Transgender Health
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Acne in Transmasculine Patients: Management Recommendations
Transmasculine patients with acne require unique care that not only is sensitive but also reflects an understanding about factors that can affect...
Opinion
Freedom of Speech and Gender-Affirming Care
The topic of gender dysphoria in adolescence has become a third rail that must be approached with caution.
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The Struggle to Provide Gender-Affirming Care to Youth
Gender-affirming care has been restricted in about half of US states and there have been increasing threats of violence against physicians,...
Conference Coverage
Avoid adding to minority stress when treating headache in LGBTQIA+ patients
To address headache in LBGTQIA+ patients, inclusive behavior can set the stage of collaboration toward control.
Conference Coverage
Five times greater suicide risk for trans, gender-diverse teens in ED
Suicide rates in transgender and gender-diverse youth are high in the U.S., but current methods of identifying trans and gender-diverse youth in...
News
Autism spectrum disorders
Clinical work with neurodivergent youth, especially those with ASD, can be complicated.
Conference Coverage
Thyroid cancer increase observed in transgender female veterans
“I would characterize the trends in our data as being potentially suggestive or hypothesis generating – not conclusive.”
From the Journals
Transgender patients report stigma, voyeurism in medical care
In focus groups, participants say they fear poor treatment if they’re open and inadequate care if they’re not.
From the Journals
Gender-affirming surgeries nearly tripled between 2016 and 2019: Study
“The point of this [study] is to raise awareness and to really document the patterns of care in the United States.”
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Postpartum depression risk increased among sexual minority women
Women identifying as sexual minorities show increases in postpartum depression, yet rates of reporting sexual orientation are low.
Conference Coverage
Gender-diverse teens face barriers to physical activity
Lack of facilities and fears of judgment also were cited as barriers to regular physical activity.