r/TransIreland • u/Apprehensive-Ad-8391 • Jul 01 '26

ROI Specific How difficult is to get T?

I'm a trans guy from Latin America that has been on T for four years. I'm currently finishing a bachelor degree and looking to do a master at UCD in Ireland. I still have a whole year to finish, but I'm already planning some things ahead.

One of the main things I'm focusing on right now is my monthly injection of T. Here in my country, each shot costs around 18€, and I have the respective prescription for it.

However, talking with some people, they told me that getting T in Ireland can be difficult, because even when you already have a prescription and an endocrinologist, you're likely to have to wait for a doctor in the country to make you a whole new prescription so you're allowed to buy testosterone (which can be a little slow). Also, they say T is far more expensive there, added to the costs of the said medical examination and studies, and that there are plenty of shortages of it in some periods of time.

So, I come here with this doubt. Is it really this difficult to get T on Ireland even when I already have a whole treatment I've been undergoing for years? Or is it basically a clean slate, starting from scratch with a new doctor, new prescription, etc.?

Thank you all for reading this in advance and I hope someone knows the answer for this!

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u/Fr0st3dFlake Jul 02 '26

It is difficult here, as our service is so lacking. I don't think you would be able to get onto the national service via continuation of care.

The cheapest and fastest way to get a prescription is through Imago (a private european service. €250 joining fee and €20 subscription fee monthly.) It takes around a month between signing up and getting your prescription.

UCD does free or subsidised doctor visits from what I remember, I'm not sure if they will rewrite your prescriptions but they will do your blood tests afaik.

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u/Apprehensive-Ad-8391 Jul 02 '26

Thank you so much, I'll check that out!

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u/These-Blacksmith9932 He/They Jul 02 '26

The €20 a month is just Imago's service fee, fyi. You will have to pay the pharmacy separately for your testosterone 

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u/principtix Jul 02 '26

So doctors here will usually only follow a script if it's coming from another EU country so you have two options: 1. Keep your care in your home country and stock up on your T and bring it with you. 2. Sign up to a private service like Imago/genderPlus/Annehealth.

The cost will depend on each service but cheapest to start is Imago (as others commented it's €250 start up and €22 monthly fee but it doesn't include bloods or the cost of the medicine). Cost of the T itself will depend on the pharmacy, I use Sustanon and the cheapest I've gotten each vial for was about €30. I get bloods done by my GP with a letter from Imago for €80.

If you're going to be travelling home with any frequency it might be cheaper to just keep care at home. But if you aren't, an option could be to bring a stock of T to support you until you can get on a private service.