Trans Healthcare

The Primary Care Health Service provides affirming, safe, trauma-informed, and inclusive healthcare for all patients. As part of this mission, we provide comprehensive patient-centered medical care to transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals. 

We partner with each patient to create individualized treatment plans specific to their goals and priorities. For those seeking hormonal treatment for gender affirmation, we offer initiation, ongoing management, and supportive services (e.g., assisting with self-injection of hormones). We collaborate closely with our colleagues at Furman Counseling Center and trans-serving community groups to foster community building and provide ongoing support. For those interested in surgical care, we collaborate with trusted community partners to ensure linkage to further specialized care. All treatment plans are in accordance with the WPATH Standards of Care for TGD persons. 

PCHS also has built a network of resources for trans and gender-diverse students within NYC and at Barnard to facilitate community building. Barnard College's student health insurance, through Aetna Student Health, provides hormonal and surgical healthcare coverage according to their outlined benefits. For those with another form of insurance, we work closely with you to review the best options available so that cost is not a limiting factor to treatment. 

Trans Health Services Include:

• Primary and Preventive Care

• Chest/Breast Health

• Hormone Treatment

• Pelvic Wellness Exams; PAP Tests

• Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Screenings & Treatment

• HIV/AIDS Testing

• Guidance on safe binding and tucking

• Referrals to gender-confirming surgeons and vocal therapists