How to Start Hormone Replacement Therapy (Male to Female)
Find an endocrinologist or another local healthcare provider.. Provide informed consent about the transition process.. Demonstrate that you are capable and willing to undergo HRT.
Steps
Find an endocrinologist or another local healthcare provider.
Find an endocrinologist or another local healthcare provider.
Provide informed consent about the transition process.
Provide informed consent about the transition process.
Demonstrate that you are capable and willing to undergo HRT.
Demonstrate that you are capable and willing to undergo HRT.
Tell your doctor about your medical history.
Tell your doctor about your medical history.
Undergo blood tests to determine your health.
Undergo blood tests to determine your health.
Get a prescription for female hormones and male hormone blockers.
Get a prescription for female hormones and male hormone blockers.
Save money to pay for the treatment.
Save money to pay for the treatment.
Apply an estrogen skin patch directly to the skin.
Apply an estrogen skin patch directly to the skin.
Take a pill according to your doctor's instructions.
Take a pill according to your doctor's instructions.
Inject estrogen into your buttock or thigh weekly.
Inject estrogen into your buttock or thigh weekly.
Watch out for side effects as you start therapy.
Watch out for side effects as you start therapy.
Return to the doctor every 3 months for the first year.
Return to the doctor every 3 months for the first year.
Quit smoking.
Quit smoking.
Watch out for a reduced sex drive.
Watch out for a reduced sex drive.
Exercise to maintain muscle tone.
Exercise to maintain muscle tone.
Get electrolysis or laser treatment to remove unwanted hair.
Get electrolysis or laser treatment to remove unwanted hair.
Create a strong support group.
Create a strong support group.
Wait 2 years before considering plastic surgery.
Wait 2 years before considering plastic surgery.
Start breast cancer screenings 2 to 3 years after starting hormones.
Start breast cancer screenings 2 to 3 years after starting hormones.
Talk to your doctor about surgery if you want it.
Talk to your doctor about surgery if you want it.
Save up money for the surgery.
Save up money for the surgery.
Discuss if you will need to stop taking hormones before surgery.
Discuss if you will need to stop taking hormones before surgery.
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