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☆ Puberty blockers: What to know about the lifesaving medication for gender diverse kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

For those assigned female at birth, puberty blockers pause the development of breasts, wider hips or a menstrual period. Here’s what else you should know about puberty blockers and, if you’re a parent, whether they’re something your child needs. “Many kids have already completed puberty by the age of 13 or 14 … so we start blockers when puberty starts,” Forcier said. The one right way to do things is to listen to the patient.”How safe are puberty blockers? Some people worry that children who take puberty blockers may change their minds about their gender identity later in life.

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☆ I grew up poor and became unhoused as a teen. My upbringing is helping me be a better parent.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Ava Truckey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I grew up poor and became unhoused as a teen. I now live in a house with my partner and two children, so I sometimes get triggered by my past. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . I grew up poor and later became an unhoused teen, but now I live in a house with my two kids and partner. I don't need to bully or shame my children into being gracious, well-informed individuals.

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Updating your name with the credit bureaus can prevent delays in credit applications and other credit reporting errors. Hinterhaus Productions/Getty ImagesTransgender and nonbinary people can report their legal name change to credit bureaus. One of the many steps in your legal transition is to report your legal name change to all three credit bureaus — Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion — so it'll appear on your credit report. Its also recommended that you change your name with each of your lenders before updating your name with the credit bureaus. Box 4500Allen, TX 75013TransUnionUnlike the other two credit reporting bureaus, TransUnion requires you to change your legal name with every individual financial institution listed on their credit report first.

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☆ The healthcare venture firm behind Livongo just raised $217 million to back the next generation of digital-health giants
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Blake Dodge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

7wireVentures, a prominent venture-capital firm, just raised $217 million to fund the next generation of healthcare startups, bringing the firm's total assets under management to more than $500 million. The fund, which closed last Friday, is the biggest that 7wire has ever raised and represents a strategy shift for the firm. The startups Folx Health and Parsley Health, new investments for 7wire, have also won contributions from the new fund. Livongo7wire keeps funds and the portfolio size, just north of 20 startups, both relatively small, all managed by only four partners: Tullman, Jaffee, Shapiro, and Garber. The small size of the operation is intentional in keeping with 7wire's "quality over quantity" approach to investing, Garber said.

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☆ The CEO of Spora Health on fighting bias as a startup founder and his inspirations to improve healthcare for people of color
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Dan Miller founded Spora Health in 2019 to deliver better healthcare to people of color. AdvertisementAdvertisementDan Miller founded the startup Spora Health in 2019 to provide better medical care to people of color. Most of Spora's healthcare providers are people of color, and all its clinicians are trained in health equity and cultural competence. How has your experience as a Black patient in the US healthcare system informed what you built at Spora? But I knew there was a lot of demand and interest from Black folks that I would meet in the community.

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So how can the estimated 4% to 5% of the population in the US who identify as being polyamorous approach their finances and money management in their relationships? There are many different poly relationship arrangementsAs Waymire explains, there are infinite poly relationship configurations. These are just a few examples of poly relationship configurations. Challenges in the transfer of generational wealthWaymire has seen clients disowned by parents for their polyamorous relationship structures, which can affect transfer of generational wealth. Have money conversations oftenSchedule money check-ins as often as needed.

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☆ Transgender adults in Florida were 'blindsided' that the new law also limits their access to healthcare, and now have to decide whether to uproot their lives and leave
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Thalia Beaty | Brendan Farrington | Hannah Schoenbaum | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

An expert estimated 80% of trans adults in the state lost access to healthcare because of a new law. Ron DeSantis signed last month also made it difficult — even impossible — for many transgender adults to get treatment. AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld"For trans adults, it's devastating," said Kate Steinle, chief clinical officer at FOLX Health, which provides gender-affirming care to trans adults through telemedicine. Dunn estimates that 80% of trans adults in the state were getting their healthcare from a nurse practitioner and now have lost access. AP Photo/Laura BargfeldLucas, who transitioned eight years ago when he was 18, anticipates running out of hormone treatments in June.

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☆ CeCé Telfer: After a regulation change for transgender athletes, CeCé Telfer is determined to 'keep pursuing her dreams'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Interview Amanda Davies | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —CeCé Telfer calls it the moment her dreams seemed to be shattered as she questioned whether years of “blood, sweat and tears” were in vain. Last week, governing body World Athletics (WA) announced it would be prohibiting athletes who have gone through what it called “male puberty” from participating in female world rankings competitions. That includes Telfer, an American 400-meter hurdler who became the first out, transgender athlete to win an NCAA title in 2019. “The overriding feeling was definitely devastation for myself and for many around the world,” Telfer, speaking about her initial reaction to the announcement, tells CNN Sport in an exclusive interview. “I’m still going to keep pursuing my dreams and keep competing and keep running as much as I can, wherever I can, however I can,” Telfer adds.

☆ See the 17-slide presentation Folx Health used to raise $30 million to provide more telehealth options for LGBTQ+ patients
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Sarah Braner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Folx, a telehealth service for the LGBTQ+ community, just raised $30 million in a Series B round. Folx will use the money to expand telehealth services, especially in behavioral health. Folx Health, a company offering telehealth services to the LGBTQ+ community, announced today that it has raised a $30 million series B round to offer and expand new services to clients, including behavioral health and mental health services. Folx's CEO, Liana Douillet Guzmán, said that Folx has raised $59 million in total, but she did not disclose the company's current valuation. Here is the 17-slide presentation Folx Health used to raise its $30 million Series B round.

☆ Telehealth access for some trans people may be at risk. Here's why one company says it's prepping for patients to return to the clinic.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Sarah Braner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kole, a game developer in Colorado, gets his testosterone therapy through Folx Health, a startup that conducts doctor visits online and sends him his medication through the mail. He told Insider the privacy of using a company like Folx made getting testosterone safer. Plume was founded by Jerrica Kirkley and Matthew Wetschler in 2019 to provide gender-affirming hormone therapy over telehealth. Certain policy developments could let Folx and Plume keep prescribing testosterone, though, and two senators have asked the Biden administration to loosen restrictions on the treatment. The Folx executive, the company's chief clinical officer, Kate Steinle, said the startup expected to be allowed to continue prescribing testosterone under this rule change.

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