Hello, I am a genderfluid adult looking to get therapy so I can go on HRT and eventually get top and bottom surgery. I’m going to ask my psychiatrist within the next hour during our meeting to refer me to a therapist for the aforementioned reasons. I’ve thought about looking for a therapist who specializes in trans people myself, but my mom is paying for my therapy. She will want to know who the therapist is, and I’m not out to her yet. I don’t want to out myself to her, and suggesting a gender therapist will. I’m also not out to my psychiatrist for personal reasons, so she will most likely refer me to a therapist who is more specialized in cis people. I don’t know if this is unfounded fear, but I’m afraid of not being able to get the help I need from anyone who’s not a therapist who specializes in trans/other queer people. I am a baby trans, so I’m not very knowledgeable about the community as a whole or how therapists even work with trans clients. Any help to ease my fears would be greatly appreciated.

About a year ago after a lot of turmoil and going back and forth I finally came to the conclusion that I am gender fluid, basically after going back and forth on whether I'm a trans girl for ages, I came to the conclusion that I don't feel like I am in the wrong body or anything, but instead have days where I am either identifying 100% as a girl or 100% as a guy. This classification works really well for me, as I identify with the labels of male or female instead of identifying as non binary, and I don't feel like I want to completely abandon my identity as a man, I just want to identify and present as a girl when I feel that way. It's still tough and I haven't been out in public yet, and because I've got depression and ADHD I end up being intimidated at putting the work in to fully present in the way that makes me feel affirmed as a girl. (Shaving I find particularly difficult since I grow so much body hair, and I feel like I want to wear makeup too which I am not great at) all of this to say, I still don't present as female as much as I would like to. But this brings me to the issue in the title, in finding the right identity I, like a lot of trans girls got into sissy porn and such I think as a way of coping, and even after coming to terms with my identity, I still find myself engaging with it pretty habitually, much more than I would like. I would go as far as to say I have an addiction to it and struggle to stay away from it for any long length of time, it ends up taking a lot of my time and I think is doing some damage to my self esteem and identity. I was just wondering if other people have had similar issues and what they did to try and break the habit as I worry it can be destructive for me, and not fair to my identity. Especially since the whole thing with sissies is a lot of them still identify as a man and dressing up as a girl is just a fetish, and for me, being told I'm doing that is insincere to how I identify since even though I also identify as male sometimes, I do identify as 100% female, not as a cross dresser or a fetishist. Anyway long story short, just wanting some advice on how I can kick this addiction, and if anyone has any suggestions on resources, support groups(even though the idea of that makes me nervous), that kinda thing

My second child (born a boy, will call "L") turns 5 in a few months and told me yesterday that she wants to be a girl now. Just as a small background, my husband (31M) and I (28F) have been very open about discussing not following traditional gender roles and queerness in general with both of our children. Our firstborn (7F) is very traditionally "girly" and we've always given our children the ability to chose how they want to dress. L has chosen to wear dresses as soon as she was able to make choices. We've read lots of books about gender identity, it being okay for boys to wear dresses, we've gone to Pride events, watched multiple shows that have boys wearing feminine clothes and showing queer representation (Steven Universe, Owl House, She-Ra).

All of this to say that she's recently started going to preschool and has gotten multiple kids saying things like "you can't be a boy because boys cant wear dresses" and things like that. I've discussed it with the teacher and they always make sure to talk to kids being unkind when they see it happening, but I know it upsets L because about a month ago she told be "I'm going to stop wearing dresses at school because I don't want that kid say that to me again". I told her that she shouldn't stop dressing how she wants because someone told her to and that anyone is allowed to wear whatever they want, regardless of what gender they are. She very quickly said "Okay then I'll keep wearing dresses because they're pretty".

Now yesterday after she told me she wants to be a girl I said that it was okay for her to decide to be a girl if that's what she wants. She said she wanted her teacher and everyone to call her a girl now. I asked her if it upset her when people call her "him" and she said yes. She also said she wanted her name to be the same (its a traditionally masculine name). When her dad got home she seemed nervous to tell him about wanting to be girl but after a minute she did. Now today she said she wants to be girl at home and whenever Mommy is with her, but not at school because she's "too shy" to tell people that she doesn't know that well. She says she'd be happy still being called a boy at school but wants to be called a girl everyone else basically. I would be more than happy to support her if she wants to live her life being a girl (even if its only temporary) but I worry that shes feeling pressure to change because of how she's being treated for wearing dresses.

