Transgender Health
Conference Coverage
Remove sex designation from public part of birth certificates, AMA advises
Currently, only 10 states allow for a gender-neutral designation on birth certificates.
Clinical Review
How to choose the right vaginal moisturizer or lubricant for your patient
About 20% of women report having used a vaginal lubrication product in the past 30 days. Knowing what is in these widely used...
Opinion
The Cures Act: Is the “cure” worse than the disease?
‘This act stands in the way of delivering quality, humanizing medical care.’
Gender-Affirming Gynecology
Vaginoplasty basics – what every gynecologist needs to know
Feminizing gender affirmation surgery is a complex genital surgery that most commonly involves removal of natal male genitalia (testes, penile...
Latest News
HHS prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ patients: Action reverses Trump-era policy
"No one should be discriminated against when seeking medical services because of who they are."
Conference Coverage
Success in LGBTQ+ medicine requires awareness of risk
Cross-sex hormone therapy is a life-sustaining treatment that should be viewed analogously with any other long-term management strategy, such as...
From the Journals
Transgender hormone therapy linked to blood pressure changes
BP elevations in transgender males and a subset of transgender females are seen before and soon after gender-affirming hormone therapy initiation...
Commentary
How physicians can provide better care to transgender patients
Those transgender patients who seek care often have unpleasant experiences.
Conference Coverage
Many unknowns on fertility preservation in transgender patients
Gender-Affirming Gynecology
Addressing mental health for transgender patients during the pandemic
As transgender patients continue to seek care from ob.gyns., it is vital that we not only screen transgender patients for depression and intimate...
Commentary
‘I think I’m transgender’: A clinician’s guide to next steps
What do you do when a patient discloses that they think they are transgender? Here are the first steps to take.