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Equitable, inclusive, comprehensive care for transgender members of our community.

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Middlesex Health's Center for Gender Medicine and Wellness is committed to providing equitable and inclusive care to individuals who are transgender, gender non-conforming, or gender expansive, as well as excellence in access, services, and outcomes. As a community hospital, we believe that we are in a unique position to provide nearly a full spectrum of medical care in a safe, personal, and convenient setting. 

We understand the challenges that individuals who identify as transgender, or somewhere along the gender non-conforming spectrum, have in finding appropriate medical care to meet their individual needs. We have a dedicated Transgender Services Navigator who can help you connect with providers and services, including:

  • specially-trained primary care providers
  • gender affirming hormone therapy
  • gender affirming surgery

Our mission at Middlesex Health to provide the safest, highest-quality health care, and the best experience possible for our community.  We take that mission seriously and know that caring for our whole community means providing sensitive, compassionate, and state-of-the-art care to LGBTQ members of our community. Since 2017, we have been recognized by the Health Equity Index as a LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader.

Our Support Groups

Understanding and affirming the lives of trans and gender diverse persons

Middlesex Health offers multiple support groups for trans and gender diverse members of our community and their allies. These groups are free and are facilitated by medical staff with special expertise in transgender care.

Support groups are held online. You are welcome to join one or more of the groups that is/are the best fit for you.

  • Gender Discussion Group - Female/Feminine: This support group focuses on providing a safe, supportive space for transgender and questioning individuals who identify as female or feel most comfortable with others who identify as female.
    Learn more and see upcoming dates
  • Gender Discussion Group - Non-Binary: This support group focuses on providing a safe, supportive space for individuals who identify as gender non-binary or gender non-conforming.
    Learn more and see upcoming dates
  • Gender Discussion Group - Male/Masculine: This support group focuses on providing a safe, supportive space for transgender and questioning individuals who identify as male or feel most comfortable with others who identify as maleLearn more and see upcoming dates
  • Family/Friends/Supports Group: This group is for friends, family members, and others who support transgender, gender non-conforming, or questioning persons.
    Learn more and see upcoming dates 
 

Transgender Medicine Services

Middlesex Health is proud to offer a comprehensive array of services to members of the transgender community.  

Behavioral Health Services

Behavioral Health Services

Gender non-conforming/transgender individuals can feel a strong conflict between their gender (inner sense of who they are) and their physical sex characteristics. This conflict can sometimes manifest itself in depression, isolation and anxiety. Middlesex Health’s psychiatrists and behavioral health clinicians are available and trained to help.

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Hormone Therapy

Hormone Therapy

We recognize that gender affirming medical care is a very individualized process. At Middlesex Health, we are pleased to have specially trained medical providers in endocrinology and primary care who can deliver personalized gender-affirming hormone therapy.

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Continence & Pelvic Health

Continence & Pelvic Health

Gender transition, including or not including gender confirming surgery, can bring up a wide range of concerns around bladder and bowel health, as well as sexual function and intimacy. At the Center for Continence and Pelvic Health, our urologists, gastroenterologists, OB/GYNS, and physical rehabilitation therapists work together to create customized treatment plans to meet your needs and provide compassionate, discrete, comprehensive pelvic health care.

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Primary Care

Primary Care

At Middlesex Health, we have a network of specially-trained primary care providers who welcome the opportunity to work with you on your well-being. Our primary care offices provide a safe, welcoming environment and the physician’s relationship with you is individualized to meet your specific needs.

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Physical Rehabilitation

Physical Rehabilitation

Our physical and occupational therapists can help with chronic pain, bladder issues, movement and much more. Additionally, our speech-language pathologists offer voice therapy, working with patients to find and achieve their most authentic voice.

Physical Rehab Program

Voice Therapy

Pelvic Health Program

Gender Transition Surgery

Gender Transition Surgery

Our surgical specialists in gynecology, urology, and plastic surgery bring expertise, experience and compassion to a host of feminizing and masculinizing surgical procedures for our transgender patients.

Find a Plastic/Reconstructive Surgeon

Find a Gynecologic Surgeon

Find a Urologist

Infectious Disease Testing and Treatment

Infectious Disease Testing and Treatment

Our Infectious Disease specialists at the Middlesex Health Multispecialty Group can provide insight and expertise for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infections of all types, including HIV and chronic Hepatitis B and C.

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