Someone asked us:
Can Planned Parenthood provide hormones to transgender people? And if so, what are the costs?
Why yes, yes we do. There are an increasing number of Planned Parenthood health centers that offer hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for trans clients. (Cost will vary depending on your insurance and Planned Parenthood health center policies.) Currently, the Planned Parenthood health centers that offer hormone treatment for trans folks are:
California:
Colorado:
Maine:
Montana:
New Hampshire:
New York:
North Carolina:
Vermont:
Washington
– Calvin and Maureen at QueerTips
IMPORTANT NOTE: OBTAINING HRT THROUGH PLANNED PARENTHOOD DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY SORT OF PSYCH DIAGNOSIS OR SEEING A SEPERATE ENDOCRINOLOGIST. IF YOU LIVE IN THESE PLACES AND WANT HRT, PLEASE SAVE YOURSELF A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS
THIS IS SUCH AWESOME INFORMATION 😀
Pretty much every time I reblog or post about this, I get at least one person telling me they had no idea Planned Parenthood offered HRT. This is really important, ya’ll.
As @4lung mentioned above, Planned Parenthood offers HRT under informed consent. This means there is no requirement for a psych diagnosis or seeing a separate endocrinologist.
Also, shout out to Health Brigade (formerly the Fan Free Clinic) in Richmond, Virginia, which provides HRT under informed consent, as well as many other health services. (There is a Planned Parenthood in Richmond, but as far as we know, it does not yet provide HRT.)
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