Transgender Health
Feature
‘Treat youth with gender dysphoria as individuals’
Keira Bell regrets her decision to transition at age 16, saying she only received three counseling sessions prior to endocrinology referral.
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.
Opinion
The Cures Act: Is the “cure” worse than the disease?
‘This act stands in the way of delivering quality, humanizing medical care.’
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.
Latest News
Arkansas first state to ban transgender medical treatments for youths
Gov. Asa Hutchinson had vetoed the bill, calling it a “product of the cultural war in America.” But the next day, the state House and Senate voted...
Conference Coverage
Cardiovascular risks elevated in transgender youth
A multicenter study shows increased risk for some cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes. The causes are not well understood.
Conference Coverage
Many unknowns on fertility preservation in transgender patients
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.