I recently started DIYing because my soonest appointment to just get referrals was weeks away when I started.

I am still very early on doing DIY and doing low doses with gel.
Should I pause it for now because I know that they’ll eventually do blood tests.

Hi folks.

Just a quick question here.

I'm wanting to look into oral minoxidil, specifically oral due to concerns about transferral to pets. Would anyone have any suggestions for online options that won't knock you back or otherwise suddenly become unable to help you if you're a trans guy?

I've ummed and ahhed about just going "yep, that was assigned at birth" but this isn't what's on my medical info currently so I'd be unsure if this would cause issues or not.

Any advice is appreciated, cheers.

I am a transgender woman with multiple mental health diagnoses, including CPTSD, related to complex trauma. I would love to hear some "light at the end of the tunnel' stories from transgender people who had/have a CPTSD diagnosis, because I'm in a very dark place right now.

Hi all.I only recently started my transition but i like to plan far ahead.I know 100 percent i will want voice surgery at some point down the road.I saw HIF was recommended but when i asked them if they covered my surgery they asked me for codes i did provide one from transhub which was apparently covered.

My concern is though surgeons use different codes for different types of voice feminizing procedures from what i have read and given you need insurance for a set amount of time before using it for surgery how can you even be sure your covered?

And seeing a surgeon simply to get codes before even starting your health cover seems impractical im curious how anyone went about their voice feminization in nsw and their health cover because it just seems very complicated needing codes for health insurance before even seeing a surgeon and what type of surgery he thinks will be best. Really need some advice help because health insurance isnt cheap and you could be out thousands and find your not covered.Thanks in advance for any advice people can give.

hi so i'm hoping to get SRS in april or june next year but i need a WPATH psych assessment. can anyone recommend someone who can get it done quickly and easily, preferably Melbourne-based or via telehealth? thanks ever so much!!

I'm wanting to go and get some makeup but I'm still very masc presenting and I'm a bit scared of going, I was just wondering if anyone has any specific stores that are known for being more trans accepting than others. I'm also going to be going with my girlfriend who's trans aswell but she's scared of going too

I just woke up, sorry if this doesn't make sense lol.

a little backstory, so I've been on reandron 1000mg/3ml every 13? weeks since july and I was on sub q/testogel before that.

I was supposed to get my 2nd shot the first week of October but I forgot to book the appointment. And I have an appointment for today but I can't make it because I woke up too late, and I have to take a bus and 2 trains which is about 2 hours and that's the problem, I'm so sick of having to go out for like 6-7.5 hours about every 3 months just to get a shot.

what are my options? I can't get anyone to drive me, and I'm not going back on gel.

Hey guys!

I'm flying from Sydney to Auckland next month and am quite nervous so just wanted to see if anyone has any tips or advice?

Im 21 FTM, only 6 months on T but I pass 8 or 9 times out of 10. My passport and ID still has an F marker do you think ill have any problems with security (i dont wear a packer, i know a lot of guys have issues with that) or will it just be an awkward explanation?

Also I need to bring my T (one shot of primoteston 250mg, prefilled syringe with needle) with me and my dr has advised that I should NOT put it in my carry on and leave it in my checked luggage but ive heard most people say to keep medications in their carry on? The only readoning i can think of would be the needle. If anyone knows more than me about this that would be great.

Thanks in advance! I havent flown since I was a kid so im quite nervous.

Helloooo! I’m FTM, and I have saved enough dosh to finally start looking around at surgeons and what have you. I’ve sent out enquiries to Simon Tsao, Cheng Lo, Richard Barton and a couple of others. One of the secretaries of a surgeon I enquired to is also going to send me a list, as the surgeon she works for no longer does them.

I’m not reaching out to Andrew Ives for a number of reasons.

Do you guys have any recommendations? What are the wait times like, cost etc. I have Gold Hospital Cover as of right now.

I’d love to hear your guys’ experiences!!

I don't know if this is the right place to post or if not where is. I don't have anybody in my personal life I feel comfortable talking to about it.

I have, for a long time but on and off, had feelings about preferring to be a woman over a man. I remember having feelings like that as early as 9.

The issue is that I don't think I feel dysphoria about my current gender expression. I don't hate seeing masculine traits in myself I just would prefer to be feminine if given the choice. It feels like I could live as I am. It is like if I ordered a coke but got a pepsi, like it isn't what I would have wanted but its fine. I don't know if that makes sense.

