Birth Control

What works with an HRT regimen?

Summary

  • All birth control methods are safe for people with uteruses. However, the only non-hormone prescription-based method is the copper IUD.

One concern that many trans masculine individuals have is that taking estrogen-based birth control methods will interfere with their hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

References

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  3. Boudreau D, Mukerjee R. Contraception Care for Transmasculine Individuals on Testosterone Therapy. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2019;64:395-402. doi: 10.1111/jmwh.12962. Freely available from Research Gate