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Gender Care in the Time of COVID

Status of Programs in New England

Location/ProgramStateStatus
Middlesex Health/EndocrinologyCTStill doing all follow-up and consult visits. Primarily by telehealth. Speech therapy available by telehealth
Baystate HealthMABaystate Pediatric Gender Clinic and Adult Endocrine are seeing new and follow up visits by telehealth AND in person.
Gynecology and Plastic Surgery are also seeing new and follow up visits.
Beth Israel DeaconnessMAGynecology: Seeing patients for initial consults and follow-up via telehealth. Only urgent issues in person. Booking but not performing operative procedures.
Gender Affirming Hormones: Seeing new patients virtually for treatment (617-667-9344)
Boston Children’s HospitalMACenter for Gender Surgery: Seeing patients for initial consults and follow-up via telehealth. Has started booking/performing surgeries again, based on urgency.
Gender Management Service (GeMS): Seeing new and follow-up patients via telehealth. Working on doing hormone starts in May.
Gynecology: Seeing patients, primarily by telehealth, but in person as needed. Performing surgery.
Boston Medical CenterMACATCH Program: Virtual intakes and in person and virtual follow up as well as in person blockers as needed
Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery: Primary Care: Telehealth visits for established & new patients, in-person access is increasing in line with state re-opening. Behavioral Health: Telehealth visits for new & established patients. Endocrinology and other Specialties (including Surgical): Telehealth and in-person visits depending on clinical needs & specialty criteria. Surgery has resumed care.
Brigham and Women’sMAMedical Program: Virtual visits available for new and existing patients.
Mental Health: Virtual visits, with referrals to psychiatry
Surgery: Consults are being seen virtually, surgery is on hold.
Cooley DickinsonMAOxbow Primary Care: Telehealth visits for gender affirming hormone therapy and other needs – new/established patients
General: In clinic visits for urgent appointments and routine prenatal care. Can make referrals for surgery, but no surgeries being scheduled.
Fenway HealthMASeeing new/existing patients of all ages for all services including gender-affirming care, primary care, and behavioral health. Visits available via telehealth, in-person as needed. Open for assisting with injections, implant procedures, and other medication assistance.
Pharmacy: Free delivery and online refill requests available
Support Groups: List of online and virtual supports
Greater Lawrence Family HealthMAContinuing to take new gender-diverse patients. Can do online intake, but must agree to use GLFHC for primary care.
Health QuartersMAProviding all gender care, by telehealth or in person (as needed)
VA/Trans TeamMASeeing new and ongoing patients, both in person and via telehealth
Massachusetts General HospitalMAMedical Program: Virtual visits available for new and existing patients.
Mental Health: Virtual visits, with referrals to psychiatry
Surgery: Existing consults are being seen virtually, surgery is on hold but future procedures are being scheduled.
U Mass Memorial Youth ServicesMASeeing new and ongoing patients, both in person and via telehealth
Maine Medical CenterMEAccepting new patients. Patients being seen almost entirely by telehealth
Core Physicians/Exeter HealthNHTaking new patients. Seeing new/existing patients by telehealth/virtual visit
Hasbro/Rhode Island HealthRISeeing new and ongoing patients, both in person and via telehealth.
Vermont GynecologyVTGynecology: Consults/follow-up for new/current patients via telehealth. Urgent and time-sensitive visits/procedures in office. Scheduling but not performing operative procedures, including gender affirming surgeries.
Gender Affirming Hormones: Telehealth visits for new/existing patients. 802-735-1252 www.VTGyn.com

Online and Virtual Support Groups

Organization PopulationType of Support
Gender Spectrumpre-teens, teens, parents, grandparentsSupport groups
Online GLBT AAPeople in recovery, Group ListAlcoholics Anonymous
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March Study Recruitment Newsletter

Included Studies:

Study Title: Trans Teen and Family Narrative Project

Brief Description: This online focus group is to help design a tool for families with transgender youth.

Enrollment Criteria and target number: Eligible participants are English-speaking, transgender/non-binary young people (13-21) and the siblings of those young people

Contact Person/E-mail/Website: Eli at 617-919-4594 or youthfamilystudy@childrens.harvard.edu

Study Title: Exploring the Feasibility of External Erectile Prostheses for Transgender Men After Phalloplasty

Brief Description: You will receive a custom sized external erectile prosthesis, which you will explore using with your partner over a period of one month.

You and your partner will complete three online confidential surveys about your experiences with the device. One survey will be completed at the time of enrollment, one after you receive your measurement kit, and one at the end of the study after you have tried the device.

Enrollment Criteria and target number: Eligible participants are transgender men who are at least one year post phalloplasty with glansplasty, who do not have an internal erectile prosthesis, and their regular sexual partners (18+) (or regular partnesr with whom they would like to be sexual). We are hoping to enroll 20 couples

Contact Person/E-mail/Website: elizabeth.boskey@childrens.harvard.edu

Study Title: Understanding the Experiences of Transgender Women Who Have Been Asked to Discontinue Estrogen

Brief Description: This study is looking to do in depth interviews with transgender women who have been asked to discontinue estrogen prior to surgery

Eligibility: Transgender women, 18+, English speaking

Contact: dee.jolly@childrens.harvard.edu


Study Title: LITE Study – Leading Innovation in Transgender Women’s Health and Empowerment

Brief Description: This study is looking at transgender women’s health. It includes free HIV and STI testing.

Enrollment Criteria: Transgender and non-conforming individuals in one of five cities (including Boston).

Contact: visit litestudy.org, e-mail LITEBoston@jhu.edu, or call/text 857-702-9706

Study Title: LITE Plus

Brief Description: This study is looking at stigma and perceived stress in trans women of color

Enrollment Criteria: Black or Latinx trans women, over the age of 18, living in the Boston Area, who speak English or Spanish.

Contact: LITEplus@fenwayhealth.org or call 857-347-5393

Study Name: Genes & Hormones Study

Brief Description: Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital are studying how sex chromosomes and sex hormones cause differences in health and disease. Study participation involves a questionnaire and a single visit to Boston Children’s Hospital on a weekday for a blood draw and urine sample. Participants will be compensated with a $25 gift card and parking will be reimbursed with a $10 parking voucher.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Individuals on testosterone or estrogen for at least 1 year
  • Age <30 years
  • Target #: 30 individuals on estrogen and 30 individuals on testosterone

Contact Info: GenesAndHormonesStudy@childrens.harvard.edu