#dr webberley

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I have been looking into getting private care with Dr Helen Webberley, from GenderGP. Do you know anyone with any experience with her as it’s an online service and I’m skeptical. I have done all the research I can and I know that she is a registered doctor with the GMC but I just want to know if anyone has had any experience with her?

There are very mixed reviews, and some concerns when it comes to her practice, monitoring, and transparency.

The ongoing costs associated with her may also mean that she’s not a very affordable option in the long run, and although it’s a bigger initial payment, it may work out cheaper to go with a more traditional private clinic such as Gendercare.  GPs are also more likely to agree to shared care with an in-person clinic.

Searching the blog might provide some more information, this post in particular.

~ Alex

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money aside, which is better gendercare or genderGP?

We don’t really like talking in terms of one clinic being better than others as this is often a very subjective thing, and it’s not our place to tell you who you should or shouldn’t see.

However, Gendercare and their clinicians have much more experience in trans healthcare with their clinicians also having experience in NHS GICs, and have been around for a lot longer than GenderGP has been.  If you’re considering either of these avenues then it’s best to do as much research as you can before committing to either one and read other people’s personal experiences with both services, don’t rush into it based purely on convenience of it’s not the right decision in the long run.

~ Alex

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Do you guys know anything about what is happening with Dr webberley? Looks like she has been suspended?

There was an investigation carried out by the GMC which has resulted in a number of restrictions being placed on her.  The most relevant one being:

4.a.  All of her work in relation to transgender patients must be supervised by a clinical supervisor, as defined in the Glossary for undertakings and conditions. Her clinical supervisor must be approved by her responsible officer (or their nominated deputy). b. She must not start/restart work until her responsible officer (or their nominated deputy) has approved her clinical supervisor. c. She must seek a report from her supervisor(s) for consideration by this tribunal prior to any review hearing by this tribunal.

The full list of conditions can be found by searching for her on the GMC List of Registered Medical Practitioners and viewing links on the “doctor history” tab.

~ Alex

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I just read about Dr webberley, and I'm a little suspicious? Is this safe and legal? What to you guys think? Is this the only way to obtain testosterone (safely) at 16? Sorry to bother you, i can't find much reliable information about her.

This partially depends on where in the UK you are. You can get testosterone via an NHS gender clinic at 16 everywhere in the UK (as far as I know - it might be more complicated for Welsh patients), but if you’re in England or Northern Ireland you need to have been with a gender clinic for some time AND have been on hormone blockers for a year first - so if you’re 16 already then you wouldn’t be able to get testosterone via this route for some time, but if you’re in Scotland there is no hormone blocker requirement.

Ultimately it’s your decision whether to go to Dr Webberley or not. I know of people who have been more than happy with the service she provides, but I also know of lots of people who have found it a lot more expensive than they originally anticipated, or who have not had their bloods very well monitored once on testosterone, or who have even become very ill (possibly due to inadequately monitored testosterone, though I don’t know if this has been proven). At the end of the day she is a GP, not a psychiatrist/psychologist/endocrinologist (who are the types of people you would see at an NHS gender clinic), and while there’s nothing illegal or outright unsafe about what her clinic is doing, personally I’ve heard too many people express concern about her services to be comfortable outright recommending her. My biggest concern is definitely how well blood tests are being monitored, and I know of a few people who have used her services solely to get the go-ahead for hormones and then had their prescriptions continued and blood tests monitored locally by their GP or a local endocrinologist, so if you have a helpful GP or endocrinologist in your area then this might be something you could look into. Otherwise, I’d be more in favour of trying to go along with the NHS route.

~ James

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I want to warn people of using Webberly. She is currently manager of a chemist called Dr. Matt that has had it's license removed for six months for prescribing meds after only taking 17 seconds to look at and sign prescriptions. She also has no real qualification in gender medicine. She took an online Gender Variance course hosted on the RCGP by GIRES that takes an hour. GIRES is not a medical or scientific organisation but a campaign group for transgender rights. (Part1)

pt2. She removes bad reviews of her services, and polices online Reddit forums, defending herself over any negative comments or warnings over her services. She never once checked my bloods when I was with her services, and it was my GP who did and told me to stop T immediately because my levels were dangerously high. She told me they were fine. She makes money from the chemist you have to get scripts from and she is preying on vulnerable people who are desperate for hormones. Please, be careful.

I’m sorry you’ve had this experience with Dr Webberley. For those who aren’t sure what the pharmacy news is about, here is an article on the story from GP online, and here’s one from the BBC.

~ James

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What do you guys think of Dr Webberley?

You might find our “Dr Webberley” tag helpful to look through.

There are very mixed reviews of her service, and enough concerns, including those regarding the quality of her monitoring, that I’m not able to personally feel comfortable with recommending her service.  If you are considering going to her then I strongly recommend doing as much research as you can beforehand to make your own mind up.

~ Alex

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Latest patient update from Dr Mike Webberley

Update on GenderGP’s practices.

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Update on GenderGP (Dr Helen Webberley)

According to a court ruling yesterday, Dr Helen Webberley has been found guilty of running an unlicensed clinic.

BBC news article.

Dr Webberley has made a statement on the GenderGP website reassuring patients that there will be no break in service and her husband, Dr Mike Webberley, will continue to support them.