The health center at Mount 51²Ö¿â serves students of all genders and sexual identities with quality primary and preventive health care, including transgender or gender nonconforming students.
We know students seeking trans- and gender-affirming health care can face significant barriers when trying to receive the care they need. At Mount Holyoke Health Services, we break through those barriers to offer quality, confidential care for our community. Please contact Health Services with specific questions or for more information by calling 413-538-2121. All services and conversations with health center staff are considered personal health information and thus require a specific release of information to be shared with anyone outside of College health services.
Gender-affirming hormones
The informed consent model is used to evaluate and initiate gender-affirming hormones. This will typically require multiple visits to provide for the time to review key information and establish goals of this therapy.
Laboratory testing
If a provider outside of MHC Health Services is managing your hormones, lab work can be done at the health center.
Assistance with injections
The nursing staff is available to assist students with learning how to self-inject hormones as prescribed.
Letter writing for hormone therapy, gender marker changes, or gender-affirming surgeries
Health Services clinicians can write letters of reference or support to specialists to support both hormone therapy and surgical procedures.
**Counseling Service can also provide letters of regard.
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