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patients waiting up to half years to be seen —— tavistock clinic. waiting england atjust nottingham has the longest waiting england at just under three nottingham has the longest waiting england atjust under three years. these excessive waiting times are leading to an increasing number of people stepping into the unknown and buying hormones online. like 20—year—old law student kara. last summer 20—year—old law student kara. last summer she started buying oestrogen, the hormone trans women use. this will begin her transition until she can be seen at a clinic. she has been on the waiting list for two yea rs been on the waiting list for two years and hopes to be seen in the next 12 months. how does it feel when you have made this decision and you had said yes, i will change my gender, and then you are told, 0k, you have to wait two and a half yea rs 7 you have to wait two and a half years? i was very, very low and suicidal. i will not say it was 100% com pletely suicidal. i will not say it was 100% completely because of that, but many people have lots

london's tavistock clinic weren't able to provide accurate figures, but anecdotal evidence points to atjust under three years. dr grainne coakley at sheffield's gender identity clinic acknowledges wait times contribute to self—medication, but would caution against it. if you take testosterone, there is a risk of a condition which can lead to spontaneous clotting of the blood. again, there's increased risk of clotting if you take oestrogen. if that's not being monitored by a gp, somebody isn't having regular blood tests, then they are putting themselves at risk. we bought hormone projects from unregulated websites based outside the uk. we sent them to a lab to test their authenticity. the oestrogen products appeared to be authentic, but the testosterone we received contained only one out of the four ingredients it claimed to, meaning it's a counterfeit product and potentially unsafe to use. is it fair that you had to make that decision? it obviously was my choice, but i feel like i've been basically forced into it, because in no way, shape orform do i want to be taking hormones not un

london's tavistock clinic were not able to provide accurate figures but anecdotal evidence points toand atjust under three years. doctor grainne coakley at sheffield's gender identity clinic acknowledges wait times contribute to self—medication but would caution against it. if you take testosterone there is the risk of a condition which can lead to spontaneous clotting of the blood. again there is an increased risk of clotting with oestrogen. if that is not monitored, someone having regular tests, they are putting themselves at risk. we bought hormone products. they were from unregulated websites based outside the uk. we tested their authenticity. the oestrogen products appear to be authentic but the testosterone contained only one out of the four ingredients it claimed to, meaning it is a counterfeit product and potentially unsafe to use. lucas began his transition six years ago when he was 29. after being told he would face a 2.5 year wait for a gender identity clinic appointment, he took matters into his own hands and bought testosterone online. the self—medication was scary and u

london's tavistock clinic weren't able to provide accurate figures, but anecdotal evidence points tounder three years. dr grainne coakley at sheffield's gender identity clinic acknowledges wait times contribute to self—medication, but would caution against it. if you take testosterone, there is a risk of a condition which can lead to spontaneous clotting of the blood. again, there's increased risk of clotting if you take oestrogen. if that's not being monitored by a gp, somebody isn't having regular blood tests, then they are putting themselves at risk. we bought hormone projects from unregulated websites based outside the uk. we sent them to a lab to test their authenticity. the oestrogen products appeared to be authentic, but the testosterone we received contained only one out of the four ingredients it claimed to, meaning it's a counterfeit product and potentially unsafe to use. is it fair that you had to make that decision? it obviously was my choice, but i feel like i've been basically forced into it, because in no way, shape orform do i want to be taking hormones not under the

london's tavistock clinic weren't able to provide accurate figures, but anecdotal evidence points togender identity clinic acknowledges wait times contribute to self—medication, but would caution against it. if you take testosterone, there is a risk of a condition which can lead to spontaneous clotting of the blood. again, there's increased risk of clotting if you take oestrogen. if that's not being monitored by a gp, somebody isn't having regular blood tests, then they are putting themselves at risk. we bought hormone projects from unregulated websites ——products. based outside the uk. we sent them to a lab to test their authenticity. the oestrogen products appeared to be authentic, but the testosterone we received contained only one out of the four ingredients it claimed to, meaning it's a counterfeit product and potentially unsafe to use. is it fair that you had to make that decision? it obviously was my choice, but i feel like i've been basically forced into it, because in no way, shape orform do i want to be taking hormones not under the guidance of a medical professional. micha

london plasma tavistock clinic were not able to provide accurate figures, but anecdotal evidence pointsing of the blood. if that is not being monitored by a gp, somebody isn't having regular blood tests, then they are putting themselves at risk. we bought for hormone products online and send them to a lab to test their authenticity. at the time of filming, only three had arrived. the two oestrogen products appear to be authentic, but the testosterone we received contained only one out of four ingredients it came to be made from. that means it is a counterfeit product and potentially u nsafe to counterfeit product and potentially unsafe to use. but with all risks considered, for carra and many others, she saw it as her only option. i was so low before, that it basically felt like a choice between suicide or self—medicating, because i couldn't deal with the thoughts of further masculinisation, in my case. as we've been reporting, flooding has hit towns across the uk, as the impact of storm dennis continues to cause widespread damage. my colleague annita mcveigh spoke earlier to darren and

london's tavistock clinic weren't able to provide accurate figures, but anecdotal evidence points totjust under three years. dr grainne coakley at sheffield's gender identity clinic acknowledges wait times contribute to self—medication, but would caution against it. if you take testosterone, there is a risk of a condition which can lead to spontaneous clotting of the blood. again, there's increased risk of clotting if you take oestrogen. if that's not being monitored by a gp, somebody isn't having regular blood tests, then they are putting themselves at risk. we bought hormone projects from unregulated websites based outside the uk. we sent them to a lab to test their authenticity. the oestrogen products appeared to be authentic, but the testosterone we received contained only one out of the four ingredients it claimed to, meaning it's a counterfeit product and potentially unsafe to use. is it fair that you had to make that decision? it obviously was my choice, but i feel like i've been basically forced into it, because in no way, shape orform do i want to be taking hormones not unde