Sorry for the long post, but does anyone have experience or advice about this? I just her to be happy and feel safe and supported and not confused. Should I just say okay even though it feels strange that she would be okay being a boy at school but not at home and just let her work through it as she grows up? Or should I offer more support and talks about it being okay to be a boy who asks feminine? She's already struggling a lot with being shy at school and now having people be super nice to her so I just want to be able to help her in any way I can, but I'm feeling lost about how to proceed. Thank you!

Do you use the word transition or do you like other words more to explain what’s happening in your life and your body if you’re on hormones, changing your name, pronouns and undergoing gender reassignment surgeries?

The person I’m asking about is lashing out when the word “transition” is used. They will lash out when asked for more clarification, and they will not answer anything to do with the subject and will not share what verbiage they would like used instead. (It was directly relevant to a conversation they brought up in at least one instance) I wasn’t there for these conversations, but everyone in this situation knows and associates with numerous trans and enby people weekly, so there is at least a base level of knowledge to hopefully not be blatantly ignorant.

In my current thought process it’s still a transition even if you’re leaving one binary and not re-entering another. I don’t want to hurt them though, so if anyone could help expand my mind I’d appreciate it.♥️

Ok so I’m in a predicament. I’m 5’9/10. I’m 18 and I havnt grown in a year or two. My dad is 6’1 and says he had a growth spurt into his twenties. I want to start hrt and if I lose height that would be great but at the same time by the chance I don’t follow through and stop hrt, will my growth plates be closed and I won’t get taller? It’s line I don’t want to f*** up my future but also it’s hard to see one as a guy, actually it’s not hard, but it’s not a happy future

What are the effects of HRT (estrogen) for MTF individuals? I’m curious about both the physical and emotional changes that happen over time, and how long it typically takes to see noticeable results. I’d love to hear about your experiences with it, including any challenges or things you didn’t expect

I’m confused at this point in my life about if I’m possibly trans or not. Ever since I was a kid I felt more comfortable in women’s clothes which led to a lot of cross dressing in my adolescence and recently I started wearing women’s undergarments pretty consistently, not because of anything sexual though but more because I just enjoy it and in a way it makes me happy and comfortable.

However it’s caused me to start looking back at my history with the matter and I really have conflicting feelings at this point in my life. I’ve never really conformed with being a really masculine man to the point where even my parents believed I was homosexual at a point (though I’m fully attracted to women or at least feminine people.) So growing up I was consistently bullied, a lot of those times I was being called girls names and I never really felt embarrassed because I was being called them and felt it was wrong but I just felt weird with it. In my youth I crossdressed a lot as well which slowly I stopped as I got older but it was to the point where when I was 13 my mother found a industrial garbage bag worth of her clothes under my bed where I tried to hide them. Not to mention heavily during my youth and occasionally during my adult life I have taken a lot of joy from reading female perspective books and fan-fictions.

Even playing video games like stardew valley, BG3 or anything with character customization I always lean toward a girl character with a feminine version of my name (I always go with Haylee.) The part that makes me feel torn on it is because I always feel more comfortable with that than ever forcing myself to be a male character. Even outside of games I just feel more comfortable being called Haylee than my birth name but it’s just the only place I really get to do it consistently.

In the past I have even considered going on HRT but after a bit the urge passed and I focused on other parts of my life. However recently I started taking an antidepressant my mom gave me because she felt like I needed it since I’ve been really stressed over the last semester I have in college and I can’t have it on my medical record. But taking that is what changed me to start wanting to wear female undergarments consistently at home because I know I actually feel comfortable wearing them unlike with men’s underwear which I actually choose to go commando before actually wearing them (only wearing them if I know I’m going somewhere that I’ll be taking off my pants like the doctors.)

Right now however I’m going into the military and I’m already enlisted in the DEP to go in May when I finish my degree, which is something I do really want to do with my life and would feel like I wouldn’t be doing what I really want if I don’t. Which with coming policy changes that might happen I have I internal fear that if I am I trans I would be kicked out or disqualified. So I know I can’t come out publicly anytime soon if I was. But inside me I feel like I’m just more comfortable and at home in a way being able to be feminine. But I don’t know if this is caused by something else or me actually being trans. I’m just confused at this point and really don’t know what to do or if what I’m feeling is real or just a phase.

