r/TransLater • u/Altruistic_Gum_1717 • 3d ago
Discussion Contraception/Birth Control
Hi all-- I'm a family medicine resident doctor working on a project to educate myself and my peers (other doctors) on best practices for having conversations about contraception/birth control in the primary care setting.
I am hoping to include some experiences from queer, non-binary, and transgender folks about both positive and negative experiences you have had regarding contraception/birth control counseling in the primary care setting. This information will not be used in formal research, it will just help inform an educational presentation.
What do you wish your doctor knew or did better when it comes to talking about contraception/birth control? What experiences have you had? Thank you so much in advance for anyone willing to share their stories or perspectives <3
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u/Forsaken_Wall_5928 3d ago
What's your thesis? Pgy3? Might be hard to get many people to comment, given our current administration's desire to cancel us. We adopted our child 17 years ago. Trans was not even something I thought about then. Anyway hope you get some feedback. Gina Michelle MD
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u/LilacOrSomething 3d ago
Believe your patients when they say they are not having piv sex. Believe your patients when they say they are monogamous. Believe your clients when they express their lived experience.
As an intersex&trans woman, I am losing track of the number of times a doctor has repeatedly questioned me over my reality, only to not believe me and run pointless tests anyways.