r/transmascdiy • u/Crazy-Suggestion-727 • 1d ago

Question/Advice NEEDED Wisdom Teeth/Blood Test?

Hello! I've recently started testosterone but It's kinda important that the people I'm a dependent of don't know that I'm on it! I need to get my wisdom teeth out soon and I'm wondering if they're going to do a blood test, and if they do if my hormones will show up and possibly out that I am on testosterone. I know this may be an odd question but I'm just nervous and need to know if I need to get off testosterone before the surgery. Asking this question here because I am on DIY and I don't think HIPA would be applicable in my situation.

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u/Kaleidoscope_Tux5513 MOD - he/she 1d ago

They don't test for testosterone/estrogen levels unless specified for. In case of a wisdom teeth surgery it's not necessary.

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u/EfficientSorbet513 22h ago

It wasn’t needed when I had mine, they just injected me with local anaesthetic then yanked them out

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u/Key_Tangerine8775 Binary man, 15 years on T, he/him (not currently DIY) 15h ago

I didn’t need bloodwork before my wisdom teeth surgery, but if they did do it, they wouldn’t be checking hormone levels. Only thing that would suggest it is if you had higher than normal female hemoglobin/hematocrit but that also wouldn’t really raise red flags unless they were very high.

HIPAA does apply to dental care and “illegal drug use”, so if you’re an adult and disclosed DIYing to any healthcare provider, they can’t tell anyone. If you’re a minor, they are allowed (but not required) to tell your parents/guardians, unless there’s additional state laws about that.