I've heard some trans women experience phantom periods- where they experience the symptoms of a period except for the bleeding.

That got me thinking... Do some trans men experience the opposite?

Like, experiencing absolutely nothing but bleeding?

I asked a Trans guy penpal of mine about this and he said he thought PMS weren't real as he never had it- and thought it was made up due to misogyny.

(Disclaimer: I'm not here to invalidate trans men who had PMS though. Some trans women don't have phantom periods)

I assume such experience is not unique to him, but I'd like to ask here instead of being an assumer.

(Because I once made a trans man Original Character in a fanfic experience pms a long-ass time ago and I'm starting to regret it as a reaction to the information about trans women's phantom periods and I'm not gonna make that same mistake again)

I do follow quite a bit of trans subreddits and trans ppl in social media and theres a lot of negativity recently (not saying it's not warranted) to the point that it's been the first thing to really kill my mood since i started HRT, and its causing lots of stress rn.

Like, how am i supposed to deal with the feeling that I'm one political campaign from having our basic right to live and get basic care such as HRT taken away from us? I'm not even from the US but it seems like people online often just assume that whats happeninig in the US will come to other countries and influence and everything and it just seems so hopeless :/

This isn't a vent post, it's actual genuine asking for advice on how to deal with it and how do you guys still relatively calm and all that.
Is some of it just internet doom-posting and a lot of people just live normally?

Even on TikTok I've started to notice more transphobia lately.they even abuse trans-children,wth..banning trans kids from using their gender's bathroom is stupid.these are children, you are putting children in a vulnerable position

Hello! I came to the conclusion that I was probably transfemme a few years ago, after some months of questioning. I was confident in that identity for a while, coming out to friends and a very limited amount of family. In the times after though, there's been multiple times where I've repressed the feelings to conform, or expressed them in secret, typically due to fear. It's gotten to a point where I've "come out" to my friends an unfortunate amount of times, almost to where I'm scared of not being seen as truthful if I were to come out 'again,' but that's tangential to the point here.

I came to terms with my trans identity roughly a year ago, and decided to not come out to my friends due to that aforementioned fear. I've had experiences of both dysphoria and euphoria ever since coming to the original conclusion years back.

I entered and later terminated my first 'real' relationship with a gay trans man, and felt constantly under pressure and insecure about my gender identity, as I was scared into forcing myself to 'feel' like a man to make sure he 'still loved me.'

Ever since the breakup, I've felt liberated and free to express my identity. However, recently, I've had many intense anxious states and anxiety attacks from a mixed bag of feelings. I read a book about two gay men, and that made me spiral in questioning about if I wanted to be in a gay relationship. I saw a video use the song 'I Want To Be Your Boyfriend' by Hot Freaks (beautiful song, by the way) and liked the song so much I started getting scared I was lying to myself and just wanted to be a boy all along. Feelings like this keep forcing themselves into my head, especially potent ones like I've 'gaslit myself into being trans' by consuming affirming content and trans memes doing the most harm to my mental state.

Why have these feelings cropped up now? Is it dysphoria? My unstable post-breakup self? Questioning? I'm a scared and confused transgender minor. Help.

for a few weeks now i've felt some kinda level of gender dysphoria but this week it's hit me harder than ever, i was (in full honesty) doing pot to forget some other problems but then these feelings of wanting to be a girl kept piping up. like, i feel like i could be somebody else, and that vision is so far away but it feels sooo RIGHT. i've tried js being a femboy and leaving it at that but i want more, i don't wanna be two other people i just wanna be ME.

i've thought about being transfem or maybe just being genderfluid because sometimes i wanna present more masculine but at the same time it feels like im two different people. but i could never imagine truly identifying as a girl, pls help

I’m on a month and a half hrt. 28yr old mtf. My mind continues to question whether I’m actually a girl or not :/. It’s like… I see something about a woman that I don’t like or how they get treated or how I may not pass or how I may not like doing x, y, z feminine thing, etc. Especially given the current political climate, I just wonder if all I’ve done matters. If I stop hrt will I be okay? Will I go back to being a boy? Do I want to stop hrt? I certainly don’t, and just super anxious when I thought I wasn’t gonna be able to get my next dose in time. I just hate doubting myself over and over. I have a lot of gender euphoria with pronouns, my girl name, looking at girl outfits, a bit of makeup, getting rid of my body hair, painting my nails, and also what initially broke my egg was tucking with t tape and compression underwear. That was what made me feel the most like a girl, and that gave me so much euphoria I shouted in my mind “I’m a girl!” And the rest was history, all this dysphoria and body dysmorphia shot up to the surface, and all the signs in my childhood showed up to me, even tho they weren’t typical. I know I’m trans. I’m just scared to be and tired of doubting myself :/

