Transgender patients self-medicating over NHS waits

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One woman, who has waited over two years to be seen, said it had left her suicidal.

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Kara said she"couldn't deal with the thought of further masculisation"

"I don't know anything about the tablets [that I buy] specifically, if they are what they say they are," she said."So it's kind of a guessing game with your life." "If that's not being monitored by a GP, somebody not having regular blood tests, then they are putting themselves at risk."New figures, from a Freedom of Information request by the Victoria Derbyshire programme, show that in many areas some individuals are waiting over two years to be seen by a specialist, from referral.

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What both of them?

Are they cutting their nobs off?

Why don't you investigate about how many perimenopausal/menopausal women are being given anti depressants instead of HRT. And if they do get HRT they're being scaremongered by breast cancer statistics from one study from years ago. There is a lack of HRT. Investigate that!

I self-medicate every night with shit loads of alcohol. This is the only way to get over forced paying of the licence fee to sponsor relentless propoganda over 0.1% of the population that no normal person gives a monkey's toss over one way or the other. So what of it?

I want to tell her ... just wait for a while. If you feel intolerable, I will go to you.

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Thats good! They may actually get some counseling and come to their senses.

You're gonna hold your breathe until you die, right?

This is a very sensitive and global issue. The country should take immediate action on those who are worried about cases like her. Because it is one of the most important issues related to the dignity of life.

the NHS was set up to cover medical need - not preferences

Transgender bollocks

It’s not a matter of life or death, funding should be and is prioritised for medical areas which save the most lives and which are most beneficial for UK population.

Has there been an increase in the number of trans patients that’s led to the long waiting times?

No money should be spent on this .

I feel bad for anyone who can’t afford private treatment (which I imagine is a lot of trans people) while waiting on the NHS The waiting time difference is insane to compare; the NHS being about 3.6 years in total and private clinics can be as little as 3 weeks Fix ya shit, NHS

The trans issue and rise of extinction rebellion both demonstrate how the government has become insufficient at treating mental health

Not good enough, everybody needs equal care.

You appear to have an unhealthy obsession with transgender people.

Why does the BBC spend 99% of its time writing about less than .1% of the population?

There's better things to be spending money on

Walter Mitty syndrome strikes again.

The NHS shouldn't be involved anyway.

Interesting. Have you any real news for my £154?

Desperate times we are living through. So many mixed up kids 🙄

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