You need to see the psychiatrist first before you see the endocrinologist; otherwise, if you go to the endocrinologist, he will refer you to see the psychiatrist before he can issue any hormones. On the other hand, you can ask the endocrinologist if that psychiatrist has referred any patients...
“They expect a certain narrative of ‘I’ve always known I’m the other gender and I’m in the wrong body,’” says Stanford, in reference to the requirement of speaking with a psychiatrist before receiving treatment. “There are things we give medical service to but don’t or shouldn’...
But its such a hard question. I feel almost resentful that I have to even answer it. I *know* I’m a woman, that should be enough. However, society is still stuck on the binary, and probably will be for awhile. And as much as it pains me to admit it: I do care what others ...
But that’s why I say that these people need help from a therapist or psychiatrist before everything else. I hope you’re son is ok and I hope he’s happy, truly! Reply Kat July 31, 2019 at 3:29 PM Yes, I’m sure you know better than the professionals who helped her son. ...
a psychiatrist with a research focus on gender-identity issues, explained in an email, this fight resembles many other culture-war battles: “[C]hildren serve as proxies for the competing value systems of adults.” Indeed, some parents ofGICpatients feel that as a result of the clinic’s ...
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My private - british - psychiatrist has no problem with accepting me as a woman. But he's not willing to give me a prescription for anything near a sufficient dose. It seems this is out of fear of the psychiatrists at the GID clinic. And the last message I had from them - just ...
a psychiatrist with a research focus on gender-identity issues, explained in an email, this fight resembles many other culture-war battles: “[C]hildren serve as proxies for the competing value systems of adults.” Indeed, some parents ofGICpatients feel that as a result of the clinic’s ...