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LGBTQ+ Health

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LGBTQ+ Health

OU Health Services strives to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all students. This includes primary care services, preventative health visits, mental health services, nutritional care services and more. We encourage you to talk to your health care provider openly about your sexual identity and gender identity as well as sexual behaviors and practices.  All information provided to your health care provide is strictly confidential. We offer screenings such as Pap smears, breast exams, STD testing, as well as maintenance hormone therapy.

Names

Patients should include their full legal name for their file and how they want to be addressed while in clinic on their paperwork. We also encourage patients to share their pronouns with our health care staff during their visit. 

Hormone Therapy

Our providers can provide maintenance hormonal services for patients already on stable hormone regimens.  You will need to schedule an appointment for a consultation and medical record review before hormones can be prescribed.  We also provide assistance with referrals to community providers for those considering transition.

Preventive Annual Exams

Annual physicals,  STI testing and treatment, contraceptive counseling, and other wellness exams are available.  You may make an appointment online at healthconnection or call (405) 325-4441. 

Restrooms

OUHS has gender inclusive restrooms located on all floors of the building throughout the clinic.

 

All-Gender Restrooms on Campus 

PrEP and PEP

Our pharmacy is happy to provide Pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) and Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) after meeting with a doctor. 

We can prescribe Truvada, Descovy, and Apretude. We can prescribe PEP if you have been exposed to HIV.

In most cases, the cost of PrEP medication and services is covered by insurance. If you have insurance and are prescribed Truvada, you can use this voucher to help cover some of your co-payment.  truvada.com/how-to-get-truvada-for-prep/truvada-cost. If you don’t have insurance, there are resources that may be able to help you pay for PrEP. Find more about that here.

Medical and Counseling Allies

Our medical and counseling staff members have the opportunity to receive Aspiring Ally training so that we can provide the highest quality care to all patients.

 


“People who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) are members of every community. They are diverse, come from all walks of life, and include people of all races and ethnicities, all ages, all socioeconomic statuses, and from all parts of the country. The perspectives and needs of LGBT people should be routinely considered in public health efforts to improve the overall health of every person and eliminate health disparities.”

– Centers for Disease Control