Transgender Health
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Docs spurn state attempts to criminalize treatment of transgender kids
Bills share a common goal of preventing minors from receiving puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or gender-affirmation surgery.
From the Journals
New frontier: Transgender men yield eggs, babies, even after testosterone
Transgender men, who were assigned female sex at birth, show a similar response to ovarian stimulation as cisgender women, even after using...
Gender-Affirming Gynecology
Performing gender-reaffirming surgery: Guidelines for the general ob.gyn.
Learn how to provide an environment of safety for transgender and nonbinary patients seeking gender-reaffirming surgery.
Conference Coverage
iPLEDGE vexes dermatologists treating transgender patients
In a survey, half of dermatologists report uncertainties when registering transgender patients in iPLEDGE.
Conference Coverage
Multidisciplinary care could address fertility preservation in transgender youth
PHILADELPHIA – Counseling transgender youth about fertility preservation creates a number of clinical and ethical...
Conference Coverage
Hormone therapy in transgender patients is safe for bone
ORLANDO – An analysis of the available literature on bone health in transwomen and transmen receiving hormone therapy showed that transwomen had...
Conference Coverage
Much work to be done in optimizing treatment for transgender children
ORLANDO – Concerns include when to start gender-affirming sex hormones and their effect on bone mineral density.
Gender-Affirming Gynecology
Meeting the obstetrical needs of trans and gender nonconforming patients
Trans patients have unique reproductive and obstetrical needs.
For Residents
Supporting our gender-diverse patients
ACOG urges nondiscriminatory practices when it comes to transgender patients’ health. Let us continue speaking up for the rights of all those who...
Latest News
Trump administration plans to repeal transgender health care protections
Under a proposed rule, HHS would roll back discrimination protections for transgender patients who seek medical care.
Gender-Affirming Gynecology
Addressing the sexual and reproductive health needs of trans and gender nonconforming patients
Understanding how trans or GNC patients have sex is essential to providing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care.