Transgender Health
Feature
Texas child abuse workers forced to investigate transgender cases, says court witness
Child abuse inspectors in Texas were told they had to investigate parents who put their transgender children through gender-affirming procedures,...
Feature
Texas judge to rule on probes of transgender kids’ parents
A Texas judge will consider a request that she block state investigations of parents who get gender-transitioning care for their children.
Latest News
Financial problems, COVID-19 tied to contraceptive delays
Dr. Manze said health care and public-health institutions should prioritize ensuring access to contraception during pandemics and other crises.
TRANSforming Gynecology
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...
Latest News
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...
Latest News
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...
Latest News
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.
TRANSforming Gynecology
Detransition, baby: Examining factors leading to ‘detransitioning’ and regret in the transgender community
Comments about the finality of gender-affirmative procedures by cisgender people reveal a more deep-seated issue – general distrust of individual...
Guidelines
WPATH draft on gender dysphoria ‘skewed and misses urgent issues’
New draft standards of care for treating people with gender dysphoria by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) has...
From the Journals
Risk for severe COVID-19 and death plummets with Pfizer booster
These findings came from two studies completed before the advent of the Omicron variant.
Commentary
LGBTQ health care: There is reason to be hopeful
“LGBTQ/rainbow health has been harmfully treated by the system, by both intention and by ignorance.”