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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
As someone who legitimately is transgender and currently on testosterone, that is not at all how my experience was. They absolutely need to do blood work in order to figure out the correct dosages to give you
gpt
It depends on which country and which clinic you are in. Some clinics in US offer infromed consent. Some don't. In other countries, like a lot of Europe, there may be legal requirements for prescriptions, therapist letters, and anything up to the 7 circles of Hell that is the UK gender clinics