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*How long have you had these feelings?
I've known something was wrong as early as 5 years of age. Mother burst in on me a few times in my early childhood playing dress-up with her clothes lol

*How intense are these feelings? How frequently do you have them?
High-moderate. Often.

*Are you bothered by having a male body?
Definitely. I can't stand to look at myself in the bathroom mirror for long. I hate the body hair, I hate my defined musculature, the broadness of my shoulders, the lack of hips.

*Do you wish you were born female?
Damn right I do.

So are you planning on asking your doctor or at least bringing up the issue of your gender dysphoria?

If you worry you're going to back out at the last minute, one option is to write down your feelings or thoughts on HRT beforehand. It may be far easier to compose your thoughts in the privacy of your home versus trying to figure out what to say when you're in the figurative spotlight. Also, it's a fail-safe in which you don't have to worry about stuttering, your mind going blank or having a panic attack. Once you give the doctor what you wrote down, the cat is out of the bag so to speak.