DID I HAVE TO STOP T? (FTM) | Italy vs USA Trans Healthcare

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[@mikeisapotato2534]

I'm from Italy (i live near milan as of now) and i just wanted to point out that the long wait lists for public healthcare are mostly, in trans related issues, for surgeries. You do need to go through some fixed amount of months in therapy in order to get your diagnosis and have to live as the gender you're transitioning to for about 6 months before you can get your hormones. Likewise you need to have been on hrt for some fixed amount of time before you can get surgery. Generally speaking, going public vs private on medications literally does not make any difference, especially if you're seeing a primary doctor and not someone in a hospital. Same thing with medication prices. Also, you can get some deductions from taxes when you buy certain meds (if you are an italian citizen) :)

[@aktdoa]

Sweet! Thanks for all the info, I'm sure it'll benefit anyone starting out in Italy. Appreciate it :)

[@TheromaB]

From 10/1/2020 hormon therapy in Italy (for europeans citizens) is free, it’s a first step but better than nothing, we’ll never stop to fight and the next step is make free the entire process. Fingers cross 🤞🏼

[@wellaciccio2362]

Please check the timing for appointments. Free healthcare in Italy is pretty great, if not fantastic. I live in the UK and somehow work in the healthcare business. Trust the Italian healthcare system. Private only means faster for some things and for some drugs that are not yet fully covered in some extreme situations. For the rest, Italian doctors are pretty great and the system is quite fantastic compared to others. If you have a chance, try it before thinking that because it is "free", private is better. Also, private healthcare is still partially covered by public healthcare - meaning the whole private sector is partially funded by the healthcare system. This is my take on it. I probably do not know too much, but maybe enough to make this statement.

[@nael_tm]

Hearing the prices of the process in the US I'm so grateful I can do everything for free through the national health system here in Spain. I'm just beginning all the process so that I can be on T in a year time. Also, omg Koda I followed you for some time, I have come back, and your voice is amazing and you look incredible, so happy for you!!!

[@aktdoa]

The US is definitely miles behind other countries in terms of healthcare for their population. It's really an eye opener when you talk to people from other countries or experience the difference yourself like I did. ps thanks for coming back and watching my new videos :')

[@itsame2649]

Always get so excited when you post!

[@aktdoa]

tysm :)))

[@dakotachristopher5532]

I'm half Italian ftm, and my name is Dakota too.

[@aktdoa]

:D so cool

[@spec049]

i go to SATPink! the endo in verona (i'm actually from padova but he works with satpink through the nhs there) is super chill, he's a cool guy, don't know if we're going to the same doctor, if we're not i'm really happy to hear that you're having a good experience and that there's more than one cool trans friendly doc around here ahah

[@aktdoa]

sounds awesome! hopefully there's more than just one or two but i'm glad we've had good experiences and hope more people can as well!

[@pvayu9704]

I passed the link of your video to an Italian FTM friend of mine who made the transition many years ago (he had also witnessed a campaign of the first conferences in Italy on the subject) I hope that in case you can also exchange opinions or saimai him give you some advise. Anyway glad you are enjoying yourself in Italy

[@kp1151]

Testosterone (but pronounced like rigatoni)

[@JanuaryFlowers]

Thank you for sharing 💎

[@aktdoa]

For sure!

[@samryan8938]

Awesome video! Because you're a student, what type of income do you have for your medicine, appointments, etc? Also, is English widely spoken in doctor's offices, universities, cities, etc? If not, I assume your girlfriend has to help you navigate.. most spaces?

[@aktdoa]

the only income i have as of now is from my social media accounts, and i saved up as much money as i could from previous work in Texas before moving so i have some savings. i'm teaching myself Italian atm so i'm not entirely helpless, but i'm not fluent either, so my girlfriend does help when i need it. thankfully though my university program is in English

[@V.R.CoryArt]

If you were to get legal documents from the Italian government (such as citizenship, a driving license, etc) would you need to show them both legal documents with your birth name/gender before you changed it as well as the current info you legally changed it to like you would need to in the US, or can you just show the current US ID you have that has your current legal name/gender? This was a very interesting video, I had wondered if someone were to move country how the T prescription would be handled. Did you have trouble with airport security in either country regarding your T vial when you traveled, I'm assuming it contains more than the allowed amount of liquid?

[@aktdoa]

so far when i’ve gotten legal documents from the Italian government (my study visa + permit of stay), i just showed my US documents with my current name/gender marker, bc literally every document of mine is changed except my birth certificate, which isn’t necessary for the processes i’ve gone thru. even my international DL has Dakota/M, but i’m not sure if citizenship would be different. i haven’t looked into that process much since it’s very complicated in Italy

[@V.R.CoryArt]

@@aktdoa OK thanks, that's really helpful. Best wishes for your new life in Italy!

[@florencemontecalvo2871]

my insurance tried to charge me close to one grand for my last blood tests in the us because they “no longer cover gender dysphoria” 🙃 i’ve been working on getting my italian citizenship through juri sanguine for a little over a year and will finalise it after i finalise my gender marker and name change because i literally cannot afford it here. im so interested in hearing what it’s like being trans in italy

[@aktdoa]

Yeah I really didn't expect much of a price difference between America and Italy, because I had insurance in America that didn't cover HRT, and I don't have insurance or my tessera sanitaria (yet) here in Italy. Hopefully once I get that done it'll take a bit of the cost off!

[@florencemontecalvo2871]

@@aktdoa if you don’t mind me asking, are you an italian citizen? doesn’t that make a slight difference in cost as well

[@aktdoa]

i'm not, i only have my american citizenship, so things cost more since i don't have a tessera sanitaria yet, cus that's what gets you the most off your bills!

[@florencemontecalvo2871]

@@aktdoa that makes a lot of sense, thank you. do you have any thoughts on what it’s like being trans in italy or any resources? i mean, i’ve seen a lot of the worst of what it’s like living in the us so i’m hoping it’s at least not worse

[@rhythmicmusicswap4173]

in italy getting charged for your gender would be just abbherrant

[@Foxmartinlock]

My family is thinking about going to Italy(from Australia) im currently not in any treatment as i havent come out but it'd be great to know if Italy is generally a safe place to live

[@aktdoa]

depends on what part of Italy you move to tbh. some cities/regions (like Milan, Padova, etc) are much more accepting of LGBT people than others

[@Foxmartinlock]

@@aktdoa thank you so much 💙 that should help

[@shadowalchemist9774]

Hey there! I am a trans guy living in portland, I am moving to Italy next year to get my duel citizenship. I've done a lot of research about basically everything but now I wanna talk to people first hand. What's it like being trans in italy? Are they more hateful than America? Also how did you find a doctor for hormones, I have tried looking online with no luck. Thanks so much 🙏

[@joshuachalvarro1182]

Is not something simple to become a man, it's not just the look, but an attitude in life that you gradually learn throughout life since puberty . You must be able to defend yourself, taking pain without crying and detect danger by analytic and male intuition. People who are born woman don't always smell the danger or they may overreact when they think they do. Good luck, try to think throughly before sacrifice your security

[@aktdoa]

this comment reeks of toxic masculinity, i encourage you to look inwards and do some self reflection to get to the root of WHY you think men have to be always on guard (spoiler, it’s bc of other men!)