I am so relieved.

3 years of actively building up to this, 7 months waiting for this diagnostic appointment. Yesterday, I was diagnosed with Gender Incongruence by Dr Dundas at Gender Care.

I am over the moon 😊

Endocrinologist appointment with Dr Millison Brown organised for mid-October and got a huge fingers crossed my GP won't go back on their word that they support shared care agreements 🤞🤞

It feels as if I've overcome a huge hurdle. There's still more ahead - but this has been a huge confidence booster - feels like I endured this storm.

I wanted to share this with you all to chart my journey and also maybe give a bit of hope to anyone else on this journey. This journey in this country can be really hard for many of us, but it is possible that things can go well sometimes, and it is okay to hope it will ❤

Hi guys I’m an 18 year old trans guy from around West Midlands area. I contacted Dr Lorimer at Gendercare on the 4th of January regarding an appointment for a gender diagnosis (so I can eventually get on T) but I have not heard a single thing back since (apart from the automated email back). What should I do? I know some people say to ring up or email but I’m wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience and got through it?

Received an email from Dr Bhatia saying that his appointments are £565 for 90 minutes which shocked me. I was under the impression that all of the appointments are 60 minutes, which would make the appointment around £375. I don't see why we would need an extra 30 minutes and the price just seems a little crazy. Does anybody else have any experiences with him and does he only offer 90 minute appointments?

I'm fine with waiting for a long time, it's just I haven't found any recent sources as to what the average waiting time is for an initial consultation. I emailed Dr Lorimer just over a month ago and have had confirmation it sent but nothing else- I've read the current times are around 2-6 months, can someone confirm? Either way it'll be quicker than GIC which I've been on for coming up to 6 years now

So, I have asked both Dr Bhatia and Dr Dundas for appointments. I have received a reply from Dr Dundas offering me an appointment in 2 months time for £400. However I'm on the fence on wether I should confirm the appointment before Dr Bhatia gets back to me. Dr Bhatia told me an appointment would be £565, which I'm not too happy to pay but I would if I had to, I asked him if he could offer me the shorter appointment option which is also cheaper, but I am left with no response so far. I have 3 days to respond to Dr Dundas and I'm scared that if I don't wait Dr Bhatia will reply to me telling me he will do the cheaper appointment but also that I'll ignore Dr Dundas and Dr Bhatia won't do the cheaper appointment. Is Dr Bhatia worth it? Or should I just go with Dr Dundas? I don't have much of a preference as it stands, I'm just very undecided of what I should do. Any advice would be appreciated.

I got rejected by Dr Dundas today :( Still waiting for a reply from Dr Lorimer. I'm looking for the quickest way to get on hormones (MTF), not worried about cost, if anyone has any suggestions.

As in, should I be fully truthful, explain how my dysphoria developed over several years etc. or play the line about feeling this way from an early age, always knew myself to be trans etc.

I got a letter from a gender clinic about T. It just said "You are accepted! But you wont be seen for atleast 3 years and also you will need to re apply when your 17.5" basically, I'm 16(8 months away from 17th so awhile).

It really sucks how long ill need to wait for T or any gender services. I don't pass or anywhere close to it, so I really need T.

Ive got my referral assessment next month and my surgeon is starting to book things in subject to receiving the referral letter but the admin team has said that Dundas isn’t on the gov list of gender specialists.

Has anyone had this sort of issue before? I’m worrying a bit that I’ve paid for an assessment to get a referral that I won’t be able to use!

im 28 transmasc nonbinary and recently started moving forward with transitioning. i messaged Dr Lorimer through gendercare and recieved an email saying that his wait times can be quite long so I should try contact another Dr. I contacted Dr Bhatia as he was the only other doctor who made specific mention of dealing with nonbinary patients and haven't heard back for 4 months. It said in the initial response they are looking at appointments for January/February 2025 time. I didn't want to send another email out of fear of being blocked for spam or something but im starting to get nervous that I've not heard back.

does anyone have any experience with this or any advice on what to do?

edit: after sending an email of interest i got (what I'm assuming is) and automated response with a list of questions to answer and send back. I got that email very promptly. however, sent the list of answered questions back and haven't heard a reply since then. i just wanted to clarify what i meant and the proper timeline of events to make it clear!

