#Maeve durkan

[trans-support-ireland]

💫Endocrinologists💫

The most commonly used endocrinologist in Ireland is St. Columcille Hospital is Loughlinstown. They are a public hospital and provide a full support teams instead of just an endocrinologist. This included psychiatrists, speech and language therapists, psychologists and provide help with the legal side; changing your name and gender. Their wait list is currently about 3 years and you will have 2 consultations before you meet the endocrinologists. They are a public hospital so appointments come at no cost and you do not need health insurance for your appointments.

Dr. Thomas Ahern in Drogheda has both a public and private practice. His public wait list is about 10 months and his private list is about 4 months. His private practice runs exclusively on Tuesday mornings so it can be quite difficult to get to your appointment unless you have a car or can stay in Drogheda the night before your appointment. His public practice has more flexible hours

Dr. Marcia Bell in Galway University Hospital has a private clinic with a wait list of 6-9 months. As with Dr. Ahern, she specialises in trans patient care and is very familiar with the standard procedure.

Dr. Maeve Durkan in the Bons Secours Hospital in Cork also has a private clinic and currently has no wait list, she will aid you with your transition until Loughlinstowns’ Gender Clinic gives you an appointment but generally she will not act as a long term endocrinologist as she specializes in diabetic endocrinology.

Private appointments generally cost €180-250 for the initial appointment and roughly €120 after that, Usually you will have about 2 appointments a year. Other medical expenses will be covered in a separate post but this treatment has no effect on your medical card standing.

It may be worth contacting a local endocrinologist or GP to see if they are willing to aid your transition but many have not yet broken into this practice.