u/earthlighter

i know this is probably a long shot but has anyone who was assigned female at birth ever managed to get electrolysis covered under a gender dysphoria diagnosis (not for surgery prep)?

im bigender m/f. ive been on t for like 5 years or so and while it was very much necessary for me, the body and facial hair are a major source of dysphoria. i have tried stopping t, but as expected it had little to no effect on my hair growth and caused other sources of dysphoria to return. it also wouldnt be a very good option now even if it helped because ive since had a bilateral oophorectomy and am dependent on hrt for a primary sex hormone.

basically, i know its common for insurance to cover electrolysis for people who were amab under a dysphoria diagnosis (and my insurance does), but is there any slight possibility i could get it covered for me? i have had no problems getting any other gender affirming care (hrt, top surgery, hysto, and upcoming meta) covered and my pcp + mental health providers would be supportive of this if i needed letters.

at this point i would say that body hair is my primary source of dysphoria and being able to get rid of hair from even just one area of my body would substantially improve my quality of life. but theres no way i could afford electrolysis out of pocket and it doesnt really seem like i have any other viable options :(

i just feel like if i can prove the amount of distress it causes me surely i could get my insurance to approve it (its good insurance! i wouldnt even be thinking about it if i didnt think there was Some chance!) but i dunno :/

im about 3.5 weeks post op and this morning when i went to the bathroom there was a slightly concerning amount of blood. i know its normal to have bleeding again around 2/3 weeks out because of stitches dissolving, but i already had that like a week ago and it already stopped. for several days ive only had very very light pinkish spotting, which i kinda assumed was just my body clearing out blood that was already in there, but this was like proper red Blood. is it normal for bleeding to come and go like this?

for context i have maybe been doing a bit more than i should while recovering, but im not in any pain and haven't been since like day five. it mainly worries me because i had a particularly active day yesterday and the last thing i did before bed was sex (not penetrative) and i do remember being particularly uh.. Tense. during. i dont think its enough blood to be a cuff tear based on what other people say? but im worried i might have fucked something up