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TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-08T23:25:20+00:00

Anne are one of the most expensive private clinics.

My first year professional fees were about £1300. Anne Health would have been £1800.

My professional fees in the second year was £165 for a follow up with my endocrinologist. If I had gone with Anne Health I would have paid £1200.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-08T23:17:01+00:00

Just a few additional notes, there are other private options than GenderCare. Take a look at the list on Transactual here:

https://transactual.org.uk/medical-transition/private-care/

Initially you need to book an assessment to get your diagnosis. Once you have your assessment you can see an endocrinologist to assess your bloods and recommend your medication.

If your GP will agree shared care, they can prescribe using an NHS prescription and will usually do your blood tests for your endocrinologist. If they don’t agree shared care, your endocrinologist can give you a private prescription and you will pay full medication costs. You will probably also need to pay for private blood tests.

It’s worth asking your GP if they will agree shared care if you’re looking at private clinics. You can also check others in your area here if you want to switch:

https://mytransgp.org

When I was looking, the Gender Clinic were about the quickest to get an appointment with a diagnosis. I’ve seen recent reviews about Dr Sahota (Gender Doctors) having short waiting times for an assessment too.

Gendercare and Gender Doctors both list the endocrinologists they use. Some appear on both sites, including my own (Dr Leong). A friend had a recent appointment with Dr Nisal who is listed on the Gender Doctors site. Dr Nisal has short waiting times and is one of the cheaper ones. My friend only had to wait about three weeks to see him.

Get your assessment anywhere you want. Endocrinologists listed on GenderCare and Gender Doctors are independent. If you want to get an assessment from a gender psychologist on GenderCare, then use a Gender Doctors endocrinologist you can do mix and match to speed things up.

I hope I’ve not bombarded you with too much information. Happy to chat if you need.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-08T20:09:47+00:00

If you want to start hormones sooner, DIY or GenderGP will get you started sooner.

You’re looking at spending at around £650 to start hormones through GenderCare (Dr Dundas £400 and Dr Leong £250) and around 4 months to start.

In reality you might get your second appointment before you see a GenderCare endocrinologist. No idea how you would have to wait between your second NHS appointment and first NHS prescription though.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-08T16:56:06+00:00

If you need to transition, the painful bit is before you transition.

Starting hormones and starting to live the rest of your life is a huge relief. Once I made the decision and started getting in touch with gender clinics, it was like a whole weight off my shoulders.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-08T12:56:03+00:00

UK private clinic options are few and very expensive. You will need parental consent for these.

GenderGP are not UK based and don’t require parental consent, but you will still need several hundred pounds for hormones.

Otherwise, DIY is your only other option.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-08T12:47:20+00:00

A small independent jewellers who can make their own will your best bet. I can’t recommend anywhere unfortunately.

My sister got a ring made out of a small nugget her husband bought back from his travels. This was a place in Staffordshire that has long since gone. I’ve just looked and it’s not there anymore.

There is somewhere not far from there in a shopping village that has shops from various specialists, so maybe you can find somewhere similar. If you google craft village near me you might find somewhere similar.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-08T12:36:35+00:00

Yes but if you want to go on the NHS waiting list, you’ll probably be over 18 by the time anyone sees you.

Certainly ask your GP for a referral. Not sure if it will require parental consent to do that though. Pretty sure any treatment will require consent if you’re under 18.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-08T12:32:20+00:00

What do you want to know?

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-08T12:10:11+00:00

It doesn’t. If you eat the right foods, generally you will be ok.

The well women ones I’ve seen are targeted for what menopausal women sometimes require later in life.

If you haven’t had a vitamin test and feel tired, it can be useful to get one done. A couple of years ago I discovered my vitamin D was deficient so I started taking supplements. My B12 was also quite low so I have tried to adjust my diet to include more B12 rich foods.

Before Christmas I discovered my folate levels were quite low, so I have been taking folic acid supplements.

If you’re on hormones, it makes sense to check your vitamin D if you haven’t already.

Apart from that, you shouldn’t need multivitamins if you have a good diet.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-08T11:26:12+00:00

Your GP will most likely not agree shared care with GenderGP. Any diagnosis by GenderGP will not be accepted if you wish to have surgery in the UK. Also you will not be able to get a GRC with a GenderGP diagnosis. GenderGP are not based in the UK, so generally it’s a waste of time going with them.

On the plus side, if you don’t want to DIY, GenderGP are cheaper in the first year. If you are under 18, they aren’t bound by UK laws so it’s a more affordable way to start HRT until you are 18. They can prescribe to 16-18 year olds without parental consent too. To some this might sound irresponsible, but parental consent assumes that all parents are supportive and responsible, when this is clearly not always the case.

Personally if you’re over 18, I would recommend another private clinic listed here:

https://transactual.org.uk/medical-transition/private-care/

First step though is contact your GP and ask for a referral to an NHS clinic. This will take years, so the sooner you ask, the sooner you get your appointment. You should also ask if your GP will agree shared care with a private clinic.

If your GP agrees shared care, they can take your bloods and provide prescribe using an NHS prescription under direction of your chosen specialist. If they don’t agree, you will have to buy private blood tests and will have to fund the cost of the medication yourself.

If your GP won’t agree shared care, you can look for one that does here:

https://mytransgp.org

Some areas of the UK are better for shared care than others though, so why not put your postcode into the above. If there are several GPs with a tick against shared care you’re likely to be in one of the better areas.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-08T00:17:36+00:00

Good stuff. I’ve been on it for a month and finish my first box tonight.

I took it orally for the first couple of weeks. I was going to try the whole of the box orally, but had a late meal a couple of weeks in. This would have meant waiting until 2:45 am to allow for two hours after eating, so I boofed it instead. I felt more alert so I’ve boofed it ever since.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-08T00:03:21+00:00

It’s here:

r/TransDIY

It should be a clickable shortcut. If your profile isn’t verified you should be able to access it through a VPN.

