Transgender Health
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.”
From the Journals
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.
Opinion
LGBTQ+ Youth Consult Questions remain over use of sex hormone therapy
The use of GnRH agonists in transgender adolescents remains controversial because of the potential long-term effects on bone mineral density.
Opinion
LGBTQ+ teens in homophobic high schools
Comparing these two local high schools reinforced to me how visibility really matters in creating a childhood experience that is nurturing versus...
Latest News
Teen girls report record levels of sadness, sexual violence: CDC
Nearly one-third of girls (30%) reported seriously considering suicide, up from 19% in 2011.