Summary

Following Trump’s election victory, healthcare providers reported a surge in requests for reproductive and gender-affirming medications, including abortion pills and emergency contraception.

Aid Access, the leading U.S. supplier of abortion pills by mail, received over 5,000 requests within 12 hours, a fivefold increase from a typical day.

Telehealth providers like Wisp and Hey Jane reported spikes in requests for emergency contraception, while QueerDoc saw an influx of trans patients seeking guidance on hormone access.

Providers are advising patients to stock up on medication, emphasizing resilience amid uncertainty about potential rollbacks on abortion and trans rights under a second Trump administration.

  • LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    If there’s talk of getting rid of birth control, I’m asking my endometriosis specialist for a hysterectomy. I cannot survive without my birth control. My periods are too heavy and painful for me to function while they’re going on. My specialist is really cool, so she can probably get it done. I will go into debt for it if I have to.

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      1 hour ago

      There is talk of getting rid of birth control. Don’t wait until it’s too late.

    • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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      17 hours ago

      The way things are going they’ll eventually ban unnecessary procedures that prevent fertility as well unless you’re married and already had multiple kids.

      Your suffering will be the point.