Transgender Health
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More medical schools build training in transgender care
Students and faculty identify gaps, such as a severe shortage of transgender instructors, and expand goals for training.
Opinion
Transgender youth: Bringing evidence to the political debates
As clinicians and scientists, we have a responsibility to highlight the data relevant to these legislative debates, and to...
Opinion
‘Don’t say gay’: The politicization of gender-diverse youth
As a result of ongoing stigma, many gender-diverse patients are hesitant to seek out professional medical care, which includes mental health care...
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...
Feature
Debate heats up on how best to treat gender-questioning kids
Debate is intensifying about how best to treat gender dysphoria, with further restrictions on hormone treatment use in the under 18s in some U.S....
Opinion
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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Referrals to gender clinics in Sweden drop after media coverage
The programs may have influenced and jeopardized young transgender individuals’ access to transgender-specific health care.
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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.
Opinion
Changing terminology in LGBTQ+ spaces: How to keep up with the lingo
By paying attention to how people define and use terminology, we can better recognize their true identities and become better providers.