Meet Our Care Team
Gender-Related Care at CHKD
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About Us
The journey through the preteen, teen, and young adult years is filled with both physical and emotional changes and challenges. The Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine practice at CHKD is a specialty center for teens and young adults ages 12-21.
Our providers are trained to help adolescents work through the unique challenges they may face in preparation for becoming an adult, and work closely with parents and primary care physicians to help navigate these formative years.
Our Services
Our team of nurses and our adolescent specialist are experts in caring for teens and young adults. We work closely with parents, other specialists, and social workers to provide individualized patient care.
- Birth control including emergency contraception and Nexplanon
- Pregnancy testing and counseling
- Menstrual disorders
- Hormonal conditions (i.e. PCOS)
- Acne and other common skin conditions
- Sexuality and gender-related care
- Common male genitourinary concerns
- Drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention counseling
- Anxiety and depression screening
- Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (including HIV)
- Post-exposure and pre-exposure prophylaxis initiation and management
Patient Information
A patient can come to their appointment alone or with parents. When possible, we respect the wishes to keep one's care private. But we also believe it's important to include trusted guardians or adults when making important decisions. We can help patients find ways to talk to adults about difficult choices. Under Virginia law, as a teenager a patient can consent to receive care without an adult for issues related to:
- Mental health
- Substance abuse
- Birth control
- Pregnancy
- Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (including HIV)
For all other care, parents or guardians must give consent. For those who want to know more about confidentiality and/or costs, ask our staff.
Insurance and Billing Information
We accept all major insurances, including Virginia Medicaid, Tricare, and Cardinal Health. Please take the time to understand how your insurance plan works, especially regarding annual deductibles and co-pays, which can affect your out-of-pocket costs.
Unless you have HMO insurance that requires a referral from a primary care physician, a referral is not required. You can simply call our office to make an appointment.
If your insurance does require a referral, make sure it has not expired and remember to bring it with you to the appointment.
Everyone should bring a government-issued photo ID and their insurance card to every medical appointment.
We offer in-depth information about insurance in our billing and insurance section.
No-Show Missed Appointments
We value you as our patient and need your cooperation in keeping your appointments so that we can provide care to your child. No showing/canceling an appointment means we cannot fill this appointment with another patient who needs our care.
Prescription Refills
We require 48 hour notice for all prescriptions. Prescription requests will need to be made during our regular business hours, Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., through the MyCHKD Patient Portal, or at your local pharmacy.