For me it has always felt like I would press the button but only if I could guarantee no social backlash. I don't think I ever could transition knowing the impact it would have on my personal life. I have a long-term gf who I think would react poorly, i have transphobic family members, i have a transphobic boss, i have friends who I don't know how they would react.

I feel as if the outside forces and stress from transitioning would outweigh any emotional benefits I would get from transitioning.

What's worse is what if I try to transition and just end up regretting it. Then I have fucked up all of those relationships and probably worsened my life for no gain.

So now I am lost. Now that I am coming to terms with those feelings properly, I feel as if I can't actually do anything because it would make my life considerably worse (atleast in the short term). But also can I just ignore that little feeling for the rest of my life? Maybe. I think I have managed it so far alright.

I feel like I need advice but im not sure what on. I know that all the advice I would get from a sub like this is to just bite the bullet but I don't know if I want to. I think maybe I just wanted somewhere to write and vent some of those feelings. Im sorry.

So I’m going under next week Tuesday the 27th with Dr Simon Tsao and I’m looking for any advice on the essentials needed for the first week following surgery. I believe I will be staying in overnight post surgery and returning home the next day, and very luckily will have nurses come to my home due to my insurance covering the costs. If you have any hot recovery tips or things to buy to make life a little earlier the first few days, please drop a comment below or DM me !

Ok so I realize this is extremely niche and maybe even controversial and will probably not get much helpful advice but maybe there are people here who are more familiar with the procedure or work in healthcare. Basically I am seriously considering getting a circumcision purely for health reasons. I have had health problems all my life due to my anatomy in that area and despite talking to doctors and getting advice nothing has really helped and at this point I'm just sick of it and need it snipped.

But obviously this is bringing me a lot of distress, dysphoria and embarrassment. Not only is it difficult going to doctors for health issues most commonly associated with 'Male' anatomy I am also dealing with something that has become somewhat ideological. No doubt most doctors doing the procedure are very religious and/or mostly operate on kids. How am I meant to feel safe with someone like that snipping around my privates as a trans woman? Is this just off the table for me? Are there many secular doctors who will do this? It doesn't seem like something that would require a specialist, I have had moles removed under local anesthetic at a regular general doctors surgery so could I get this done the same way or does it need to be done at a specialized urologist etc?

Also would this affect any possible surgery I would get in the future? Is the foreskin needed or preferred for vaginoplasty for example?

Again I know these are somewhat strange questions that I probably won't get an answer for but I am really struggling with how and even if I should pursue this.

**This has come up a couple of times recently so I'm just copy/pasting a comment I made on another post regarding this.**

So, on the doctor's intake form, where it says, "Sex at birth" it means "what does Medicare have recorded your sex as". Regardless of the wording on the form they want your Medicare details. The program most GP's use is called Best Practice and that's just the way the company who runs it has chosen to phrase that question. They've made a mistake and I don't know how to fix it but they want your Medicare details.

You can divulge your status as trans to the doctor if and when it becomes relevant. Until that point you put down your Medicare details. The admin staff have no reason to know all of your medical history and that particular part is none of their business. And if you have already put your SAB down and it's been recorded on the system you can actually just ask them to change it. The doctor can actually access it and amend it too during your consult.

The reason I know this is because I tested it a couple of times when I had to see a couple of different doctors in a short period of time. I filled out SAB as requested and then when I saw the doctor I got them to correct it. Then to test it I asked them to change it back and the system wouldn't let them because it's meant to match your Medicare details. So it can be entered incorrectly on admission and can be amended but can't be then changed to be incorrect again.

It's a stupid system and I don't know why or how it allows details to be entered which misalign with Medicare but you can fix it or just fill the form in so that it aligns with your Medicare card. My expectation is that someone made the decision to phrase it that way out of malice and I don't know why it's allowed but you are absolutely within your rights to ignore it.

Stay safe. Stay awesome. Be excellent to each other 🤘🏳️‍⚧️

I just ordered some. Buy 3 get one free. I didn't know what to expect as these were the first tucking item I have ever purchased. When I opened the package I thought "these can't possibly do anything" I was wrong! They work really well. With my package in the usual position they provide a small almost totally smooth bulge. I am very impressed. You could definitely mistake my genitals as female when I wear leggings.

Try some if you haven't already.

I think this is how the whole "doctors asking for ASAB" should be treated because that is what it is.

People keep saying "but its important medical history", it is actually not. It is like asking if you were exercising when you were a teen, completely irrelevant to today.

