Psychotherapy
August 2009: [First time that I discussed gender dysphoria with a therapist at the PERSAD Center in Pittsbugh, PA (www.persadcenter.org/)]
December 2009: [Moved to Virginia]
May 2010: [Began therapy, for the first time, with a new therapist]
June 2010: [Moved to Florida]
June 2011: [Began therapy, for the second time, with a new therapist, Tristan Byrnes, at New Transition Therapy to focus on gender dysphoria (www.newtransitiontherapy.com)]
July 28, 2011: [Received letter for hormone replacement therapy]
Hormone Replacement Therapy
August 1, 2011: [Primary care physician, Dr. Elizabeth Plonka, refused to write prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy, as she did not feel competent. Dr. Plonka did offer to find a urologist or endocrinologist in her building that would be willing to prescribe the hormone therapy and to help me in any other way that she could throughout the process.]
August 1, 2011: [Receive blood work, to determine hormone levels and general health, and a urine test to determine ph level.
August 7, 2011: [Began taking GNC Pro Performance® AMP Strength Vitapak® Program, which is an estrogen blocker, two doses of testosterone and a multi-vitamin (GNC is a great resource for herbal supplemental doses of testosterone and estrogen blockers to stop the period and increase testosterone levels)]
August 12, 2011: [Received my first dosage of 200mg of testosterone from urologist, Dr. Erin E. Katz (information will be on the "Resources" page)]
August 22, 2011: [Blood work to determine current hormone levels]
August 24, 2011: [Blood work results showed testosterone level was high, 617, so we will test a monthly dosage]
September 6, 2011: [Blood work to determine current hormone levels]
September 8, 2011: [Blood work results showed testosterone level was low, 218, so I will self-inject bi-weekly]
September 15, 2011: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
September 29, 2011: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
October 13, 2011: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
October 27, 2011: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
November 10, 2011: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
November 24, 2011: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
December 8, 2011: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
December 22, 2011: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
January 5, 2012: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
January 19, 2012: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
February 2, 2012: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
August 1, 2011: [Receive blood work, to determine hormone levels and general health, and a urine test to determine ph level.
August 7, 2011: [Began taking GNC Pro Performance® AMP Strength Vitapak® Program, which is an estrogen blocker, two doses of testosterone and a multi-vitamin (GNC is a great resource for herbal supplemental doses of testosterone and estrogen blockers to stop the period and increase testosterone levels)]
August 12, 2011: [Received my first dosage of 200mg of testosterone from urologist, Dr. Erin E. Katz (information will be on the "Resources" page)]
August 22, 2011: [Blood work to determine current hormone levels]
August 24, 2011: [Blood work results showed testosterone level was high, 617, so we will test a monthly dosage]
September 6, 2011: [Blood work to determine current hormone levels]
September 8, 2011: [Blood work results showed testosterone level was low, 218, so I will self-inject bi-weekly]
September 15, 2011: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
September 29, 2011: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
October 13, 2011: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
October 27, 2011: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
November 10, 2011: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
November 24, 2011: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
December 8, 2011: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
December 22, 2011: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
January 5, 2012: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
January 19, 2012: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
February 2, 2012: [Received dosage of 200mg of testosterone and learned to self-inject testosterone]
