Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To read our full Nondiscrimination Statement, click here.

Adolescent Medicine

Treatments and Services

We offer primary care to youth and young adults, such as routine vaccinations, sports physicals, and treatment of minor illnesses and injuries, as well as assistance transitioning from pediatric to adult medicine providers. In addition, our specialty clinics have expertise in the following areas:

  • Addiction and substance use
    • Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs)
    • Medications for substance use disorders
    • Overdose prevention education and naloxone
  • Atypical menstruation
    • Complex contraception and menstrual management
    • Menstrual suppression
  • Gender identity
    • Gender-affirming hormone therapy
    • Hormone blockers
  • Gynecological care
    • Pap smears
    • Treatment of common/routine issues such as urinary tract infection (UTI) and vaginitis
  • Multilingual, age-appropriate support with basic resource needs, such as:
    • Benefits navigation, for example connecting pregnant patients to WIC
    • Food and clothing
    • Housing instability
    • Immigration issues
    • Referrals to community programs
    • Social, family, or other interpersonal issues
    • Transportation issues
  • Pregnancy and parenthood
  • Sexual activity, sexual health, and family planning
    • Contraception, including emergency contraception, Nexplanon, and intrauterine devices (IUDs)
    • Counseling/education on reproductive and sexual health
    • Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (PrEP)
    • Sexually-transmitted disease (STD) and HIV counseling, prevention, testing, and treatment
  • Sexual violence recovery
    • Healthy relationship counseling
    • Safety planning
    • Short-term counseling to aid in recovery after trauma