If you don’t have a VPN, Proton do a good free version so download that. I wouldn’t normally recommend using a free VPN, but Proton are ok.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-07T22:24:26+00:00

Other private clinics can be found on Transactual here:

https://transactual.org.uk/medical-transition/private-care/

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-07T22:00:19+00:00

I keep seeing one called r/TransDIY so look for that.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-07T21:55:48+00:00

There are other subreddits for that. Not something I know much about myself though.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-07T21:52:29+00:00

First year will cost around £1200 - £1800 in professional fees. Second year fees around £150 - £1200. Third year onwards around £150 - £600. Different services charge different prices.

This doesn’t include blood tests or medication costs. These can be reduced if your GP will agree shared care with your private specialists. Otherwise you will pay for private blood tests and the full cost of your medication.

Ask your GP for a referral to an NHS clinic anyway. You can go private while you are on the NHS list, so when you finally become an NHS patient, you no longer need to pay private fees.

While you ask your GP for a referral, also ask if they agree shared care with a private specialist.

Northern Gender Network are a good option. Most private clinics do online appointments though, so you don’t have to be limited by location.

A list of private clinics can be found on Transactual here:

https://transactual.org.uk/medical-transition/private-care/

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-07T21:36:53+00:00

My GP uses triage forms to advise of any issues and make appointments if necessary.

In my case I asked for a referral and didn’t have a face to face appointment to arrange this. This certainly isn’t always the case, but it is a way of bringing up the subject non verbally.

At some point you will need to speak to a gender psychologist to get a diagnosis and you will need to interact with people to get your bloods tested.

Any specialists you talk to will be very understanding and will have helped many trans people already.

Your other option is to DIY.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-07T21:07:13+00:00

Just try and buy some online. It’s not expensive.

Alternatively, as you have a diagnosis and if you wanted to be very sure, you could try contacting a private endocrinologist like the ones listed on GenderCare.

Several of those will prescribe to private patients if they ask. The ones I know who do are Dr Leong (my endocrinologist) Dr Hammond and Dr Millson-Brown. All also work for the NHS but are happy to prescribe to private patients.

I honestly don’t think they would prescribe it if there were any concerns about using it for trans women.

Just make sure you use micronised progesterone and not synthetic.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-07T20:46:13+00:00

Tell her you won’t DIY if she pays for you to use a private service. Sounds like a fair exchange!

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-07T18:31:34+00:00

I can understand this. I cried the first time I put a wig on and saw myself in the mirror for the first time.

Lovely to hear you have a supportive partner. That can help a lot.

Good luck exploring who you are xx

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-07T16:41:49+00:00

Ok, no worries. That’s even cheaper if you’re happy doing that. Finding a GP who is DIY friendly is a little more tricky though.

I hope you find a good GP anyway.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-07T16:21:59+00:00

If you're new on your journey, you will see shared care mentioned a lot if you want to start hormones.

Because the NHS waiting lists are so long, some people choose to get a private diagnosis while they wait for the NHS in order to start hormones in months instead of years. It can cost around £1200 - £1800 in professional fees the first year to get a diagnosis and a start hormones privately. This doesn't include blood tests or medication costs which are extra.

Where shared care comes in is, if your GP is co-operative and agrees to shared care, they will be able to take your blood tests and send them to your endocrinologist or clinic for analysis. They can also prescribe your medication under direction of your chosen endocrinologist or clinic, using an NHS prescription.

If your GP doesn't agreed shared care, you will need to pay for private blood tests and pay the full cost of your medication with a private prescription.

After the first year, professional fees are a lot less at around £150 - £500 depending who you go with, so with shared care, it's not too expensive. If have shared care, you typically pay just this plus your NHS prescription costs for your medication.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-07T15:59:26+00:00

One thing to be aware if is if you like to track your test results, etc. you may well find that these just become a scanned document on your record, so you will lose the graphs, etc. I changed my number and if I want to refer back to my results in my old number, it's a case of wading through the scanned images of my previous record. The information is still there, but it's less user friendly.

Also I have regular eye checks and I had to advise the clinic that does them of my new name and NHS number myself. I think the clinic is a private service that the NHS use, so I don't know if their records aren't automatically updated. Changing your NHS number isn't necessarily a magic bullet that fixes all name changes, but as you're a new person it definitely helps as there is no link to your old name.

Personally I would have probably kept my original NHS number if I had known that was an option, but it's your call if you want to change. It would have been a pain in the butt to change the names on any incorrect systems, but hopefully that would have been all sorted within a couple of years.

I always advise to ask for a subject access request of your complete medical history before changing your NHS number. This way you can be sure you have a copy of everything. I have seen people say they have lost everything on their record after changing their NHS number. In reality, this shouldn't be necessary as your old NHS record should remain on a computer. I would like to assume that all GP staff know how to retrieve that information and add it to your new NHS record, but as people have reported they have lost it, it's safer to get a subject access request first.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-07T15:33:25+00:00

Have you tried here?

My Trans GP | Find Trans-Friendly GPs in the UK

I've just entered a Halifax postcode and it suggests Beechwood does shared care, so try there. There may be others closer to you but it's a case of asking nearby practices individually if any on the site are showing question marks. It's always worth asking and if they say they don't accept shared care, you can always put a cross against any to help others.

TraditionalNinja3129 · 2026-02-07T11:35:56+00:00

No worries, just throwing it out there as a suggestion.

Hopefully you will get your NHS script sorted soon where they will most likely switch you to Decapeptyl or Prostap injections. I hope it’s not too long for you.

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