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+.Dd April  3, 2022
+.Dt CARE 7
+.Os "Causal Agency"
+.
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm Care
+.Nd trans stuff in Montreal
+.
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+This kind of info
+is frustratingly hard to find
+even from support orgs
+and the like.
+I think it's unlikely
+that anyone in my blog's audience
+is also someone who needs this info,
+and my blog isn't easy to find either,
+but I want to at least
+make it available somewhere.
+Really this is just like
+the posts where I figure out
+how to do something with a computer
+then I write it down.
+.
+.Pp
+Prices obviously change,
+by which I mean they inevitably go up,
+but I'm gonna give the amounts I paid
+in 2021\(en2022.
+.
+.Ss Medication
+I get HRT through
+Dr. Gabrielle Landry
+at La Clinique A,
+which is a private clinic.
+I've done everything over the phone.
+After the first consultation,
+I signed an informed consent form
+and had a prescription the next day,
+which I could start
+after I got an initial blood test.
+The information I found
+said to contact a specific person
+at the clinic with a direct phone number,
+which is what I did.
+Email me if you want that number.
+.
+.Pp
+I paid $300 for the first consult,
+$195 for the first followup,
+and $75 for further followups.
+I think annual appointments
+are more expensive
+than the followups.
+I've been getting blood tests done at a CLSC,
+which is free.
+On the public drug insurance plan,
+I paid $30-$35
+for my prescriptions
+as my dosage increased.
+I have private insurance now
+that entirely covers prescriptions,
+so I'm not sure what I'd be paying
+for my current prescription
+on the public plan.
+.
+.Ss Hair removal
+I've gotten laser hair removal treatments
+at Dermamode with Audrey.
+They're very nice there.
+The initial consultation was over the phone.
+I paid $1350 for 6 treatments,
+in two installments
+at the first and second appointments,
+plus the ~$200 tax on that
+before the first appointment,
+I think.
+It hasn't gone well for me so far,
+but I'm hoping it will
+now that my testosterone levels
+have dropped.
+I will report back.
+.
+.Ss Sex & name change
+The form for this is
+.Do
+Application to Change the Sex Designation
+of a Person 18 Years of Age and Over
+.Dc
+from the
+.Em Directeur de l'\('etat civil .
+It's self-ID,
+but you have to get it signed by
+someone you know
+and a commissioner for oaths.
+Julien at P10 is qualified for that
+and was super nice.
+We did it over Zoom.
+It's a free service,
+so I made a donation to P10.
+.
+.Pp
+I paid $144 to file mine
+but it's now $148.
+Also $17 to mail it.
+Surprisingly,
+I got an acknowledgment letter
+.Po
+just saying they got it
+and would start looking at it
+.Dq shortly
+.Pc
+like a week and a half
+after I mailed the application.
+The information with the form
+says it'll take 90 business days,
+which doesn't sound right.
+My cheque was cashed
+39 days after the date
+on the acknowledgment,
+but I still haven't gotten the certificate.
+I'll update this
+with how long it took
+when I have.
+.
+.Ss Therapy
+I'm not seeking therapy
+for gender specifically,
+but I would like to find a good therapist
+that's aware of it.
+I'll update this
+if I find one.
+.
+.Sh AUTHORS
+.An june Aq Mt june@causal.agency
+.
+.Pp
+If somehow you did find this useful,
+I'd love for you to email me
+and let me know how things went for you.