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 for those considering transition.
Annual Exams
Testing and treatment for infections and STDs, contraceptive counseling and other wellness exams are performed in the Sexual and Reproductive Health Services area. However, patients also have the option to call the general clinic appointment line at 325-4441 option (1) and ask to be seen for an annual exam in the general clinic.
Gender Inclusive Restrooms
OUHS has gender inclusive restrooms located on all floors of the building throughout the clinic.
PrEP and PEP
Our pharmacy is happy to provide Pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) after meeting with a doctor.
If you have insurance and are prescribed Truvada, you can use this voucher to help cover some of your co-payment.
https://www.truvada.com/how-to-get-truvada-for-prep/truvada-cost
If you do not have insurance, this links to an online tool that will help PrEP navigators and their clients evaluate the cost and coverage for PrEP across on- and off-marketplace health plans.
Additional Resources
| Campus Resources |
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| Gender and Equality Center |
| LGBTQ+ Student Groups on Campus |
| University Counseling Support Groups |
“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
| Health Resources |
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| Centers for Disease Control Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health |
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality (previously known as Gay & Lesbian Medical Association) |
| US Library of Medicine, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Health |
| World Professional Association for Transgender Health |
| OU Medicine |
| The Trevor Project |
OU Health Services Staff Medical Allies:
Christy Barrett, PA-C
Nathan Boren, MD
Vanessa Cook
Danielle Cox, PT, DPT
Tinisha Drennon
Vivian Houng, MD
Kathy Kirk, APRN-CNP
Kye LeBoeuf
Vannesa McMillen
Buddy Norman
Alise Osis, PA-C
Maggie Pool, RN (2.0)
Katy Powers
Katie Qualls Fay (2.0)
Craig Rice, MD
Shay Ward
University Counseling Center Allies
Ann Smith
Dr. Brittany Stewart
Amanda Pollock
Dr. Justin Wyckoff
Dr. Ed Hill
Dr. Scott Miller
Mac Zimdars
Jean Thomas
Hunter Harwood
Katie Ranton
Esther Aguilar-Tejada
Andre Casas
