transcription: instead of: “maybe i should take diy hrt” say: “the doctor knows best” instead of: “maybe we should get to transition” say: “the doctor knows best” instead of: “why did they cancle my script?” say: “the doctor knows best” instead of: “errrm, why is hte waiting list 5 years long?” say: “the doctor knows best” instead of: “i cant make it to worship rebranded terf slop because i am sick” say: “the doctor knows best”

  • rumschlumpel@feddit.orgEnglish
    38·
    3 days ago

    AFAIK doctors tend to agree with most of these (except the DIY HRT, probably), but they’re not actually the ones who make these decisions …

    • Nat (she/they)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      461·
      3 days ago

      There are plenty of ignorant or transphobic doctors who are against HRT for trans people. Most doctors don’t specialize in it or even read the research on it.

      • rumschlumpel@feddit.orgEnglish
        23·
        3 days ago

        There’s a lot of doctors in general. Either way, doctors are not the ones making these decisions.

        • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          4·
          3 days ago

          I’m confused, who else is making the decision to prescribe HRT? In the US a general practitioner can prescribe HRT independently, there’s not any oversight or hoops they have to jump through.

          • rumschlumpel@feddit.orgEnglish
            12·
            3 days ago

            That depends heavily on location. Here in Germany, I don’t think many general practitioners would be willing to do that (assuming that they are actually allowed to, which I’m not sure about), because there are specialists for that. And then, you need to get your insurance to pay for both the doctor and the medication, unless you’re rich enough to pay everything out of pocket.

        • cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          4·
          2 days ago

          Well I assume something goes wrong if your body gets too much testosterone, even if you’re going for ‘guy’, and its hormone replacement so you negate what your body produces naturally, then replace it with a synthetic version of same.

          • waldfee@feddit.orgEnglish
            1·
            2 days ago

            IIrc the body will actually convert the testosterone to estrogen when there is too much of it, and the e will then go on to even block the T

            • cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              2·
              2 days ago

              So you cotta use testosterone blockers so the excess testosterone doesn’t convert over! Unless you’re going for a cool androgynous thing, but at this point I’m not sure you count as cis.