hey, i dont know if its right if i post this her but Im new her and my name is Matt, im from germany and i would like to move to england.
I got a few questions, maybe you can help me...
it would be very very kind of you if you could help me because i have no idea where to start...

where do i get testosteron in england or do you know a god doc./endocrinologist in england(london) who i could talk to ?

how much do i have to pay for the injektions ?

if i want to know something about me or whatever u can ask me all the time!

kind regards

Matt

Step 1- you need to get a letter from a therapist certified for hta tstuff. Sometimes you first have to live as male for X months, depends on where oyu are, I can never find anything solid.

Once you do that, get to an endocrinologist. there are different types of T, costing different amounts. Depends on what you used.

Any reason moving from Germany? And don't they not allow sex-change operations unless your already sterile?

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Hi guys,

Matt wrote:

I already getting testosteron and had the mastectomy in febuary. Now i'm planing to move to england to go college. I have no idea how to handle some things in england.. like getting the hormons.. i would be pretty glad to get some help and maybe I'll find new friends here ^^

It sounds to me like Matt has already transitioned, he has had an operation already, I think he is asking about how he can continue getting treatment here in England.

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hey,thank you..

and yes i want to know how i can countinue my treatment in england !!!
sry, if i didnt write it that obvious!!!

@George: NHS= National Health system?! ..
do in need something to use it or what to have to do to use it?

I asked my health insurance what to do... the woman could'nt help me that much , she just said i need my health insurance card(all my data are on it) and that i can use this card everywhere in the EU.. but im not sure if it's enough and that "easy"..

by the way I will ask my endocrinologist to write me something for the doc.

Do i have to go to a local doc. first ? instead of going to an endocrinologist straight away ?

thank you all so far

Matt

Hi Matt, welcome to tzone!

As far as moving to the UK and getting your T prescription is concerned, it should be pretty easy. I checked with a mate of mine who moved here from the US, and all you need to do is register with a local GP (General Practitioner) and tell them that you are already on T (it would probably help to have proof - a letter from your current doctor or medical notes or something like that) and they should prescribe it no problem. This will be on the NHS (National Health Service), so you will only have to pay standard prescription charges. There is no need at all for you to go privately to get a prescription for T - continuation of care is one of the things that the NHS does. Your GP will then be able to refer you to an endocrinologist.

As far as finding a good GP is concerned, that really depends on where you live. GPs will only take someone who lives within a certain distance of the surgery, so unless you know whereabouts you'll be moving to it's impossible to recommend anyone I'm afraid.

Most GPs will arrange to give you your injection if you aren't already self-injecting - usually the practice nurse (a nurse attached to the GP surgery) will be the one who gives the shot on a regular basis). GPs can also arrange for any blood tests that you need - both getting shots and blood tests won't cost you anything either.

Oh, and there's no minimum time that you need to live here before you can access NHS treatment.

Hope that helps mate!

Dave

Hi Matt

it depends what health insurance card you have whether you can use the NHS straight away; if you don't have one strictly speaking you cannot use the NHS for the first six months, but I think it depends on whether the local GP can be bothered to check out all that stuff. Emergency treatment is free .... Seeing any specialist, whether endocrinologist or gynaecologist or psychiatrist on the NHS generally involves a WAIT - your GP refers you to the specialist who (or whose secretary or whoever) decides whether to see you urgently or not. On the NHS you cannot go to a specialist without a referral like, ever. (And even privately I've found that difficult, but that may have been due to my private health insurance company's policy).

But wow, that's something else to think about if you are gender re-aligned...

Beate (who is just kicking that idea around a bit...)