Here's the thing - im preeety confident that my father (the only parent I live with) will be accepting and really want to help me. Trouble is, I have a lot of siblings and, even though we get by real well, I know that we don't have thousands to dish out just to make me feel better. So, I guess what i'm wondering is, how much is HRT going to cost, monthly? Will insurance pay for any of this? Do I absolutely need to be doing this through my parents, or can I pay for hormones through my own income?
All responses are REALLY appreciated, thank you very much!
depends greatly where you are and what your insurance is like, though in general I think hormones have a relatively reasonable price. I pay $20/month for all of mine.
Good luck!
No insurance and using Groupon coupons gets me down to 60usd a month. If I went to walmart instead of wallgreens I could probably drop it another 15.
In the USA
>>6165191
Ask Serena/Venus and Michelle https://youtu.be/XSHjiH0w24E?t=7m30s
>>6165877
Thank you very much, this is very encouraging news. For some reason I assumed it would be terribly pricey, but I think it may actually be doable.
>>6165191
As for insurance. Depends on the policy and it's exclusions. Except fro surgeries, my transition costs are fully covered by mine. I just have to pay copays. I was paying $15 a month for my meds, but getting my doc to make the prescriptions for 90 days now means i pay $15 for three months.
This is a 90 day supply for me:
5mg/day - Finasteride 5mg 90p pills $23.99 list, $5 my cost.
2mg morning, 2 mg evening - Estradiol 2mg tabs 180 pills $20.00 list, $5 my cost.
100mg morning, 100mg evening - Spironolactone 100mg 180 pills $238.99 list, $5 my cost.
I recently switched from Spiro to Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Injectable, USP. It's a generic for Depo Provera birth control shot and works as an AA. I don't have the price here, but it was $90ish list and $5 for my cost. Each injection is for 91 days. I have to do the injection myself, but I know how to do them. It came in a prefilled single use syringe.
I don't know what your copays for doctor's visits and testing will cost you. You should have your hormones, liver, and a couple other things tested to track how well the meds are working, and if bad side effects har happening.
>>6165892
what do you groupon for
I live in BC and have everything covered, thankfully.
100mg Spironolactone x60 - $29.37
2mg Estrace x120 - $87.68
10mg Provera x30 - $16.40
>>6166746
>2mg Estrace x120 - $87.68
Holy fuck spiro is what's expensive over here in the US. Estradiol is like 10 bucks for us.
>>6166434
They're coupons your pharmacist puts in for a discount.
>>6166752
Just use Goodrx instead.
>>6166759
Oh fuck I'm retarded I meant goodrx. I've been looking at laser stuff all day so I've had groupon stuck in my mind.
>6165191
about $2.4k a year and my liver
I have United Health Insurance.
Spiro: $5
Estradiol: $5
Both are generic. So $10 in total for a month's supply. Without insurance, both would be $30, and it would be $60 a month.
