everyone wether they feel hormones could help them or not .

I , speaking for myself , always got frightened by the idea of me having to wear a wig or me having to wear a lot of make-up ,... in order to pass . I have the luck however that my curley , long hair is very feminin and that I have an hour glass figure , a soft voice and low testosterone.
So , considering my own case , I would benefit from hormone therapy ( even low dose ) , that's why I am starting this soon .


I hope that your cross dressing / dressing up will give you the necessary efficacy to make you happier .

Greetz .

Congratulations on your first big step medically!

I think you will find the next few months quite exciting! I just started the "RLE" myself and its quite the learning experience. It almost seems like something new challenges me each day.

Just be yourself and ease into it with small steps. You can do it