Gender Affirming Care
Many people of transgender face challenges in safe access to quality competent primary and preventive healthcare, or experience discrimination and stigmas during care. Below are some local organizations that specialize in the needs of gender affirming care:
Philadelphia Center City locations
- Primary and preventive care
- Gender Affirming Surgery assessments for support letters
- Name and gender-marker changes
- Groups
- Routine Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections, ZHIV, Hepatitis B and C with treatments as indicated
- Mental Health Screening and Referral
- Referrals for Specialty Care
- Cervical and breast cancer screening
- PrEP Counseling/PrEP Asisstance Program services
- Rapid Hepatitis C & HIV Testing onsite
Y-HEP Adolescent and Young Adult Health Center, Philly FIGHT
- Physical exams, vaccinations
- Gender-affirming hormone therapy
- Mental health screening and referrals, medical support letters
- On-site blood-work, lab testing, management of chronic conditions