Here's a basic example, doctor asks for asab, the patient says female.

The doctor FALSELY assumes a uterus exists even though that person had a hysterectomy and misdiagnoses them because he assumed a uterus must exist since asab=female. (Top tier logic there m8)

The thing is, it would have been so easy to ask "Do you have a uterus?", but nooooo, instead they choose something as irrelevant as ASAB in order to make false assumptions based on it. This is exactly why asking for ASAB is actually a bad medical practice.

And this is the more nice scenario, the reality is most doctors are so clueless about trans people they assume asab=current hormones and genitals which anyone with even vague understanding of trans people would know its a ridiculous wrong conclusion.

I am not rich, but if someone is they might consider starting suing doctors for their medical negligence due to the focus on asab rather than actually relevant questions.

I think a lot of peoe have noticed some very obvious terf posts for a while now, especially ones obsessing over asab when all it achieves is hurting trans people because doctors make wrong assumptions

Most unironically think asab=asab hormones and genitals which is a beyond stupid conclusion if you are even slightly familiar with trans research. This is why people don’t trust doctors because we know they are clueless and cause more harm with their ignorance, now often weaponised ignorance.

One my last thread pointing out that some rando vic dentist demands “asab” as if it matters(it doesn’t, even the dentist in that linked comment failed to respond to the comment that blew a hole in their argument), multiple people included deleting comments openly stated they came from twitter.

https://www.reddit.com/r/transgenderau/comments/1x5huhp/comment/pgo3f5s

So our sub is getting live streamed in twitter by terfs hence why they come here to post their anti science propaganda.

i would block and ignore anyone promoting terf rhetoric since they are more thanlikely from the terf nazi site trying to gaslight people

Literally everywhere I go says "NO NEW TRANSGENDER PATIENTS" in big, bold writing so i dont know what to do... My university has someone but they are only available during the university period and I would like to start hormones ASAP so does anyone have any advice?

edit: just managed to book an appointment with my university gp

Hi y’all
I’ve been on Testogel for almost exactly 6 years, but extreme executive dysfunction has made it pretty much impossible for me to keep up with the daily routine of gel application.

I’m too scared to inject myself, so I really want to find a place that offers in-clinic testosterone injections. Stonewall clinic I think is an option, but I wanted to ask here in case any other Brisbane residents know a good place to go.

Is finding a clinic this late after prescription difficult?

Hi, I'm after some general info/wanting to hear people's experiences. Happy to move to DM if preferred. Trans man here, already on HRT for a while just new to the area. Just wondering about the following:

recommendation for a GP around Logan? - already planning on going to the city for my main stuff, but if i need to see one closer to home does anyone know of any trans friendly GP's? or can tell me what the GP's in the area are like regardless or even where to avoid.

Also I'm wondering what the hospitals are like around Logan if anyone has any experience?

And does anyone have recommendations for somewhere to get an ultrasound, more around Brisbane I'm assuming would be better. I'm trying to sort out possible Endo and trying to get a mirena (under anesthetic) as well if anyone has recommendations for this too

Questions for anyone who’s done it before:

1. Which government website do I look at? The one online I was reading only spoke about changing your surname after marriage and such. Nothing to do with general first names and such.
   
2. Do I need photo ID or no? I have other forms of ID but no photo ID.

Hi guys I’m going to be looking for housing due to the usual unsafe/conservative family sitch. I just wanted to put some feelers out there to see sort of what’s worked for other people or where you’ve ended up finding safe and sustainable housing - at least in the short term.

Not asking for options right now, just sort of interested in how others have gone about it.

Hey friends,

On the cocktail of doxycycline and metronidazole + ceftriaxone injection. Talking with my GP and therapist regularly, but gender dysphoria has hit like a truck. It’s really caught me off guard because I’ve very fortunately been in the clear from dysphoria for the last couple of years. Had a really horrible experience in emergency last weekend (waited 10hrs and had no blood test or ultrasound, experienced the worst transphobia of my life) and feeling very lonely in this experience. Very much trying to push and get a complete hysterectomy and oophorectomy (my periods were awful pre testosterone and have a family history of endometriosis, PCOS and ovarian cancer - have tried conservative treatments like ovestin pessaries for tearing/bleeding and currently have a kyleena IUD to try and fix some of the breakthrough bleeding issues).

Just wondering if people have words of advice or if anyone would be keen to chat.