Transgender Health
Gender-Affirming Gynecology
Urinary incontinence in transfeminine patients
Obstetrician/gynecologists are familiar with assessing and treating cisgender female patients reporting incontinence and should use this same...
Gender-Affirming Gynecology
Breast anatomy and augmentation in transfeminine individuals
There are nuances in patient demographics, anatomy, and surgical technique that obstetricians/gynecologists should be aware of when examining...
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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.
Gender-Affirming Gynecology
‘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...
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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...
Gender-Affirming 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...
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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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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.
Gender-Affirming 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...