I am not sure if I am in some kinda phase or weird revelation right now. And am denial coded at the moment lol. So, I think I want to look like a girl, want to feel to the touch like a girl, I am starting to accept I might like being referred to as one more than a guy as well. But, I don’t think I would want to be afab. Which is kinda making me think I am some kinda extreme femboy. Like while it may be nice to have some kinda ranma situation and switch temporarily in the end (this doesn’t really feel like gender fluid btw, like it isn’t this feeling of being more a guy) I would prefer to have my current bits down there. Which kinda makes it feel weird to call myself trans since I feel like trans people actually want to be full on girls. I have also felt weird about the chest region if or if not I would want anything there. I am also really not sure if or if I don’t have gender dysphoria I go back and forth with myself due to some of the stuff prior. In one way it would be nice to just be a femboy, as I feel more comfortable not having to admit to being trans lol. I am pretty scared at the thought I might be… and this is also a second account. So, I suppose let me know what you think, or if you have any questions you want to ask me

I'm FTM and in a weird position where I've presented as a guy for 7-8 years now online, but only recently started taking my transness seriously irl. Online, I'm 100% happy and comfortable being a guy, and for a long time dreaded telling online friends I was trans because I was afraid they'd think of me as less of a man. Offline, it's not safe for me to do much because I'm dependent on transphobic parents, so all I've done is socially transition. Sometimes it feels strange for other people to properly gender me, but it's mostly been a "Yeah, that's how they're supposed to refer to me." But if I gender myself correctly internally, I get anxious. When this first started, I'd get these awful heart palpitations, but it's simmered down into this uncomfortable knot in my throat. Misgendering tends to only hurt if the person doing it knows I'm trans, but most of the time I'm just apathetic about it. It seldom hurts, but it never feels good or comfortable to be misgendered either.

I've also been struggling a lot with what I now know are OCD tendencies taking me down a gender doubting/questioning spiral, where I dwell a lot on worrying if I'm secretly a delusional cis woman who's just faking, when thinking logically, it's not very likely. After unpacking it, I've realized so much of why that spiral upsets me wasn't because I'm afraid I'll regret aspects of transition, but afraid I'd realize I wasn't actually a man and have to live the rest of my life as a woman. And since seeing trans women so happy to be women was a big part of my egg finally fully cracking, I also doubt this comes from a place of internalized misogyny. Where I am now, I would be happy in any form (No medical transition if that doesn't pan out, or all in like I hope for) so long as I get to be a man forever.

But even though I'm pretty darn sure I'm a guy and I usually like being he/himmed, it really worries me that I'm having this kind of negative internal response to transitioning. I just want to make sure this isn't actually some kind of inverse dysphoria (I tend not to get much classic dysphoria), and not a sign that I'm secretly a cis woman.

My dad (54M) has been sober for a few months now which is incredible but now he has started cross dressing and claiming he’s nonbinary. He didn’t even know the word “nonbinary” until he came across a nonbinary AA group. So this all just feels extremely out of left field and like he’s just trying to find himself as a sober person and he has chosen to cross dress as a way to do that. Is becoming sober after decades of not being sober then becoming nonbinary or trans a common thing ? I’m gay and I don’t actually care if this is who he is but it really feels like he’s just playing dress up by how he talks about it sometimes which I thought was offensive to trans people. Any insight or opinions is appreciated. TYIA 🩷

I finally got my updated passport in the mail today, and it prompted me to write something I've been meaning to do for a while:

How to Speed-Run Updating Your Documents

This is the information I wish I'd had when I started this whole process six months ago. Had I known all this, I could probably have done it all in half the time.

So ive been transitioning for close to 2 years now and out to family for 1.5 years. My family still genders me incorrectly constantly, my mother being the person I'm closest with and spend the most time with continually calls me he him and then gets defensive as if im attacking her when I bring up the situation. I've tried ignoring it, gentle correction, a little more aggressive correction and even explaining how it feels and why it's so negative towards my mental health. Any suggestions on making her take it a little more seriously without having to cut her off among others.

