LGBTQIA+ on Sidechat | would anyone happen to know if I could get started on birth control at the same appointment as my three month check up for T? or would i have to make a different appointment? it’s from planned parenthood btw

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LGBTQIA+ 2w

would anyone happen to know if I could get started on birth control at the same appointment as my three month check up for T? or would i have to make a different appointment? it’s from planned parenthood btw

Anonymous 2w

it should be okay to at least talk to them about it at your appointment. i can’t imagine why they wouldn’t address it then, but at the very least i’m sure they would schedule you a speedy follow up then and there

Anonymous 2w

Can you call the Planned Parenthood you’re going to, or maybe message your doctors there on MyChart? Usually that’s what I do when I need to ask about changes an upcoming appointment

Anonymous 2w

yea they typically recommend using birth control on T anyway, it's pretty straightforward

Anonymous

#2 2w

*changes for

Anonymous

#2 2w

my appointment is tomorrow at 11:30 😭 i could call in the morning before i go but i feel like it’d be pointless to call ahead at that point

Anonymous

#3 2w

really? i've been warned against hormonal birth control by pretty much every doctor because it makes t less effective lol

Anonymous

#4 2w

it does but because T doesn't work as birth control and pregnancy on T carries big risks, they want to make sure that doesn't happen, especially in a political climate where medically necessary abortions are widely inaccessible

Anonymous

#3 2w

oh that's fair! i'm on non-hormonal bc personally, i just know all my doctors explicitly told me not to go on hormonal bc and kinda left it at that lol