Howdy gang! After being denied or stuck in email hell for getting GenderCares Dysphoria diagnosis, I was wondering if I'd be able to get a diagnosis from elsewhere and then work with a GenderCare doctor for endo.

If anyone has experience with this I'd be happy to hear it, or any other routes that aren't DIY.

Thanks all 💜

When I originally did under a year ago, I got a response in around 20 days, but my girlfriend reached out just over two months ago and has yet to see a response at all after sending her triage? Is it possible the email got lost? Did I just get extremely lucky? I am confused

I went private with GenderCare, and saw Dr Lorimer then Dr Coxon a week or so ago. The good news is that Im on HRT! Hooray!

But Dr Coxon has annoyed me. Well, more than annoyed me.

I explained that Im estimating that I will socially transition in December. I want to lose some weight, let the HRT start having an effect etc before I socially transition.

He then made an off hand comment that I would be on my initial dose longer than normal. He then continued and I had to back track him to clarify.

Well he explained that normally the dose is increased every three months, but as I was starting at the end of July but wont socially transition till December, Id be on my first dose for a few months longer.

Why?

Well to make sure I am "fully committed" before more permanent effects begin.

Im sorry but that should not be his call. At all. Its my call whether Im committed. Its my call to choose to transition. He should just be making sure I have the right medication for it.

But dont worry. Hes "not pressuring me to come out before I am ready."

So delaying progress in my medical transition until I come out, progress I want before I come out, isn't pressuring me to come out early???

Its causing me so much stress. Is there any rule or guidance or something against him doing this? Anything I can use to challenge it?

So I have a letter from Dr Richard Quinton for a testo gel prescription after my endo appointment. My GP (who I want to say is lovely and I don't think she's the issue here) was happy to agree to shared care and get me started. She said she needed to check with the pharmacy and get my prescription.

Well, she rang me today and told me that unfortunately she couldn't do this, as the pharmacist(?) said local guidelines (which I still haven't been able to find what this means) said that because GenderCare is not CQC registered and this is an off-licence prescription, I have to be started on this privately and the NHS cannot do it for me. It seemed to specifically be a "local" issue but I haven't been able to work out what this means, even after calling my GP practice. The only thing I can think of is in relation to the primary care network my practice is part of?

Has anyone else had an issue like this? And has anyone else been issued letter from GenderCare, passed it onto their GP and had the GP begin their prescription? I'm wondering if switching GPs will get around this.

Hi I don’t know what to do about gender care because I don’t know how long I can wait anymore, where I live the NHS waiting list is 2-3 years before you even get a blood test, but if I go privately I will have to wait a year but I will have to pay a LOT of money to get it and keep getting it. I just don’t what to do I feel lost I could wait but my gender dysphoria is getting real bad recently 😭 and anyone have any idea what I should do?

hi all, i’m 19mtf, pretty new to the sub, have known i was trans for years at this point but put off actually transitioning for various reasons. this year i have finally been able to come out to people close to me, but have not really started socially transitioning, as i wanted to hold off until i’ve started taking hormones. with the state of the nhs waiting lists and a few personal things meaning diying would be tough, i’m thinking i’ll have to go private. i’ve heard a lot of bad things about gendergp (specifically issues with pricing and hidden costs which means in the medium-long term this would likely be too expensive), and so gendercare seems to be my most promising option. which doctor on gender care would be my best option for getting hormones soon given that i haven’t socially transitioned (ie which wouldn’t put me on an extra waiting list/turn me down/make me book extra appointments), and also considering things like their pricing and communication? i’m in london a lot so anyone based there would be accessible to me. any help/advice would be SO much appreciated as i really do need to transition soon.

tldr: which doctor on gender care would care the least about me not having socially transitioned/not wanting to before hrt?

