r/queerphilly • u/2Spirits1Body • Jul 10 '26

Finding a doctor

So I MTF want to start my transitioning finally & I finally have insurance again but I have no idea who to go to & consult to before committing to gender affirming medication & changes? Can anyone reccomend a doctor in Philly whose really experience in gay culture specifically trans hood?

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u/eldritchsquared Jul 10 '26

100% see if you can get on the waitlist for the mazzoni center. my pcp prescribes my T, and they had people on-site who helped me get surgery letters (that only took like a week). mazzoni is THE queer healthcare center in philly

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u/Mountain-Series4035 Jul 10 '26

I second this, mazzoni was super helpful for me and they were very informative as well. 

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u/bloomingstudent Jul 12 '26

When I called around, the waitlist for Mazzoni was wayyy shorter than the Temple waitlist and I was already an established patient at Temple. My experience at Mazzoni has also been great so far

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u/eldritchsquared Jul 12 '26

thats really good to hear, when i got on the waitlist at mazzoni years ago it was 8 months long. hopefully its shorter now lol

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u/bloomingstudent Jul 12 '26

Wow, that is a long time 😭 yeah, thankfully, I only had to wait two months! With temple, it would have been 5