PERSONALIZED CARE & TREATMENT OPTIONS

LGBTQ+ Health

Patients in the LGBTQ+ community are often faced with unique struggles when it comes to healthcare. Research shows that you’re less likely to have access to essential preventive and treatment options because of the social stigma, or even discrimination, that you may face.

Finding a caring provider who understands your unique health concerns is only a phone call away with Piñero Preventive Medical Care. Their convenient downtown Orlando practice specializes in LGBTQ+ health, including screening and diagnostic needs. You’ll feel confident that your caring provider genuinely understands you and has your best health in mind. It’s easy to request your first visit online.

STI/STD Prevention and Wellness Screening

If you are sexually active, getting regularly tested for STIs/STD’s is an important part of your overall health. Many STIs/STD’s don’t cause any symptoms so getting tested is the only way to know. All STIs/STD’s are treatable and many are curable. Screening, diagnosis, and treatment for most sexually transmitted infections STIs/STD’s is available, including HIV testing and counseling.  Our nurse practitioners and doctors provide confidential exams and counseling related to your sexual and reproductive health.

PrEP treatment

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) is when people at risk for HIV take daily medicine to prevent HIV and/or if you have multiple sexual partners or are a sex worker. PrEP can stop HIV from taking hold and spreading throughout your body. When taken daily, PrEP is highly effective for preventing HIV from sex or injection drug use. PrEP is much less effective when it is not taken consistently.

Studies have shown that PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by about 99% when taken daily. Among people who inject drugs, PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV by at least 74% when taken daily. Patient assistance programs for PrEP are available in coordination with Hope and Help of Central Florida. Please inquire with one of our providers for additional information.

HIV Screening & Early Initiation of ART

People with HIV who are aware of their status can get HIV treatment (called antiretroviral therapy or ART) and remain healthy for many years. Studies show that the sooner people start treatment after diagnosis, the more they benefit from ART. Treatment with ART reduces the amount of HIV in the blood (called viral load), reduces HIV-related illness, and helps prevent transmission to others. People with HIV who take HIV medicine as prescribed and get and keep an undetectable viral load (or stay virally suppressed) have effectively no risk of transmitting HIV to HIV-negative sex partners. 

Vaccinations

You may not realize that you need vaccines throughout your life. Adults need to keep their vaccinations up to date because immunity from childhood vaccines can wear off over time. You are also at risk for different diseases as an adult. Vaccination is one of the most convenient and safest preventive care measures available.

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

Hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, helps you meet your identifying needs as a transgender individual. For instance, with feminizing hormone therapy, your treatments help suppress male characteristics while developing female characteristics. You’ll start experiencing growth in your breasts, more fat building up around your waist, a reduction in body hair, less muscle mass, and a difference in how much (or how often) you sweat.

With masculinizing hormone therapy, the opposite occurs. Your treatments start suppressing female characteristics while building up male characteristics. As your body begins to change, you’ll start to grow facial hair, have a lower voice, gain more muscle mass, notice more body hair, and experience a redistribution of your body fat.

LGBTQ+ Health Q&A

Patients in the LGBTQ+ community are often faced with unique struggles when it comes to healthcare. Research shows that you’re less likely to have access to essential preventive and treatment options because of the social stigma, or even discrimination, that you may face.

The providers at Piñero Preventive Medical Care understand the challenges you go through. LGBTQ+ health involves evaluating and treating you as a person, rather than treating a disease or condition. Your dedicated practitioner will get to know you. He or she will evaluate your mental health, home safety, signs of victimization, and overall well-being.

LGBTQ+ health can include:

  • Sexual wellness screenings
  • STD prevention or treatment
  • STD testing
  • Counseling services
  • Vaccinations
  • Chronic disease treatment
  • HIV screening
  • Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

It’s so important for you to develop a relationship with a trusted provider. After all, you do want to lead a long, healthy life by minimizing your risk of any chronic issues. Routine LGBTQ+  health maintenance is important to:

  • Eliminate health disparities in the LGBTQ+ community
  • Decrease incidents of disease transmission
  • Delay or stop disease progression
  • Reduce overall future health costs  
  • Help you prevent future health issues
  • Improve your mental and physical well-being

While it might seem awkward at first, you should talk with your doctor just like you’re talking with your best friend — you have to be open and honest. Because the practitioners at Piñero Preventive Medical Care have been active in the LGBTQ+ community for years, they have seen and heard just about anything you can imagine.

