Gender Affirming Services for the UCLA Bruin community
The Ashe Center has been named a LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index.
Gender-Affirming Care at The Ashe Center
At the Ashe Center, we understand the unique challenges that gender-diverse students face when navigating health care. Our goal is to ensure transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse (TGD) students receive the highest quality care in a supportive, respectful space through a collaborative team-based approach.
Hormone therapy and other gender affirming care are covered benefits under UCSHIP. Please see the UCSHIP Gender Affirming Care flyer below for information about what is covered. If you are considering hormone therapy or any other gender affirming care, please schedule an appointment with our gender affirming care team at The Ashe Center to start the conversation.
Please note: All-gender restrooms are located on every floor of The Ashe Center for your convenience.
Services Provided
Primary Care
- Health care maintenance and preventive health
- Chronic disease management
- Vaccines
- Sexual health including STI screening, PrEP (prevention method used by people who are HIV-negative and at high risk for being exposed to HIV), PEP (use of antiretroviral drugs for people who are HIV-negative after a single high-risk exposure to stop HIV infection), cervical screening, contraception
- Preoperative physical exams
- Acne treatment including Accutane
Hormone Therapy
- Initiation and monitoring of hormone therapy
- Estrogens, androgens, antiandrogens, and progesterone with options for oral/injectable and topical/transdermal
- Referral to endocrinology as indicated or preferred by patient
Referrals for gender-affirming surgery/ interventions
- Plastic Surgery (chest reconstruction/top surgery and facial reconstruction)
- Head and Neck Surgery (tracheal shave)
- Speech Pathology (vocal therapy)
- Urology and/or Gynecology (genital reconstructive services/bottom surgery)
- Fertility Preservation (sperm/egg collection and cryopreservation)
- Hair removal (laser and electrolysis)
Mental Health Services
- Care coordination with UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
- Direct community mental health referrals for therapy and/or psychiatry
Case Management/Clinical Coordination
- Case management for students who need assistance navigating medical and mental health referrals, insurance matters, pre surgery letters, name change documentation, financial concerns, connection to campus and community resources, and more
Insurance Navigation Support
2022 US Trans Survey Early Insights
The U.S. Trans Survey is the largest survey of trans people, by trans people, in the United States. The USTS documents the lives and experiences of trans and nonbinary people ages 16+ in the U.S. and U.S. territories.
Additional Campus Resources
Campus Partners
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Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Transgender Care: https://counseling.ucla.edu/services/specialty-services
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LGBTQ Campus Resource Center: https://lgbtq.ucla.edu/Trans-At-UCLA
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UCLA Health Gender Health Program: https://www.uclahealth.org/gender-health/
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Center for Accessible Education: https://cae.ucla.edu
Student Groups
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Transgender UCLA Pride (TransUP):
Contact: transuclapride@gmail.com, facebook.com/transuclapride and on Instagram @uclatransup -
Additional LGBTQIA-centered student groups listed by UCLA SOLE
Transgender Day of Visibility Pronouns Video
Updating Preferred Name, Gender Identity, and Pronouns on The Ashe Center Patient Portal
Steps to take:
- Go to MyUCLA to log in.
- Authenticate with your SSO
- Choose Settings > Pronouns
- Additionally, you can update your Gender Identity by choosing Settings > Gender Identity
Self-Select from these options:
Students will have the following pre-populated options for gender identity:
- Woman
- Man
- Transgender Woman/ Trans Woman
- Transgender Man/ Trans Man
- Nonbinary
- Decline to state
- Different Identity
- Intersex
- Asexual
- Bisexual
- Gay
- Heterosexual or straight
- Lesbian
- Not listed above
The following pre-populated options exist for pronouns:
- She/her/hers
- He/him/his
- They/them/theirs
- Ze/zir/zirs
- Xe/xem/xyr
- My name only
- Decline to state
- Different or multiple sets of pronouns
UCSHIP Coverage
UCSHIP's medical plan offers coverage for gender-affirming care. For more information, download the flier:
Please note: Your coverage may vary depending on whether UCSHIP is your primary or secondary insurance plan. If you have two health insurance plans, your primary insurance remains your primary and UCSHIP is your secondary insurance (with some exceptions: MediCal, Medicaid, Tricare, and Medicare). It's important to know this when you're getting care off-campus (e.g. surgeries or other procedures). Contact The Ashe Center Insurance office for clarification or if you have any questions when seeking care.
Campus Medical Assistance Fund
Apply for a medical assistance grant to cover various out-of-pocket expenses related to gender-affirming care:
The UC SHIP Reserve Fund Investment Committee (RFIC) granted funds to UCLA for distribution. Eligible students can receive a grant to assist them in paying their out-of-pocket medical expenses that exceed $500 up to $3,000.
Location
Scheduling
Appointments: Patient Login or (310) 825-4073
Hours
View our Hours of Operation.
What to Bring
- BruinCard
- Complete the Clinical Questionnaire
- Arrive 15 minutes before your appointment time
- Plan for your visit to take one hour
- There is a $20 fee for missed appointments and late cancellation (less than 24 hours before appointment time)
Fees
See the Fees page for a detailed, centralized fees listing.