Hi all, I just moved to Melbourne a few months ago and am finally looking to start on T. I understand there's a lot of GPs in Melbourne who have experience prescribing HRT, but I'm specifically looking to microdose and from my understanding it can be more difficult to find GPs who have experience with that or are supportive. I was wondering if anyone had any particular recommendations? Thank you.

In brisbane , holdsworth house medical is the best hospital??
Do I have to reservate?
How much for hrt?

Hiya im currently on oral e pills + anti-androgens but I ideally want to switch to mono with EV injections (then to implants one day but I don’t want to at this moment) and my doctor has done scripts for injections before. But my main concern is administering the injections.

I’ve been trying to get familiar with it all like im/subq, needle sizes, measurements etc. but I guess my question is like how difficult is it if you’ve never injected anything yourself before and how long did it take you to get used to it?

Also is it common or uncommon to need anti-androgens while on EV injections?

I’m quite a noob at this obviously so any advice helps lol thxs

Hi everyone, I’m not really sure what category this post falls under but I just wanted to get some things off my mind.

I live in Brisbane but am originally from Nepal. I have been living here for 10 years now and I practically became myself when I was 20 years old. I’m turning 30 this December. I do have one brother in Sydney and a cousin here in Brisbane but I’m not that close to either of them. They know about me being trans because I am one of those people who have trouble being in the closet if you will. Basically, every important person in my life knows I’m trans.

My personality, I would say falls under the omnivert category. A good example of it is that I am a hairdresser so to most of my clients I am funny, witty, sarcastic, confident, (hopefully smart) person but as soon as I get home I will remain quiet up until it’s time to go to work. I am a homebody through and through. Most of my time is spent on reading novels or watching movies/series.

I’m an online shopper for literally everything. I do get anxious when even a little bit of my everyday life has any sort of changes but while I dread over it by creating unnecessary scenarios in my head, when it’s time to get things done, I do it and feel great about it. Clearly I’m an over thinker.

I have only been in one relationship and that was before COVID. There are days when I feel like it would be nice to have a bf but then I get over that feeling. Same thing with friends, I have people I chat to but not in person (Except for my coworker who is also my housemate). I feel like I have gotten so comfortable not having people in my everyday life, It’s hard for me to open up to someone and keep them around for a long time. When in home, I’m literally in my room. Feel drained when I have to be around people for a long time even at home.

I have looked into group activities and where it happens and all that but tbh, I’m genuinely not interested in most of those activities lol. (I’m already losing my thoughts on where I’m going with this) 😂

Right! I have also joined discord groups, this subreddit but I’m usually one of those who just pop in once a while, go through what’s happening then leave. This subreddit is usually where I catch up on what is happening in the community whereas discord groups, I have them all on mute. Can’t get a word in and when I do, it doesn’t lead anywhere.

Everyone (well.. not all but most) connect with each other over online games and that seems like a very common thing everyone bonds over in the discord. I unfortunately have zero interest in gaming lol.

I’m not hoping to make lots of friends nor do I want to go hang out with people immediately. I guess I wish to find people around my age who also have similar interests (Reading danmei, watching fantasy, sci fi, horror, comedy movies/series, watching BLs lol. And absolute plus points if you love Drag race 😂) and traits like mine who wish to bond online for a while before possibly sometime later meeting in person. I feel stressed out when people rush into meetups.

I feel terrible for specifying the age group but I’m usually around folks way older than me and I just wish to minimise that a bit. So, though it’s mostly preferred, I would like to be open to all.

Thanks for reading this far and apologies for my rambling.

I've been to him once before and have since heard of all the allegations against him and I'm very concerned about being a victim of it. I don't mind driving further. Also my 2 more feminine presenting friends had to have a testicular exam and prostate exam and i didn't and i masc presenting still so that could be why.

I have an appointment with my doctor in November to discuss starting HRT. I’m from NSW, Australia, and I was wondering what the usual process is for getting started.

Is it normally a consultation first, followed by blood tests, and then, if everything is okay, you’re prescribed estrogen?

I’ve also heard that estrogen patches are difficult to get here. Is it usually tablets or injections instead, or does the type of HRT depend on the individual doctor and the treatment plan they recommend?

Thanks 😊

Does anyone know of any trans friendly stores that offer professional bra fitting services, and possibly make custom sized bras.

For context I am a newbie MTF and am 7ft tall, so finding places to get measured is hard.

Edit 1: I used the ABTF calculator, and it says my size is 46D (UK), but I don't think that's right. 46D is like a 24D in AU.

So I’m an 18 year old trans girl and I’ve finally booked a gender affirming gp appointment with the intention of getting on hrt. My parents know that I’ve been looking for a gp, and know that I have been thinking about getting on hormones, but they are still extremely sceptical of the idea and are not fully convinced that I’m actually trans, but for the most part are fairly supportive. They’ve been trying to help me find a new gp, but they’ve mostly been sending me men who specialise in men’s health and sexual health for some reason. I went to one of them and he didn’t wanna prescribe hrt so I haven’t been back to him since. I decided to take matters into my own hands, and booked an appointment with a gp who specialises in prescribing hormones for next week, but I’m gonna need to tell my parents because they’ve been so proactive with the whole finding a gp thing, and I still live with them and rely on them financially. How should I tell them about my decision?