Transgender Health
Feature
Doctors have failed them, say those with transgender regret
When one conference participant first detransitioned, her therapists treated her badly, she said. “They just didn’t want to speak about...
Gender-Affirming Gynecology
Obstetrical care for gender diverse patients: A summary from the SMFM annual meeting
One of the biggest challenges in caring for transgender patients who desire pregnancy is the psychological distress related to the gendered...
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Proposed insurance policy ignites debate over transgender health care
A trade association for health insurance companies said the nondiscrimination framework is overly broad and limits insurers’ abilities to design...
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LGBTQ parents fare worse giving birth
Although differences in demographic and clinical factors explain some of the poorer outcomes among gender and sexual minority patients giving...
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Hormone therapy in transgender teens linked to better adult mental health
But study is based on a survey with limitations, and other outcomes didn’t improve.
Gender-Affirming Gynecology
Detransition, baby: Examining factors leading to ‘detransitioning’ and regret in the transgender community
Comments about the finality of gender-affirmative procedures by cisgender people reveal a more deep-seated issue – general distrust of individual...
Guidelines
WPATH draft on gender dysphoria ‘skewed and misses urgent issues’
New draft standards of care for treating people with gender dysphoria by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) has...
From the Journals
Risk for severe COVID-19 and death plummets with Pfizer booster
These findings came from two studies completed before the advent of the Omicron variant.
Commentary
LGBTQ health care: There is reason to be hopeful
“LGBTQ/rainbow health has been harmfully treated by the system, by both intention and by ignorance.”
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Study shows wider gaps, broader inequities in U.S. sex education than 25 years ago
“Overall, about 20% of adolescents received instruction from multiple sources about waiting until marriage, but only 5%-8% received birth control...
Gender-Affirming Gynecology
The significance of Transgender Awareness Week
Unfortunately, 2021 marks the worst year in recent history for transgender violence and anti-LGBT legislation.