1/8/24 Less Ouch! Tips for Less Painful Injections
Whether it is puberty blockers or weekly hormones, shots can be a pain. Literally. Here are some techniques to make them less uncomfortable. These can be used independently or in combination with other strategies. Seattle Children’s hospital has a great handout with recommendations as well. A lot of these techniques are more accessible when you […]
Why QueerDoc Can’t See Medicare Patients—And What You Can Do InsteadMedicare and QueerDoc
At QueerDoc, we’re all about raising the bar in gender affirming healthcare. That means longer visits, consent-driven care, culturally humble providers, and expert trans medicine delivered without the runaround. But there’s one big limitation we want to be transparent about: 👉 We can’t see clients with Medicare. Yeah, we know. It sucks. And trust us, […]
How to Find A Gender Affirming Provider Who Takes Your Insurance
We don’t take insurance for appointments at QueerDoc. All of our appointments are paid on a sliding scale that doesn’t require qualification. You can learn more about our sliding scale here. You can use an FSA or HSA account to pay for appointments. You may be able to get reimbursement for part of the cost […]
QueerDoc’s 2023 Year In Review
2023 was a difficult and wonderful one at QueerDoc. Here’s our 2023 year in review.
12/18 – Spotlight on a Trans Elder: Jude Patton
Jude Patton was the catalyst for this series on elders at QueerDoc when he asked us why we weren’t talking more about gender care for elders. Jude is a healer, scholar, activist, historian, and humanitarian. He started medical transition in 1971, and was one of the first transgender patients at both Johns Hopkins and Stanford. […]
12/11 – Interview With An Elder: Jamison Green
We reached out to a few self-identified elders to ask them questions about their experience of being a trans elder. Here’s Jamison Green’s answers: Jamison Green is the author of Becoming a Visible Man, which dives into the experience of emerging into masculinity as a trans man. Originally published in 2004, an updated edition was […]
12/4 – Trans Aging: What Are the Researchers Looking At?
There has been a huge growth in research on trans aging in the last decade. And it’s about time, isn’t it? For this article, we did a limited literature search to learn more about current hot topics in gender gerontology (gerontology is the scientific study of old age, the process of aging, and the particular […]
11/27 Trans Aging Resources and Elder Support
A few months back, one of our attendees at a QueerCME livestream challenged us to provide more information and education on medical care for trans elders. That request blossomed into a CME series on elders and, now, a blog series. We hope to talk about growing older in the next few weeks, provide resources for […]
11/20/2023: Puberty and Tanner Stages Handout
Puberty is a gradual process of changes to a person’s body that takes several years. In young humans, puberty often starts during the tween and younger teen years. We use “Tanner Stages” to estimate how far a person has proceeded through puberty. We do sometimes use lab work and x-rays to help give us more […]
11/13 QueerDoc Handout: Crisis Response Planning
A crisis response plan is a tool to help you in the moment if you are feeling suicidal. The best time to create a crisis plan is when you are not feeling suicidal. Crisis response plans can be created by you or anyone in your support team: friends, family, medical and mental health providers, but […]
11/6 QueerDoc Handout: Safer Binding
“Binding” is using clothing or tape to flatten the chest. It may also appear to add depth and side-to-side width to the chest without the prominence of a bustline. Binding can be a great way to explore your gender expression and euphoria sources. It also give you a chance to see what you might look […]
10/23 QueerDoc Handout: Questions To Ask Your Surgeon
Choosing a surgeon can be overwhelming! Here are our tips for questions to ask your surgeon when getting ready for gender affirming procedures. Sign up for our mailing list to download a copy of our handout. Questions to Ask Your Surgeon Items that can often be answered online or by staff: Questions directly for the […]