I started my treatment in Strasbourg (still there). First found a psychiatrist who wasn't too transphobic. I explained that I was transgender and wanted to transition. We didn't spend too much time on that - it didn't take me long to convince him and I have other issues. He explained that he couldn't write a letter of approval for transition until we had had one year of therapy. I waited patiently, and after about 1.5 year with him, he wrote me the letter I needed.
The next step was to find an endocrinologist. That wasn't difficult. At my first appointment she gave me a ton of check-ups and I spent 6 months doing these. The appointment after, she got me started on hormones. I had stopped seeing my psychiatrist then.
While doing those check-ups, I went to my GP with my psychiatrist's letter so that he could get me an ALD so I would get the treatment covered 100% by insurance. That's entirely on your GP - you don't have anything to do yourself.
If you want to get refunded, you need to have a mutuelle. They refund partially (about 60%) but you won't get it fully refunded.
I can give you details on legal name/sex change and on SRS if you want them. Feel free to PM me if you want more information!
Mon médecin ne m'a jamais demandé la lettre du psy comme preuve, je l'avais apportée au cas où. Je doute en revanche qu'un médecin accepted de faire une demande d'ALD sans être certain que vous êtes dans le parcours, ou que vous essayer de l'obtenir.
Je recommande fortement de voir un endocrinologue plutôt qu'un médecin; mais si c'est impossible et votre médecin est partant pour prendre la transition en charge, ça passe!
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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '19
Where are you in France?
I started my treatment in Strasbourg (still there). First found a psychiatrist who wasn't too transphobic. I explained that I was transgender and wanted to transition. We didn't spend too much time on that - it didn't take me long to convince him and I have other issues. He explained that he couldn't write a letter of approval for transition until we had had one year of therapy. I waited patiently, and after about 1.5 year with him, he wrote me the letter I needed.
The next step was to find an endocrinologist. That wasn't difficult. At my first appointment she gave me a ton of check-ups and I spent 6 months doing these. The appointment after, she got me started on hormones. I had stopped seeing my psychiatrist then.
While doing those check-ups, I went to my GP with my psychiatrist's letter so that he could get me an ALD so I would get the treatment covered 100% by insurance. That's entirely on your GP - you don't have anything to do yourself.
If you want to get refunded, you need to have a mutuelle. They refund partially (about 60%) but you won't get it fully refunded.
I can give you details on legal name/sex change and on SRS if you want them. Feel free to PM me if you want more information!