Cost of HRT?

[Simon/Sarah]

I have almost jumped through all the hoops to get a script from an endocrinologist for both androgen blockers and estrogen however I am curious how much HRT will cost on an ongoing basis.

Before anyone replies to my post I do understand there are a LOT of different factors at play that will determine how much HRT will cost any one person such as just exactly which brand or type of hormones are taken, the dossage taken, what country you live in, etc etc.

I'm just curious how much it costs others to help give me an idea what sort of cost I could expect to pay for HRT myself.

I recently checked out what it would cost for HRT through online pharmacy's and I was a bit surprised to find that if I were to take say about **** of 17 beta estradiol and **** of spiro a day it would cost about $8.00 Australian a day which is a lot! That's almost $3000.00 A YEAR! Then add the cost of hair removal, FFS surgery, voice feminization lessons, clothes! SHOES! Changing genders is not cheap!

I would love to know how much HRT costs anyone else who lives in Australia, does the government subsidize the cost of the medication much if you get a script for the stuff through an Endo?

Anyone who doesn't live in Australia, I'm still curious how much HRT costs you as well, their might also be other people from other country's reading this post that are also interested in what it costs you for HRT

Edited October 28, 2014 by Carolyn Marie
Dosage info removed per T & Cs

[Carolyn Marie]

I'm too tired to do the calculations, but I'm sure you're up to it, Sarah. When I was on both a T-blocker (Spiro) and oral estradiol, I paid no more than about 20 dollars per month, total. I believe both were generic brands. It should not cost an arm and a leg, BTW, that was the non-insurance, cash amount. It costs less now under my insurance plan.

Carolyn Marie

[Guest]

Transition is certainly not a low cost endeavour, Sarah.

My monthly outlay for Estrogen and T-blockers in oral form is approximately $50cdn non-insured.

I have no choice in the form of pharmaceuticals either.

Huggs,

Joann

[Guest Kenna Dixon]

I get mine through the VA, so my only cost is the co-payment. That's so small that I don't even know what it is.

[Guest]

Wow. I may need to discuss options with my doctor as I'm paying a LOT more for my meds. My E is not covered by insurance and is $117/mo. My Spiro is covered (cuz I'm still a legal male) and it runs me about $0.50 USD/day or about $45 USD for a 90 day supply.

As for knowing that transition isn't cheap, I have a running budget worksheet for everything I want to have done up to everything I might need if I didn't cut corners anywhere. Suffice it to say that with my FFS, electrolysis, laser hair removal, name and documentation changes, voice fem surgery, GRS, and a possible BA in a few years, plus calculating my hormones for another 50 years, I figured mine up to be close to $200,000 USD.

Keep in mind, I did budget high and have already started saving money left and right by getting better results than anticipated, but I'll still likely top out at just under $100,000 USD for everything (only for one time procedures and not things like electrolysis or hormones. My new insurance will likely cover my GRS as well so that will save me $30,000 USD right there, but you're right, it's not a cheap endeavor for the faint of heart.

God bless

Ashley

[Guest JennaR]

With insurance, in the U.S., I pay something like $30ish for a 90 day supply of Spiro, and $136 for a 90 day of Vivelle Dot patches. I didn't know the VA covered HRT, so I may have to look into seeing a VA endo.

[Guest Kenna Dixon]

I didn't know the VA covered HRT, so I may have to look into seeing a VA endo.

It took a while for the VA to get up to speed, but they have comprehensive instructions regarding the treatment of transgender patients. HRT is readily available.

[Guest LizMarie]

US, with insurance, $15 per month spiro, $5 progesterone. Without insurance, $59 per month estrogen (hand compounded at the pharmacy as per the endo's instructions).

[KathrynJulia]

Cash price from Walmart .is $10.00 per month for a 90 day supply whether .(regardless of dosage). So if you pay cash for .90 tablets, it will only Cost you $10.00 for each 90 tablets. Pay cash instead of insurance for some meds. It's cheaper. Kathy

Edited November 5, 2014 by Carolyn Marie
Dosage info deleted.