Transgender

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MALE TO FEMALE

Transwomen’s bodies come in all colors, shapes and sizes, and each needs specialized care.

Many aspects of the transitioning journey are difficult; finding a sensitive, knowledgeable physician to assist with your hormone needs shouldn’t be one of them. You will find Dr. Allan Fields understanding, compassion, and medical expertise reassuring, as he partners with you on your journey to become the woman you aspire to be.

When you are ready, hormone therapy involves taking estrogen and sometimes an anti-androgen to promote breast development, soften skin, lighten body and facial hair, decrease fat in the belly, and increase fat in the hips and thighs. It is not risk-free, and you should not take estrogen without medical supervision and regular blood tests.

Let Dr. Allan Fields and iMed Advisory Medical Center assist you with this important phase of your transition by making an appointment with him for consultation.[/vc_column_text]

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FEMALE TO MALE

Transmen’s bodies come in different colors, shapes and sizes. Our bodies need and deserve attentive daily care. However, good health care can be hard to get due to discrimination, lack of medical providers who understand our needs, and lack of health insurance coverage. Dr. Allan Fields understanding, compassion, and medical expertise alleviates your concern and as he partners with you on your journey.

HORMONE THERAPY – involves taking testosterone to increase facial and body hair growth, muscle mass, deepening of voice, and other physical changes. Taking testosterone is not risk-free. Use “T” carefully with regular medical supervision and blood test monitoring. If you are taking testosterone or considering it, keep these points in mind:

Everybody reacts differently to testosterone. Age, family and personal health risk factors, organ systems present and other medications will affect how your body responds. Taking testos- terone will also influence how general medical conditions are managed.
Taking more testosterone than prescribed will not speed up the changes you desire, but will likely reduce them, and also increase potentially serious side effects. Testosterone may cause acne, balding, increased fat around abdomen, cancers of liver and reproductive organs, high blood pressure, increases in red blood cell levels, high cholesterol, liver problems, infertility or high levels of calcium in the blood.
It is possible to get pregnant while on testosterone, although infertility occurs after continued use. Taking testosterone before or during pregnancy may cause birth defects. Consider using contraception to reduce the risk of pregnancy. If you want to be a biological parent, consider freezing your eggs before starting testosterone.
All body parts need care! Make sure to get yearly pelvic and breast/ chest exams if you still have those parts. It’s important to remember that chest (top) surgery does not remove 100% of breast tissue, so a cancer risk still exists, and a monthly breast/chest self-exam (SBE) is recommended.
Street hormones can be of questionable quality and are potentially dangerous. There are also testosterone-imitating products available without prescription. Whatever you use, get medically monitored to make sure you’re not harming your body.

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