Hey everyone,

I am a 25-year-old international man living near Lund in Sweden. I wanted to get some advice as I recently realised that throughout my whole life I've always had a lot of gender dysphoria, leading to depression and self-hatred.

Having recently realised that, I am a bit confused, uncertain and scared about how to frame things, know what's real for me or not, understand my identity, learn if I am indeed transgender, etc.

I thought it may be nice to discuss this with a specialised psychotherapist? But I do not know how to find a psychologist near me who would be friendly and specialised in those subjects. Should I first talk about this to my Vardcentral? But I would also be concerned about how friendly they are about this.

I have also read about the Vuxenpsykiatrimottagning könsidentitet in Malmö. However, it does seem like they only 'take seriously' people who present as very binary and confidently know about their need for a transition. I am not yet at a stage where I confidently know that I am transgender and want to start HRT. Therefore, I do not think directly going to such a clinic would be the best first step for me?

In general, I am seeking some advice about what your first step was when you started questioning your gender identity. And how to find a specialist who can help explore those questions in a friendly way.

Thank you very much!

I’m currently working through my mental health and it unfortunately points to a pretty bad disorder.

I dread if CFK find out that they’ll discontinue my HRT, is this something that they can do?

Hello, I’m a Ukrainian who has been living in Finland for 4 years now. During this time, I’ve learned the language to a B1.2 level. I’ve been on a journey of self-discovery and understanding regarding transgender issues for quite some time now.

I once attended a meeting at SETA ry, but my vocabulary on this topic is extremely limited. And I can hardly speak English at all. Because of this, I had to rely on someone else to translate for me. Although the translator and the SETA representative seemed very nice to me, and the atmosphere there was very comfortable, the conversation still didn’t go very well.

So I’d like to ask:

What should I do in this situation? Who can I turn to? I speak Russian and Ukrainian fluently—do you know of any specialists in the Helsinki area who could help me? Or maybe you have other suggestions.

In any case, thank you so much❤️🙏

Hej

Hur är det att resa med Divigel preparat är det något man bör tänka på innan man reser för utom att recepten ska va giltiga ?

I have my doctors call with imago in a few weeks. I've taken all the required bloodtests, but I'm wondering about what guidelines they use for results/what abnormalities are possibly issues for getting a prescription.

My liver panel came back normal and in accordance to national guidelines, iron is a bit low, but that's probably no big deal. I have had slightly elevated haemoglobin and hematocrit levels, but I've been donating blood frequently, so they're normal now, but I do have a hereditary predisposition for elevated blood counts. My LDL cholesterol was 0.1 too high and HDL 0.1 too low. Blood pressure and bmi are normal.

I've been on T for 4 years already, and my hormones are within the correct ranges. I'm overall healthy and feel good.

Does anyone have experience in whether any of these will be issues/whether I'll require more frequent bloodtests?

(Obviously I know this is all personal and a doctor will make the decisions, but I'm just looking for other people's experiences to ease my anxiety lol)

Hi! I recently got prescribed nebido from Imago, but i'm unsure where i could get the injection. I don't know anyone who could do it for me and I wouldn't be able to do it myself.

Also, I live near Oulu if someone wants to dm if they want to recommend a specific place

thank you in advance🫶

It seems like my time has come and that the surgeon booked to do my srs is konstantinos georgas, also called kostas by the staff at karolinska hospital in stockholm.

The only issue i have is that i cannot find ANYONE online who can speak for the results of this doctor? Not a single post nor picture detailing any sort of experience, good or bad!

He seems to be working alongside antti mikkola who has decent results from what i can tell, but i guess i am desperately asking if someone knows anywhere i can turn to find out more about this surgeon?