Pride Week: Beginning Hormone Replacement Therapy

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🗓️ 8 June 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Medical transition-related treatments like hormone replacement therapy are associated with overwhelmingly positive outcomes in terms of both physical and mental health for transgender people. But, it can be hard to know exactly how to get started. Reporter James Factora explains where to start, common misconceptions about HRT, and the importance of finding community through the process.

Read James' full reporting for VICE here: "A Beginner's Guide to Hormone Replacement Therapy."

(www.vice.com/en/article/dyv33x/how-to-start-hrt-hormone-replacement-therapy)

If you're just learning about hormone replacement therapy for the first time, welcome! We're so glad you're here. You might want to read about the basics before listening to this episode. We'll be here when you get back!

● "Overview of Feminizing Hormone Therapy," UCSF Transgender Care"

(https://transcare.ucsf.edu/guidelines/feminizing-hormone-therapy)

● "Overview of Masculinizing Hormone Therapy," UCSF Transgender Care

(https://transcare.ucsf.edu/guidelines/masculinizing-therapy)

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0:00.0	Hey short waivers, Emily Quang here.
0:02.2	It is day three of Pride Week on shortwave.
0:04.7	And today, we're taking a closer look at health care
0:07.7	for trans folks.
0:08.9	Trans people confront some specific barriers
0:11.3	in the US health care system.
0:12.7	And often from the very people
0:14.0	who are supposed to be giving them care.
0:16.3	So here is a conversation with James Fectora,
0:19.0	who wrote a piece called A Beginner's Guide
0:20.7	to Hormone Replacement Therapy.
0:22.6	They talked with former shortwave host, Maddie Sophia.
0:26.6	You're listening to shortwave.
0:29.3	From NPR.
0:31.8	Navigating the US health care system
0:34.0	can be extremely difficult for trans folks.
0:37.2	A lot of trans people face medical discrimination.
0:40.3	A lot of trans people can live in places
0:42.9	where they don't have access to affirming providers
0:48.3	or might not have insurance.
0:51.0	Some trans people might have insurance
0:55.0	but might not be able to get procedures covered
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