Should I take the NHS route if I'm going to transition or

>>7668193
self-med or you will kill yourself
only purpose of the nhs is surgery, which will also take a long time to get so start the process while you're self-medding
you'll eventually get a hormone prescription from them so you can quit self-medding, but it will take years first

As far as I'm concerned selfmedding is the only viable option in the UK, especially if you're under 18

>>7668202
>>7668207
Right, that doesn't sound great. How much does self-medding cost on average? I haven't done much research into this, I don't know where to start,

>>7668193
self med until you can get free meds thru NHS?

what kinda question is this

Do both. Skip cues but don't lose your place in line. It's win win.

>>7668202
This. I'm assuming it's a similar process to Canada where you'll need to do the whole WPATH procedure with RLE and such if you want SRS. The weird thing is that the process is geared like 99% to the surgeries and not so much the hormones so you can get trapped with them forcing RLE on you without any hormones because they don't consider hormones as important for transitioning or something like that, no idea honestly.
However, if you self-med you can still go to your family doctor for hormone and liver tests. Some family doctors can also prescribe hormones, I'd imagine it's similar in the UK with informed consent, you just have to find a willing doctor (try to find young doctors, they're more likely to do it, if you live near a university post a message on your universities subreddit or forums or whatever looking for a family doctor that will do it)
You still have doctor-patient confidentiality so don't worry about telling doctors you're self-medding.

>>7668239
qhi.co.uk

cyproterone, one tablet daily
progynova or estrofem, one tablet daily for 3-6 months then increase to two tablets daily

try not to drink or smoke, weed is fine if you vape it though