Hey everyone..! Um I think I need help.. Never thought I would be here but here I am.. I'm 27 now, and have been interested in all "this" since I was 22 probably. Not sure what to do if there's even something I can do.. It never bothered me when the moment became big, but I never really paid attention. I always told myself, "thats not me". But I keep having thoughts.. I'm very attracted to girls, and I'm super jealous of them as well. How beautiful they are and thinking about how I wish that was me too.. I've told myself before that I kinda wish I was a girl and wonder what it's like, and if I was I would be a lesbian. I never ever liked my body, I feel like I'm a sub par man in the look's department but I've always felt feminine but never have been able to express it. I have a slender body and nice feminine legs. I never really liked having "boy parts" and I feel like I really want a vagina.. I find I'm more emotional then my friends, like they're more of a typical "Manly man" and sometimes it's annoying. But I also feel like I'm not emotional enough and I want to be more connected to myself emotionally. I find myself wanting to talk to girls to make friends and I get along with them pretty well, but I don't talk to guys much at all or ever. Idk I'm scared cause I do have a girlfriend and I do love her a lot and life would just be a giant mess if I went through with this direction. I saw someone say I don't mind being a guy but the thought of being a girl makes me happy and I feel the same way. But tonight is the very first time I ever put on "girly clothes" and it's my girlfriend Halloween costume and then I tried leggings too, and honestly I've never felt so in tune with myself, I told myself out loud that I look and feel pretty, I wanted to cry happy tears, I took pictures! but also I see the man that I am 😩 and feel like it's just a dream.. but thanks for listening to me, I don't expect a response but I figured what the hell.

I'm amab and in my three years of questioning I learned that I would definitely prefer to be a girl but can 100% keep living like this. That's pretty much the only sure thing I've learned. I've recently started experimenting with diffrent pronouns with a few close friends and online and for the most part it feel nice, not AMAZING but I think nicer than he/him... I think.

There are days where I'm sure I'm a trans woman, I prefer to have been born a girl, I don't think I'm interest in a heterosexual relationship with a woman even though I'm attracted to women, I despise body hair (i shave from about the age of 13) and my Adam's apple, and absolutely hate how my face looks in mirrors.

But sometimes when I look in the mirror, when the light hits me just right or I'm wearing very specific men's clothes I like how I look. I like my figure.

If I have to be a man I'm glad this is the body I have because it's not bad at all.

And that immediately makes me think that there's no way I'm trans. I do like more gender neutral clothes but they are always from the men's section and I see plenty of male celebrities wear them. (They aren't "feminine clothes" but they are also not "generic men's clothes" )

Basically what im saying is, even though I prefer to have been born a woman because I would have been prettier and society would look at me differently.

There's no way I CAN be one if I like how I look as a man. Maybe i am just a more feminine man?

Can I be trans if I think I look good?

Asking for reference. I see alot of posts about transfems who encourage baby trans about asking their doctor to start on a higher dosage than they usually start with.

I started with 2mg estradiol twice a day (under the tongue), along with 50mg spironolactone twice a day for the past 3 months and I switched to patches after my 3 month check up.

Now my dosage is two 0.1 mg estradiol patches changed every 3 days along with the same amount for spironolactone.

My E levels on the pills was 145 pg/mL with my testosterone at 13ng/dL but is that still low for estrogen? My endocrinologist at the time rec I on a low amount to not out myself due to the meds but now that I am, I want to know what to ask for.

Any help is welcome and appreciated!

Title kinda says it all. I (45 MTF) have been on HRT for a bit over two years. I'm mostly a bottom, but my partner (51 MTF) would also like me to top her once in a while. We've made it work before, but I really struggle with getting enough of an erection to penetrate her, even with sildenafil thrown into the mix. I feel I've got enough to keep going, but just can't get started. Any thoughts or suggestions?

I've been wondering about this lately. I'm FTM and in my late 20s, I started socially transitioning about 1.5 years ago. And medically 9 months ago.

As I look back, it's painfully obvious that I subconsciously knew I was trans from a very young age. As soon as I realized I was biologically different from cis boys, I had an intense fascination with those differences, wondering why I couldn't also be "like them".

I always socialized better with boys. Wearing dresses as a kid made my skin crawl. I experienced euphoria when my chest was hidden by baggy shirts after puberty started. I roleplayed as a gay male character for 4 years in high school with some friends (fast forward to now and I am indeed a gay man).

