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The NHS states on their website (under Treatment for gender dysphoria) that due to the risks of long-term cross-sex-hormones, it is important to regularly monitor blood tests. My clinic did not call me in for any blood tests during 2018-2019, while I was still on hormones. 1/4pic.twitter.com/oeEKLQjTYr
They also state (under Life after transition) that you need to inform your optician and dentist that you're on hormones as they can affect treatment. And that you may stop being called for sex-based screenings. 2/4pic.twitter.com/5iqo9LswKf
I was not informed about either of these. I visited both my optician and my dentist while on hormones, completely unaware that they can affect treatment. Neither my optician nor my dentist appeared to be aware of this either. If they were, they said nothing to me. 3/4
And no, I was not called in for any cervical or breast screenings either, because I was in the system as “male.” Where is the care? Where is the monitoring? Where is the follow-up? How many young people, currently on hormones, are the NHS failing? 4/4
That's puberty blockers - they address that under the "Puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones" section: "It's also not known whether hormone blockers affect the development of the teenage brain or children's bones."pic.twitter.com/dVAB7xX3uP
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