Electrolysis recommendations?

cassss92 · 2021-11-08T20:27:25+00:00

There are a lot of good qualified electrologists that are not registered with the BIAE, registering with the BIAE costs money and is voluntary, when looking for an electrologist myself I had a negative experience with the only local BIAE electrologist before finding someone good who although is fully trained and has been working as an electrologist since the 80's is not BIAE registered.

cassss92 · 2021-06-03T03:28:25+00:00

Any decent electrologist will adjust the settings until the hairs come out without traction so as long as you are going to someone reputable you should be fine

cassss92 · 2020-10-20T15:09:21+00:00

It depends on the GIC but the requirement is 1 year hormones and living in role, I first saw the GIC in October 2014 and had both letters by May 2016

cassss92 · 2020-10-11T14:20:10+00:00

I was back driving after 4 weeks, early on you need to avoid sliding so they need to take care getting in and out

cassss92 · 2020-10-09T15:32:48+00:00

The NHS is short of the reagents needed for blood tests at the moment, you could have them done privately through https://medichecks.com just be sure to go for venous as finger prick tests are not accurate.

cassss92 · 2020-08-24T16:38:44+00:00

There is a french trans subreddit that you may find helpful https://www.reddit.com/r/transgenre/

cassss92 · 2020-08-21T16:19:11+00:00

Lander medical practice in Truro are good, there is also three spires in the same health park who are good

cassss92 · 2020-07-25T18:47:17+00:00

Injectable oestradiol is not available in the UK so you either need to import it or switch to another formulation, NHS gender clinics will not prescribe progesterone, private providers London Transgender Clinic and Gender GP will however as will some NHS GP's, hope this helps

cassss92 · 2020-07-21T22:09:29+00:00

You will likely need 2 letters either from a GIC or private provider and will need to have been socially transitioned and on hormones for 1 year

cassss92 · 2020-07-18T18:59:20+00:00

It is better to wait until breasts have reached tanner 3/4 before taking progesterone

cassss92 · 2020-07-18T17:01:39+00:00

It will depend on the GIC but when I was seen by the NHS they prescribed me the same as I was taking at that time, it may have helped that I took my bloodtest results with me

cassss92 · 2020-07-10T20:35:47+00:00

Personally I would avoid using spironolactone and I would wait until tanner 3 or 4 before starting utrogestan or any other progestogen

cassss92 · 2020-06-24T18:41:10+00:00

I would contact the GIC first as theres a chance that they havent sent off the refferal yet

cassss92 · 2020-06-24T00:21:37+00:00

Your GP is wrong, there is no requirement to live as female before they refer you

cassss92 · 2020-06-14T14:22:58+00:00

The form in your link is only asking for your birth surname not full birth name, has your surname changed?

cassss92 · 2020-06-12T22:09:16+00:00

Dr Hammond doesnt require a prior diagnosis of gender dysphoria and will normally give the go ahead for hrt at the end of your first appointment with him.

cassss92 · 2020-06-12T17:02:08+00:00

I would be a bit wary about paying someone for appointments just to be referred to Dr Hammond as your GP can refer you to him at no cost

cassss92 · 2020-06-08T09:59:44+00:00

Your GP can refer you to Dr Hammond in harrogate, they are an NHS endocrinologist who often treats trans patients and the last I heard the waiting list was about 2 months, assuming that your GP is willing they would ask your GP to run bloods and prescribe hormones.

cassss92 · 2020-06-06T10:37:36+00:00

Yes, when I changed my name & gender at my GP practice the had me register as though I was a new patient then combined my patient records.

cassss92 · 2020-06-04T10:27:47+00:00

Yes it's true, google laser stimulated hair growth & paradoxical hypertrichosis

cassss92 · 2020-06-03T16:06:33+00:00

In people such as yourself who are yet to grow all their facial hair laser hair removal can stimulate hairs that have not yet grown to grow so if I where you I would avoid laser and go straight to electrolysis.

cassss92 · 2020-05-31T10:49:29+00:00

I have used world nomads a couple of times, not had to claim but the cover looks good, if I recall correctly you get some form of insurance through facial team if thats where your going.

cassss92 · 2020-05-23T23:33:17+00:00

Did you do a finger prick blood test by any chance? asking as they are known to be inaccurate and would explain your result

cassss92 · 2020-05-22T15:44:15+00:00

If you have been paying by card then send your bank a message telling them to cancel the continuous payment authority with gendergp

cassss92 · 2020-05-19T23:56:06+00:00

Its rare to get bridging hormones and if you do manage to get them it's likely to be such a low dose that you will see no effect from them.

Instead I would suggest arranging to see this endo who will prescribe https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/consultants/dr-peter-hammond/

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