But as puberty progressed, I became hyperfeminine. I think it was bc I always felt awkward in my body and putting effort into lots of makeup - and drawing attention to my chest - was what I thought I had to do to fix that. That was when I successfully buried my transness, without explicitly realizing what I was doing.

I still knew tho, without being consciously aware. I remember watching a movie when I was 18 with my boyfriend at the time. A trans sex worker was murdered in a horrible way in the movie, and I just lost it. We couldn't finish watching it bc I was crying so hard. He didn't understand why I was reacting that way. I also didn't understand why I felt so strongly watching a fictional character be hate crimed. I understand now that it's bc I felt a kinship with her. I was also drawn to other trans people before I cracked.

Until I become fully aware of and accepted my transness, I frequently experienced the foreshortened lifespan. I felt like something was holding me back but couldn't put my finger on it. I was also convinced that I would eventually take my own life, but I couldn't tell you why, just that I felt a deep uneasy discomfort all the time.

I no longer feel this way. It just baffles me that I was able to repress this for so long. Obviously it was affecting me in a massive way to repress myself like that. But it took me 27 years to get it. How is that even possible?

Hi there! I'm a 21 y/o trans woman who is just starting estrogen. Unfortunately I have some very italian genes and a lot of body hair already. It takes me a couple hours to get rid of everything and normally I have to shave twice a week if I want to stay smooth. I know the doctor told me I can expect some thinning and maybe even decreased growth in certain areas, but I want to plan ahead for electrolysis and find out how E has affected other peoples body hair growth. What were your results after a few months/years?

I've looked at other posts on this subject, but I feel like I have a "special" case that might warrant unique answers.

For context, I'm a questioning male thinking about mtf transition

I started questioning 2 years ago when I crossdressed for Halloween as Miku. I felt bubbly, confident, and liked my reflection a little too much.

Various experiences from then till now, but basically once upon a time, probably 6 months ago, I would've smashed the button question.

Transphobia took place, and I feel that forced me to a conclusion of being cis. I'm reexploring it now with my therapist just to be sure I'm right on that conclusion.

I still have the same sentiment that I'd choose to be a female if I was reincarnated. Other than that, I don't have other trans feelings or thoughts. I will be trying on a dress and a wig in a few weeks, but in the past it's been a hard thing to distinguish if I'm expecting euphoria/dysphoria.

I'm fine with living as a guy, but sometimes I think it would be better to be a girl. I don't notice dysphoria in my life, though I know that's not a requirement.

I'm just confused mainly if I was forced into a conclusion instead of coming to my own conclusion. I once upon a time had seriously trans thoughts and intense questioning, but now it's basically completely gone, though I do catch myself sometimes having various trans thoughts.

I'm just not really sure where to go from this point. Hopefully this post made sense, thanks for your support :)

I am pre-everything; i have 6 months left until I can get HRT. I think i have severe depression, and if i don't have depression than I don't want to imagine what real depression is. I cannot connect to people. I don't like reading anymore. Everyday of my life is a pain. I cry almost every night before sleeping. Everytime I look at my reflection, I feel dreadful. I can physically feel the pain in my chest. It's been worse and worse since I accepted that I am trans. Sometimes I have a weird feeling that is really rare. It just structs me for a second that I could look and live as a woman soon, and the joy of that thought is amazing, but after a second it's gone and I can't describe it. The only thing that makes me live is the promise of HRT. Is HRT life changing? Is it the best decision of your life?

I'm on .15 ml of Estradiol valerate and I took my first dose at 4:00 p.m. I am trembling, I am so excited! What are some of the first changes all of you noticed?

I am currently under Tricare, because of my dad. I am pregnant but hoping to restart testosterone after I give birth. Do you think they will not pay for it after Trump bans trans people from the military?

I’m not sure if this is allowed here, I just didn’t know where else to ask and would like a bit of help. For context, I’m mtf and recently turned 18, so I would like to start hrt soon. I’ve done a lot of research on it recently, and I think my best option is planned parenthood. I plan on scheduling my first appointment hopefully in January at the Denver clinic, but now I’m worried that I might not have the money to pay for everything. I could try to get health insurance, but I think that might also be too expensive for me unless I get financial help. On top of that, applications for health insurance for next year are due on the 15th, so I need to act fast if I want it. I guess I’m just wondering if I’d be better off getting insurance or trying to get discounts to pay for appointments and meds and how I’d go about doing that.