LGBTQ Care

LGBTQ care involves testing, treatment, prevention, and important education on health issues that affect LGBTQ folks at disproportionate rates. In Cincinnati, Ohio, Lori Tucker, DO, strives to offer safe and inclusive LGBTQ care with convenient telehealth services and home visits. Call Dr. Tucker or schedule an appointment online for STD screenings, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and other LGBTQ health services today.

What is LGBTQ care?

LGBTQ folks can benefit from medical care that is inclusive and aware of their unique health and wellness needs. Dr. Tucker is dedicated to making sure you can engage in healthy and safe sex, offering extensive education alongside helpful services to test or manage your health.

Dr. Tucker provides LGBTQ health and wellness care in two contexts: home visits and telemedicine. Home visits can involve at-home testing, so you don’t have to travel to an unfamiliar testing facility or clinic. 

Telemedicine increases your access to health care and opens up communication with Dr. Tucker. You can attend appointments and follow-ups from the comfort of your home, office, car, or hotel room using the technology you keep with you all the time. With a smartphone, tablet, or computer, you can complete your visit discreetly and comfortably. 

Which services does LGBTQ care include?

Lori Tucker, DO, helps you stay current with any LGBTQ health care service you need. The services she offers include:

Sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening

Dr. Tucker can advise you on which STI screenings to get based on your sexual health risk factors. 

STI treatment

If you get a positive STI screening result, Dr. Tucker prescribes the necessary medications or treatments to cure or manage the infection.

PrEP and other prevention strategies

Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is a preventive medication in the form of pills or shots that can reduce your chances of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). 

Sexual health resources and education

Dr. Tucker can answer your questions and offer helpful tips for sexual health and wellness. 

What are the benefits of LGBTQ-friendly care?

LGBTQ-friendly health care is beneficial to LGBTQ folks themselves as well as the general public. Increasing education and resources on LGBTQ health is important for breaking the stigmas that riddle the history of LGBTQ health. 

The benefits of LGBTQ-friendly health care include:

• Increased public awareness of LGBTQ needs
• Increased access to health care for LGBTQ folks
• Discrimination-free care
• Increased trust in medical providers
• Greater prevention of HIV and other STIs

Accessing LGBTQ care leads to a better overall outcome for your health, wellness, and outlook. 

Call Lori Tucker, DO, or schedule an appointment online for in-home or telehealth LGBTQ care today.