Did you change your gender marker with your insurance?

DapperButch · 05-27-2015, 06:43 AM

For those guys who are able to change their gender marker with their insurance (typically because they changed - were able to change - their birth certificate), did you change it?

I know that unless someone has had hysto the suggestion is not to do that in order to be able to get regular GYN visits covered, complications from still having those body parts covered, or to get a hysto paid for. But, that may be changing with trans coverage coming into play. It still seems like a risk to me though...assuming that over your lifespan trans coverage will always be there.

I have no plans to get a hysto in case I ever want to go off hormones for any reason. Also, I don't have any dysphoria around those internal parts (or at least I don't right now).

You may not want to share your personal experience in this thread, but I would like to hear people's thoughts on the concept of changing your gender marker while still having those internal parts.

As an aside, I really appreciate the small number of trans guys/FTMs on this site responding to these threads.

05-27-2015, 06:43 AM	#1
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