You're doing amazing work! Do you just operate in the US though?
Thanks for the love! Currently only in the United States for now.
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You're doing amazing work! Do you just operate in the US though?
Thanks for the love! Currently only in the United States for now.
I have unsupportive parents and therefore cant learn all there is about transitioning and where to go and all of that. Help
An app we love called the Health Squad might be a good place to start. A free app by Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center that allows you to confidentially ask health-related questions and receive advice to learn more.http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/service-areas/adolescent-health-center/services/health-squad
I am uninsured because I have no income due to being my grandmother's round the clock care taker, what can I do to get my HRT started?
I can only imagine that feels like an impossible undertaking! You have options. Shoot us an email at info@mytranshealth.com - we’d love to help.
Hey, is MyTransHealth nonbinary inclusive?
MyTransHealth is definitely inclusive of nonbinary and genderqueer identities! We give you the option to submit your preferred identity during search and we’ll match you to vetted providers in your area. See a way we can be more inclusive? Shoot us an email at info@mytranshealth.com.
Not a single Trans-ceiver medic doctor in all of Dallas accepts my insurance. Depressed now :(
One of our founders is actually a Dallas native! What insurance do you have? Shoot us an email at info@mytranshealth.com and we’ll help you tackle.
I HAVE THE BIGGEST RESPECT FOR YOU GUYS HOLY HECK I REALLY LOVE THISSSSSSSS
Thank you! Thank you! We’re stoked to do our part in connecting the community with better resources. Knowledge and visibility are power.
Are you guys still working on locations because i found no places for hormone replacement therapy or literally any catogory in my area.
We absolutely are! Working on an expansion now for release very soon. Sorry that the first go around wasn’t much luck. What area are you in? We’re happy to make sure you get connected.
Hey the Phoenix Center in Springfield, IL is a good resource
Thanks for the tip! We’ll definitely check ‘em out. Releasing an update to the site shortly that will allow for easy provider submissions.
In July of 2015 MyTransHealth launched a Kickstarter that raised $33,093 with the goal of helping trans people find access to quality healthcare and in May of 2016 we launched our beta with over 500 providers and organizations in Miami, New York City, Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, and Dallas.
And then we went silent. Let’s talk about that.
As recent as just a couple years ago trans people were mostly invisible. We’re not joking when we say that when we came up with the core concept of MyTransHealth no one who wasn’t trans even cared. Yes — we had a responsibility to make important decisions for our own community but the only pressure we felt was the pressure we were applying on ourselves to make a great product.
But then something changed. Caitlyn Jenner came out. Republicans tried to use bathroom bills as a platform to defeat Democrats. Donald Trump announced his candidacy for President.
All of the sudden our misery became a sight to see in ways we hadn’t dealt with yet and MyTransHealth was caught up in a wave of press who wanted to ask and publish every single detail about our lives as well as the rest of trans people while we were just trying to ship our beta. And in the interest of transparency, we freaked out. Even though MyTransHealth had done months of research the decisions we needed to make became frightening — even the tiny ones. We were so obsessed with getting every single detail right in our beta that we overthought a lot of what makes MyTransHealth helpful — its delight and simplicity.
After months of phone calls to practitioners and organizations — grilling them on all of the details for how they support and interact with their trans patients plus endless iterations of design and dev, we launched. Nothing about our beta was perfect but it was good enough to track data on the locations that we needed to be in, devices that we needed to spend more time designing for, and demographics that needed more support. And we started to see glimpses of MyTransHealth working on Reddit, Twitter, Slack, and even in PS4 communities.
We can’t even begin to tell you how indescribably beautiful and rewarding it is to watch trans people find access to what they need through MyTransHealth.
Except we were exhausted. We honestly didn’t really talk for months after MyTransHealth shipped and it wasn’t until November of ’16 when we got back to work. We started off with a three day sprint in what we’re pretty sure was the tiniest co-working space in the Pacific Northwest.
We spent the first day with a white board focusing on where we were at, what people were telling us, and what our product should be. The next day we split up between reworking how MyTransHealth’s front end was designed with the intention of drastically improving mobile. We also took the data we had on where MyTransHealth was needed the most and chose 20 locations (as in 14 more than we currently have) that are not just coastal (we’re coming for you, Omaha) that we’ll relaunch in. And on the final day we got into the finer points of researching resources and design — including improving our submissions form which we know is currently tricky (sorry). Moreover, we discussed the best way for us to be asking providers and organizations more concrete questions around how they are ensuring their trans patients will be taken care of through this wretched administration.
TL;DR MyTransHealth will relaunch this Spring in 20 locations with a more refined experience that we believe you’re going to find more helpful.
The next four years will be tough. We’re pushing on.
Talk soon, MyTransHealth
Honestly, i just wish i was born a boy instead of a girl... I don't have bad dysphoria or anything like that and honestly, i don't feel like it's this over whelming feeling? I don't know. I guess im just afraid of it all. Am i not trans enough? Is that silly..?
Hi anon! It’s okay if you don’t feel bad dysphoria or even any dysphoria at all. Some trans people do not! You shouldn’t worry about being “trans enough.” If you’re trans, you’re trans. Your feelings and how you identify are valid.
i noticed that in the gender field you have "man" and "trans man", and also "woman" and "trans woman". i'd really appreciate it if you changed it to have "cis man" and "trans man", and "cis woman" and "trans woman", and i'm sure other trans folks would feel the same. it's a bit invalidating to us to refer to cis people without the modifier.
Hi! Thank you for your input!
The name of our site is MyTransHealth for a reason, we are focused on trans health and do not actually have listings for cis people at all. Our entire site is designed according to this so when you select “man” or “woman,” we are treating that as AFAB and AMAB, respectively. So, in that regard, there is no difference between "man” and “trans man” and “woman” and “trans woman” when using our site.
Can providers from outside those cities put up their information? I live in Springfield MO and have plenty of people who can add resources but I'm not sure if they can right now.
Yes, we are currently accepting submissions from providers anywhere in the United States. We try to vet and list providers as quickly as possible, regardless of location. Typically, this is within one week.
well since you asked about gender options to add, could you add something along the lines of gender neutral or neutrois?
Done! :)
Congrats to the @mytranshealth team for getting on The Verge!
Why is there no agender option on the search? Could you please add that?
Sorry about that! It’s there now!
Please let us know if you see any other options that we need to add!
It’s official! MyTransHealth is live in public beta.
So is my understanding correct that this is only for the 6 major cities (SF, Seattle, Miami, NY, Chicago, and Dallas)? I ask because I recently had GRS back last Sept with my local PCP telling me she would be able to help afterwards, but find out she has no idea what she is looking for complication wise. Luckily I live 2hrs from Chicago. But I am anxious to make sure everything is okay, because I feel there may be a minor complication that needs resolved :/ But for a lot those cities are far!
We are fully supporting these cities at launch, but we are working hard to expand as quickly as possible until we are everywhere.