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The Importance of a Good GP
The medical side of transitioning can be complex.
There are often incredibly lengthy waiting lists in front of you, as well as a number of professionals you’ll have to see and talk to, so that you can get the medical care you need.
It all starts with a GP that you can trust.
How To Deal With Periods, And Other Health Issues
If you’re FTM, which means you’re transitioning from female to male, aka you were assigned female at birth, there are some puberty-related things you’ll already be dealing with. Same for any Non-Binary people who were assigned female at birth.
Some ways of dealing with these issues include binding, the pill, and different types of period products.
How To Get Access To Medical Treatment
We’ve covered the fact that being transgender is not a mental illness, but it does cause gender dysphoria around the idea that the body doesn’t match the brain, or your identity.
So, what can you do about that? Do you need to do anything?
No, you don’t have to do anything. There are non-medical options covered in our Social Transition section.
But if you’re feeling like using a different name and pronouns or changing the clothes you wear aren’t making you feel better about yourself or your body, then there are other options available.
What Happens at a Gender Clinic?
We’ve covered how you get a referral to a GIC, and a bit about going private, both of which are where you get treatment from, but what happens once you actually get there?
All About Testosterone
Testosterone is used for trans men, non-binary people and people assigned female at birth – basically anyone born female who identifies as not female and wants to take steps to make their body more masculine than feminine.
Testosterone is a lot stronger than Estrogen, so anyone taking Testosterone won’t need to dampen their Estrogen production like someone assigned male at birth would need to do for their natural Testosterone production.
FTM Surgery Options
Surgery is a very big decision to make, and in the UK, you have to be 18 or over to get any type of gender reassignment or gender affirming surgery.
There are several ways to get access to surgery, including privately, overseas, and through an NHS GIC.
