[rachel-rache]

Clara is it a case of being straight with your doctor about what you are doing (taking pm etc) or will they do the tests anyway? for ref im in the uk where we have a national health service, as thyroid problems run in the family i should probably go and get my blood checked (not done it in a while) would e and t levels be checked at the same time do you know? dont really know whether i should tell my doc what im up to or not

I haven't felt the need to tell my doctor up till now about my transgender personality and my growing breasts. I'm in the process of changing doctors now though, so I'm considering coming out to him or her since my total T level was recently tested as being well below normal for a man. My breast growth is becoming very apparent now, as well. Here in the U.S. a fasting blood test is standard procedure for a medical check up/physical, but I have to specifically ask for a T and/or E test as well as various other special tests, for example, Vitamin D.

Clara

Yeah because I just had a physical and had blood tests done (found out that I'm deficient in Vitamin D). I mentioned things like checking my hormone levels, etc. but my physician wouldn't just authorized these blood tests simply because I want to, and I'm not at the point where I would say I'm thinking of DIY HRT. She would just change the subject or ask why.