Gender-Affirming Care

Greater Lawrence Family Health Center provides medical care and gender supportive services that are sensitive to the needs of people on the gender diverse spectrum.

GLFHC is committed to providing affirming care of the highest quality, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, religion, or socio-economic status.

GLFHC’s Gender-Affirming Care program helps to ensure access to high-quality, informed care for trans women, trans men, gender nonconforming individuals, non-binary individuals, affirmed men and women, people with trans histories, and anyone with health needs unique to their diverse gender expressions and identities. Patients have access to physicians who are WPATH SOC8 certified in gender-affirming care as well as many primary care clinicians with advanced expertise in supporting gender diverse health. Our program includes support for medical care, pharmacy / medication care (with a dedicated clinical pharmacist) and support for notarization of name and gender marker change documents. Our clinic has close working relationships with different gender surgery groups in Massachusetts and can coordinate surgical referrals as needed.

Goals of the Gender-Affirming Care program

Provide gender-affirming, comprehensive health care for all gender diverse patients
Transform the way gender diverse people receive care and lead the way in eliminating barriers to achieving maximum health and wellbeing
Collaborate with other clinics and organizations serving gender diverse communities
Provide high quality training and education to mental health and medical professionals

Gender Support Services

Medical care:

Comprehensive Gender-Focused Primary Care (including customized approaches to cancer screenings)
Gender-affirming hormone administration & monitoring (all currently available formulations including Testopel) including customized regimen planning for patients desiring a nonbinary approach to hormonal transition
Specialized care for adolescents and young people including puberty blockers
Letters to Support Surgery
Logistic and notary support for name and gender marker change documentation
Reproductive Counseling (including pregnancy care)
Post-Surgical Follow-up Care
HIV & STD Testing, Prevention & Counseling (including PrEP, PEP, and doxyPEP)
Specialized HIV Medical Care for patients living with HIV
Pharmacy services (including a dedicated clinical pharmacist focused on gender-affirming hormone therapy)

Substance Abuse Services

Comprehensive care from Family Doctors and Addiction Medicine specialists for all substance use disorders
Office-based Addiction Treatment (OBAT), also known as Suboxone® program
Substance Use Counseling/Support Groups and Peer Recovery Coaches