The doctors, nurse practitioners, and nurses are here to care for you and are genuinely concerned about your health. By sharing as much as you can about your lifestyle, they’ll get a better understanding of which types of diagnostic screenings you may need and how to help you prevent future problems. Plus, you’ll have someone to contact if you ever need to be seen in the office on an urgent basis.

Patient Testimonials

5/5
Excellent practice/primary care physicians. Always attentive and accommodating. Have used this office for the past five years and am satisfied in every capacity.
Shawn Pennington
Nurse staff are very helpful,respectable and.profesional.Always making the patient feel welcomed and well taken care of.Doctor always answers my questions and explains everything to me.
Idalmis Ramirez
great staff, generally always on time, very little wait time, Dr Pinero is very informative and friendly, polite , professional. great place.
Scott Starkweather
I have always received great medical care from Dr. Pinero. He is caring and willing to talk and explain .
Ken Morgan
The staff here goes above and beyond. Front desk staff and doctors are AMAZING. I am SO incredibly happy to have found this practice. They are so compassionate and understanding.
Christina P
I love this office, would not go any where else! All the staff is professional and courteous, and they always so accommodating. Mrs. Christine Cernoch APRN is my provider and she is very knowledgeable. I would not trust any one else with my health. I have also seen the other providers which are great also, but I feel more connected with my provider. I highly recommend this office.
L A
Staff makes you feel comfortable, they are not judgmental (which is hard to find), and genuinely want to listen to their patients health concerns. Heads up: if you can’t get through and have to leave a voicemail, make sure you call again later. They have never responded to voicemails, but when they answer their service is great!
Christian H
Don’t Ever Hesitate Going Here. All Staff Members & Doctors Make You Feel Comfortable. They Treat You With A Lot Of Respect & Give Great Service.
Andre Scott
5 stars for the nursing staff that helps me with my shots every 10 days . Yesenia is an absolute hero, no pain , and perfect precision each time . It’s quick and she understands my phobia and has helped me to begin to overcome it . Jadi is very experienced as well. And I’m grateful for the nurse that handles reception , as she keeps me confident and comfortable from the beginning to end of my shot adventure . Thankyou Piñero Preventive Medical Care.
Dustin Powers
When I moved to Florida six years ago i tried to find a doctor. I went through three doctors before I found Dr. Pinero's practice. Everyone is nice and the doctors spend time with the patients and they make sure your questions are answered. Highly Recommend!
James Murray
Everyone in the office including Dr. Pinero are terrific. My husband has a major health issue and they go overboard to make him feel comfortable and any questions we have are answered quickly and professionally. Love this office.
tim rotvig
Dr Pinero and his staff have always taken good care of me and my health. I strongly recommend this medical practice.
Paolo Bruno
Amazing from start to finish! Highly recommend. Staff and Dr. Piñero made we feel welcome, comfortable, and actually took the time to listen to me and explain everything thoroughly. So glad my friends recommended him!
Ryan Sexton
Dr. Pinero takes ownership of your complete health if a referral is needed he will direct you to best specialists and follows up on your progress. Completely has my trust.
William Pacheco
Dr. Piñero and his team are absolutely the best. They listen to their patients and don't force any unnecessary treatments or medications on you, not to mention they are patient, kind, and extremely accommodating.
Russell Stephens
The doctors there are amazing and the staff is wonderful everyone there is friendly and very helpful
Alicia B
Staff is awesome polite and friendly. The doctors are thorough and concerned and my physician assistant is Great! No compaints
Leonard VanCleave
I have been seeing Pinero for a Long Time Believe me no complaines. There Staff Make Me Feel Like Am Home It's About Caring and Compassion and they Have it In Spade's.
Aldo Salmon
I love Dr. Piñero! I've never felt so at home with a primary care physician. The staff is so helpful and always quick to return a call. Highly recommend!!
Tim Plakon
Dr. Pinero has been my PCP for over 10 year. Thank you and your staff for providing top notch service.
Glenn Mullins
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