It has been more than a decade since Jennifer Blair underwent gender confirmation surgery. Like most transsexual women Jennifer takes a daily maintenance dose of estradiol, a synthetic estrogen drug.



That dose also does put me at an elevated risk for a variety of tumors, including breast cancer. --Blair

I don't have any health insurance. --Blair

I was shocked. I was hurt. --Blair

Blair began to notice an unusual breast growth, so she went to Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains in Denver for a mammogram paid for by the Women's Wellness Connection. That's a state-run program which offers free cancer screenings for women living on low incomes.Jennifer seemed to meet all the requirements, but she was still denied a screening …because she was born male.