This is a bit hypothetical as I'm still an undergrad, but after I graduate and if I decide to carry on in my chosen field (physics, with astronomy) I might have to go and work further afield than the UK. Would this pose a problem as far as hormones are concerned? Not that I've been prescribed them yet (more hypothesis!).
Presumably I can't keep going back to the UK and shipping out vast quantities of prescription testosterone every time I leave, and every country's health system seems to work differently.

If anyone has had any experience with this kind of situation I'd be interested in knowing how it works, thanks.

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i dont have any expenice but i do know that there are hormone treatments i.e T injuections thats last for 3month, so depending on the lenghth of time of the cost etc that may be away around it!!
its not alot of infor but its a start....

That's a good point, I think it's the subcutaneous pellets or something like that. Forgotten about them. Don't know if you're able to choose what you get prescribed though.

It depends on what country you are going to.

Countries have different regulations about what medication you can take in or out of the country. However, these restrictions, form what I've heard, tend to be more about drugs that might be illegal overseas, or drugs that can be made to make illicit drugs.

check with your Dr about if you can take T out of the country. chekc with the embassy or consulate of the country you want to go to about if you can take your medication into the country.

Also, some countries have reciprocal health arrangements with each other, whereby travellers may be able to get health cover in the country they are in at a cheaper rate than other overseas people - or even as low as the rate that citizens of that country have which each other. If the country that you are going to has such anarrangement, bringing a signed letter from your Dr or psych about your medication may enable you to get a prescription for that medication in the country you have travelled to. Just make sure the letter has your doctors contact details on, and preferably if it is on an offficial letter head.

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oh and yes there's also Nebido which is an injectable testosterone which only needs to be taken about every 3 months

Not sure if they're using it in the UK much or at all (well it doesn't seem perscribed that much anywhere really lol)

Wow, cheers for all your information people, very helpful. I suppose it's a more common situation than I thought - diabetics and other people on medication for life probably emigrate all the time without losing their access to treatment.