A reader writes: “As a European living in New York, I find the U.S. health insurance system bewildering, to put it mildly. A German friend just had his bottom surgery done (is in the process of – seems to take a lot of steps, including complications) and there is no question that his health insurance [...]
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Ask Matt: What’s Wrong with the U.S. Health Care System?
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, tagged bodies, health care, surgery, transition, transsexual on January 23, 2012 | 9 Comments »
Ask Matt: Why Take a Risk with Transition Surgery?
Posted in Ask Matt, Observations, tagged health care, surgery, transsexual on September 5, 2011 | 17 Comments »
A reader writes: “I am currently a transvestite, and I am wondering why anyone would risk possible infection or complications involved with transgender surgery. I would be interested to hear what you think.” I definitely have an opinion on this (don’t I always?), but in this case, I believe that my opinion is backed up [...]
Ask Matt: Getting Needles is a Hassle
Posted in Ask Matt, Information, Observations, tagged health care, hormones, testosterone, transition on August 22, 2011 | 13 Comments »
A reader writes: “As a European who has also lived in Africa, but is now living in New York, I get my T and inject myself every four weeks or so. In my own country, it is illegal to prescribe T for this purpose, but it is possible to get it if you know where [...]
Ask Matt Minis: Turning to My Readers for Answers
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, tagged being trans, bodies, discrimination, education, health care, hormones, surgery on August 1, 2011 | 13 Comments »
I have received several Ask Matt questions that are factual in nature, and that I am hoping readers with specific knowledge and expertise can answer. I am offering a short answer to each and then turning to readers to provide information that I might not be aware of. I know that I have readers out [...]
Ask Matt Monday: My Sister Changed Her Mind About My Transition
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Commentary, Observations, tagged family, health care, hormones, transition on June 20, 2011 | 5 Comments »
A reader writes: “Since I announced to my friends and family that I intend to start hormones next month, my sister, who had been the most supportive of anyone in my family thus far, started to freak out a bit at the fact that I’m not following the WPATH Standards of Care by waiting at [...]
Ask Matt Monday: Insurance Inconsistencies and Hormone Hassles
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, tagged bodies, gender, health, health care, hormones, insurance, transition on April 18, 2011 | 8 Comments »
I put two medical questions together today because I was recently informed of a great new online medical resource for trans people and our care providers. Check out the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health from the University of California San Francisco. Now on to the questions. Question 1: A reader writes: “I just had [...]
Ask Matt Monday: Age, Genetics, and Transition
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, Observations, tagged bodies, health care, hormones, surgery, testosterone, trans men, transition on April 4, 2011 | 18 Comments »
I have received several questions from readers related to various aspects of age, genetics, and transition, so I thought we could examine them as a group. These generally deal with FTM transition, so I’m hoping that women readers will chime in with information they have related to age, genetics, and MTF transition. Question 1. A [...]
Ask Matt: In the Market for Metoidioplasty
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, tagged bodies, community, health care, hormones, surgery, trans men, transition on March 24, 2011 | 3 Comments »
A reader writes: “I have been on T for eight months now and I have some significant physical changes. The one change that is on my mind is my clitoral/neophallus changes. How do I know what is normal for those changes? I have growth, but as of late it seems to have stopped. “Where do [...]
Ask Matt Monday: How to Pick an Insurance Policy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged health care, hormones, insurance, surgery, transition on January 17, 2011 | 6 Comments »
A reader writes: “I need to buy health insurance and I am considering FTM transition at some point in the future. Does health insurance cover hormone therapy and/or surgeries at all if you go through proper channels? Are there certain things that I need to pay attention when deciding on a plan that would make [...]
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Ask Matt: What Should Therapists Know About Trans Issues?
Posted in Ask Matt, Commentary, Information, Observations, tagged being trans, health care, language, therapy, transition on March 12, 2012 | 13 Comments »
A reader writes: “I have two related questions about psychotherapists and trans clients when the trans client is not specifically seeking transition-related medical approval stamps, but simply seeking psychotherapy for any number of things that may include trans and transition-related stresses. “For psychotherapists who are not very familiar with gender variation and trans issues, and [...]
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