I am an MtF transgender person pre-HRT who wants to start taking HRT and have a letter of approval from my doctor back at my home country.
I went through my university counselor and we had quite a few sessions but nothing much fruitful turned out from it, and even tried calling a bunch of hospitals and all the gender clinics I have talked to will not accept me unless I already have been a patient at that hospital. All of my options seem to point to the fact that, even if i find a psychologist that is willing to see me, I would have to pay the full price as it is not covered under National Health Insurance. On top of that, the closest clinics that I have found (that rejected me) are in Fukuoka which is a 2\~3 hour bus ride away from where I am from.
Can anyone who has experienced this shine some light on the process of applying for HRT in Japan as a foreigner? I was also wondering about the legality of self-medication in Japan.
Thank you very much.
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Nobody should self medicate. Especially for something like this. This isn’t something to be 50% on. Either you do it the correct way, or you’ll run the risk of getting screwed up beyond repair. You’re worth the extra effort.
There’s a group on Facebook called Stonewall Japan that has a number of post about HRT. I’d suggest checking it out over there if you haven’t already.
I was trans before coming here and while I don’t have experience on getting on HRT while here, I can confirm that getting estrogen here is possible and legal. If you’re interested I can tell you where via PM.