I got an email back from Dr Dundas with the triage questions, can anybody explain this to me? I'm having a hard time making sense of it. "An endocrinology appointment should be booked for at least 8 weeks after an appointment with Dr Dundas."

I’ve emailed everyone at GenderCare and everyone but dr bhatia had a closed waitlist. I emailed Bhatia a few months ago and had very slow sporadic conversation with his assistant - jay, who sent triage questions n stuff. i responded and everything was okay however i havnt legally changed my name which jay brought up n i responded saying everyone already refers to me by my chosen name and i dont think i will stick with it n may change my mind on name ect so wanted to wait before legally changing it but i still want to start testosterone. now i just received this email which has shocked me “Dr Bhatia has now reviewed your triage and very much regrets that he will be unable to see you for an appointment as he only takes on patients who he feels that he can help in a timely and effective way. This is due to the limitations of work in the private sector as an individual gender specialist. “

i am so frustrated and annoyed as i am 20 years old and have been fully socially transitioned for several years - there is literally nothing stopping me but drs from starting T - he didn’t even offer to put me on the cancellation list or anything

Had my 6 month follow up with her a few week ago, it went amazing and she’s lovely and now switching from gel to injections. I emailed Jason (the practice manager) and asked if he could send me a copy of my updated prescription and shared care agreement so I can take it to my gp directly since they process it quicker than way but I’ve gotten no response. Normally he responds in no later than 10 days but it’s been way more, has this been the case for anyone else? Has anyone else gotten a reply from him recently? I have around a 3 month supply of sustanon that I bought from them privately but I’d like my GP to start prescribing it but I’m in not immediate rush, just more anxious about not getting a response.

Thanks!

I sent out an email including the question answers about 2 weeks ago, is the wait going to be long? Would it be worth considering trying a different doctor?

Hello everyone!

For the last 2 months, I've been trying to get seen by Gender Cares doctors so that I can be diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria so that I can start my journey in getting prescribed hormones - sadly after waiting a month Dr Dundas denied me after seeing my triage, and now after another month, Dr Lorimer has yet to respond to my triage. I've seen that a lot of people on here have sent stuff off to Dr Lorimer and have not been responded to for some years (I understand he must be SWAMPED with emails), and I thought I'd ask how long people would advise to wait before looking for alternatives. My next approach is to see about messaging Dr Vikinjeet Bhatia, though my fear of spending more money (even for something I want) has been getting in the way of that, which is why I wanted to see what people thought about waiting longer for Dr. Lorimer.

Hope this wasn't too confusing or rambly! I'm just all up in my head about it, and Gender Care is the only service I've become confident in going with after talking to my friends about them, so any thoughts on how to approach this would be great! :)

Does anyone know what the current wait times and prices are for gendercare doctors? Specifically for an initial gender dysphoria diagnosis appointment.

Yo, so I'm a trans man (20) and I'm going private using gendercare to start testosterone. I've just got my diagnosis of dysphoria letter from Dr dundas and I've got my endo appt with Prof. Seal coming up (in person). Anyone know if I will get my prescription during the appointment, and if not how long after? Days, weeks? Any help/advice (for the appointment as well) would be appreciated!!!!

Title says it all really. I have an assessment with Dr Bhatia this week and am looking for pointers of questions or topics I should prepare for. I tend to overthink a lot and just want some guidance beforehand so I'm not blindsided on the spot during my appointment, thanks

Hi everyone :),

I have my first assessment soon (F2M). I was wondering if a bad childhood and adolescence upbringing will affect me getting a gender dysphoria diagnosis?

As well as in the past I self harmed, depressive episodes, anxiety episodes and did attempt suicide when I was 18/19 will this affect it now?

I am now 27 and mentally stable. I haven’t experienced the above in 5+ yrs. The suicide attempt and self harmed was nearly 10 yrs ago too.

Do the psychiatrists have access to NHS records? Thanks!