Support organisations for members of the LGBT community suffering with Mental Health
Please visit our mental health section for more information
Proud connections have recently launched a digital help service for LGBT+ young people – visit their website to self refer
For support for young people, visit the Proud Trust website
Alternatively you can visit the LGBT Foundation website to access the LGBT wellbeing hub which offers information and advice
Go to the LGBT Foundation Talking therapy service – who can offer counselling for anxiety, bereavement, depression, exploring sexual orientation/gender identity and more
Download a cancer risk and screening guide for Trans patients
Download a screening guide for Trans patients
Breast screening:
If you’re a trans man, trans woman or are non-binary you may be invited automatically, or you may need to talk to your GP surgery or call the breast screening service to ask for an appointment on 0161 291 4444.
Visit our dedicated breast screening page
Cervical screening:
Trans men and non-binary people who have a cervix should also attend regular screening, but may not receive invitations through the national screening programme. If this affects you then you can contact the practice to discuss whether you should have cervical screening.
Visit our dedicated cervical screening page
Menopause support:
There isn’t currently much data about the menopause and trans people. However, anyone with a female reproductive system who identifies as a man, but hasn’t undergone any medical interventions, is likely to go through menopause eventually.
Most trans people who start their transition at pre-menopausal age will never go through menopause in terms of the hormone depletion effects. This is because gender affirming hormones are typically given for life, so if a trans person starts hormone treatment before going through menopause they will never experience it.
For trans women taking oestrogen, there is no need to withdraw oestrogen treatment at any particular age to induce menopause. It was previously thought that there was a risk associated with lifelong oestrogen treatment, but although the dosage might be reduced in some circumstances, this no longer seems to be the case.
Visit our dedicated menopause page
Prostate support:
View the Prostate Cancer UK page for information for gay and bisexual men.
