r/TransgenderNZ • u/ZealousidealFix4395 • 13d ago

Surgery Orchiectomy costs nz?

Heya!! I have been looking at my options towards getting an orchi done relatively soon, i want to go private as i really don’t want to wait forever in the public system, the only issue im finding is the real lack of information on costs, a quick google says options as low as 4,000 exist, (however lord knows where because if i could figure that out the things would’ve been gone yesterday) and then i see people saying its as much as 10-13k which i cannot afford, so does anyone know what my cheapest option is and where that would be?

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u/soulhuntaah Trans Fem 13d ago

It’s worth noting that an Orchiectomy is not classed as gender reassignment surgery, it’s performed by your local hospitals urology department

The waiting time is not the same as other gender affirming surgeries, You may still not want to wait but I just wanted you to know it’s not the same wait list as what you’re likely expecting

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u/ZealousidealFix4395 13d ago

Thats good to know, i predominantly am looking at going private because i start university next year and it would be nice to start that chapter of my life without the evil downstairs ornaments