LGBTQ+ Healthcare
Gender Affirming Testosterone Therapy
Gender affirming testosterone therapy is for anyone across the gender spectrum seeking the effects of testosterone for their body.
Hormone therapy is dosed to suit your personal goals. Dosing can be low & slow or for only a limited course if desired.
What specific services do we offer?
- Trauma informed care
- Gender affirming testosterone therapy
- Collaborative decision making
- Individualized and patient centered approach to routine screenings
Meet your provider
Sarah Morelli (she/her) is board certified as both a Midwife and a Nurse Practitioner. Sarah’s favorite part about her job is building relationships with patients and getting the opportunity to care for them consistently through the years. She values taking the time to listen to patients’ concerns and questions and she enjoys educating patients so that they have the opportunity to fully participate in decision making about their health care. Sarah has a Certificate of Advanced Training in LGBTQ Healthcare and can prescribe and manage gender affirming testosterone therapy.
Meet your provider
Sarah Morelli (she/her) is board certified as both a Midwife and a Nurse Practitioner. Sarah’s favorite part about her job is building relationships with patients and getting the opportunity to care for them consistently through the years. She values taking the time to listen to patients’ concerns and questions and she enjoys educating patients so that they have the opportunity to fully participate in decision making about their health care. Sarah has a Certificate of Advanced Training in LGBTQ Healthcare and can prescribe and manage gender affirming testosterone therapy.
Sarah Morelli, CNM, WHNP
FAQ
How frequently will I need to come into the office?
There will be 2-3 initial visits to discuss your goals and options for dosing and type of testosterone administration. We will also get a set of initial labs and talk about all of the risks, benefits, permanent changes, & reversible changes associated with testosterone therapy. After getting started you’ll need to have labs done every 3 months during the first year and after that labs will just be once a year.
How accessible will Sarah be for questions or dosage changes or symptom management during my treatment?
I am available between routine visits for in-person visits, or telehealth visits, or via portal message as needed for questions or concerns.
What if I don’t like needles?
Testosterone gel is one route that many transgender, non-binary, and gender-fluid people use to take testosterone for gender affirming hormone therapy. The gel is applied to and absorbed through the skin (transdermal) and can induce more gradual changes than injectable testosterone.