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Swastika

Nepal

Blog

Breaking Barriers: Inside Nepal’s First LGBTQIA+ Hormonal and Laser Therapy Clinic

“In my mind, I only ‘came out’ once – from my mother’s womb,” says Swastika, a transgender activist and clinic coordinator of Nepal’s first Hormonal and Laser Therapy Clinic for LGBTQIA+ people. The clinic was established in 2022 in collaboration with IPPF’s member association, the Family Planning Association of Nepal (FPAN) and the Blue Diamond Society (BDS), Nepal’s pioneering LGBTQIA+ organization.   
Two young people holding an IUD

11 March 2019

Learn more about this popular long-term and non-hormonal contraceptive method.

Two young people holding an IUD

11 March 2019

Learn more about this popular long-term and non-hormonal contraceptive method.

External condom

11 March 2019

Learn more about this popular non-hormonal contraceptive method.

External condom

11 March 2019

Learn more about this popular non-hormonal contraceptive method.

implant

11 March 2019

Contraceptive implants are thin, small, flexible rods which are implanted under the skin of the upper arm.

implant

11 March 2019

Contraceptive implants are thin, small, flexible rods which are implanted under the skin of the upper arm.

uterus

11 March 2019

Female sterilization is an effective form of contraception that permanently prevents a woman from becoming pregnant.

uterus

11 March 2019

Female sterilization is an effective form of contraception that permanently prevents a woman from becoming pregnant.

the pilll

11 March 2019

Learn more about this popular hormonal contraceptive option.

the pilll

11 March 2019

Learn more about this popular hormonal contraceptive option.

nurse in IPPF-run clinic.  credits: IPPF/Jane Mingay/Georgia

05 February 2018

Since 2014, the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) has provided comprehensive medical and psychological care to women and girls in Ireland who have experienced FGM. The FGM Treatment Service is publicly funded which enables the IFPA to provide care to affected women and girls free of charge.

nurse in IPPF-run clinic.  credits: IPPF/Jane Mingay/Georgia

05 February 2018

Since 2014, the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) has provided comprehensive medical and psychological care to women and girls in Ireland who have experienced FGM. The FGM Treatment Service is publicly funded which enables the IFPA to provide care to affected women and girls free of charge.

Two young people holding an IUD

11 March 2019

Learn more about this popular long-term and non-hormonal contraceptive method.

Two young people holding an IUD

11 March 2019

Learn more about this popular long-term and non-hormonal contraceptive method.

External condom

11 March 2019

Learn more about this popular non-hormonal contraceptive method.

External condom

11 March 2019

Learn more about this popular non-hormonal contraceptive method.

implant

11 March 2019

Contraceptive implants are thin, small, flexible rods which are implanted under the skin of the upper arm.

implant

11 March 2019

Contraceptive implants are thin, small, flexible rods which are implanted under the skin of the upper arm.

uterus

11 March 2019

Female sterilization is an effective form of contraception that permanently prevents a woman from becoming pregnant.

uterus

11 March 2019

Female sterilization is an effective form of contraception that permanently prevents a woman from becoming pregnant.

the pilll

11 March 2019

Learn more about this popular hormonal contraceptive option.

the pilll

11 March 2019

Learn more about this popular hormonal contraceptive option.

nurse in IPPF-run clinic.  credits: IPPF/Jane Mingay/Georgia

05 February 2018

Since 2014, the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) has provided comprehensive medical and psychological care to women and girls in Ireland who have experienced FGM. The FGM Treatment Service is publicly funded which enables the IFPA to provide care to affected women and girls free of charge.

nurse in IPPF-run clinic.  credits: IPPF/Jane Mingay/Georgia

05 February 2018

Since 2014, the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) has provided comprehensive medical and psychological care to women and girls in Ireland who have experienced FGM. The FGM Treatment Service is publicly funded which enables the IFPA to provide care to affected women and girls free of charge.