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How can I get info on getting my wife some blood work and possibly on hrt? Aside from testosterone, do you also deal with estrogen?
AlphaMD's Answer
Generally you would meet with your PCP & talk about her symptoms, then based on those run normal labs to see where she sits & where TRT might help. If you mean with us, then just scheduling a consultation to talk first & then have us send in a lab requisition to a local LabCorp is the general path for female TRT since they need a bit more testing than men. You can see a little more info about getting started for women here: https://www.alphamd.org/featured-treatments/female-trt
Yes sir, though only for women. Based on the way laws are, we need to be clear that this is not for gender affirming care. For female TRT, Estrogen is not always needed to be added, and excess Testosterone is typically turned into Estrogen anyways. Nine times out of ten for women other adjustments without adding extra medications is a solid answer.
For your wife, we would just start by meeting & talking to see what symptoms she has & what goals you two may have from treatment, then run testing, and go from there with the results unless she already has some we could review.
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