I see my endo this Saturday. He wants me to see a reproductive endocrinologist to discuss fertility options and things like that... which I have no interest in. I mean, the only way I can see myself having a biological child is if one day it is possible for me to father one. But he just wants to cover all the bases, I guess. My gender therapist was supposed to give me the contact info for this endocrinologist but my last 2 visits with her have been canceled, so I haven't seen her in a few weeks. I called her today and I'm hoping she can give me the contact info and I can squeeze in an appointment before Saturday, otherwise I probably won't be able to start T on Saturday. I can only go in to see my endo on Saturdays since I'm in school. Unless I were to wake up super early on a Tuesday or Thursday. And lately he's only been giving me appointments about once a month, so I'm not sure when I'll be seeing him again after this Saturday. I am getting really impatient and just want to be on T already... something keeps holding up the process, though. So I'm not sure when I'll be starting. I was hoping by the end of this month, but I thought I would have seen the other endo by now.... so things are still up in the air.
Just a brief update.
I'm sorry to hear about all the run-around you have been getting from your endo. Most of the guys that only see an endo. after a referral from their GT don't have so many problems.
ReplyDeleteOn the situation regarding fertility counseling, I believe your endo. is primarily trying to protect his ass. They know that many women, who say they never want kids later change their minds and get desperate, sometimes suing the doctor who engaged in a procedure that left them infertile.
If you've never had a strong desire to have children, like many women have, you probably never will have such a desire. Many male doctors, that deal on a daily basis with desperate women, find this hard to accept. They tend to be convinced that, if you have a female type body and you have female levels of hormones, you are primed to eventually want your own biological children.
I knew I never want kids from an early age. I was also aware that planet Earth was grossly overpopulated with self-grandizing homo sapiens bent on shaping the planet for their needs without regard to the other creatures that call this place home. I worked for population control acting out one of the precepts put forth by Zero Population Growth. I got an vasectomy in my mid-20s and have never felt an ounce of regret for that decision. I did have to sign some consent forms to protect the ass of the doctor who performed the procedure.
Good luck on finally getting that T script. I'm on one now for a condition called Male Hypogonadism.
Good luck in your studies. I really admire your goals and the subject matter that interests you.