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  • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@reddthat.com
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    2 months ago

    When I started HRT, they wanted me to get my potassium tested (didn’t even test starting T and E) before starting spiro if you go the AA route and are in the US. Otherwise, it was basically just “you want E? Do you want AA? We don’t start with prog, but if you want after 6 months, that’s an option too”. I did it virtually and did labs at labcorp. Not sure if you could just get your annual blood work done at a primary care doctor and just bring those results, but after that they’ll definitely want to see hormone testing every like 3 months to adjust dosing. If you are using your parents’ their insurance, presumably there will technically be a record somewhere they could check. I’ve seen one insurance that sends regular updates that list out all of the expenses so far and how much of the deductible has been used.