Transgender Health
Letters from Maine
Tap of the brakes on gender-affirming care
It seems to me a thorough and sensitively done mental health evaluation might minimize the collateral damage from some gender-affirming care and...
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...
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Study shows wider gaps, broader inequities in U.S. sex education than 25 years ago
“Overall, about 20% of adolescents received instruction from multiple sources about waiting until marriage, but only 5%-8% received birth control...
From the Journals
‘Top’ surgery for trans youth: Advance or dangerous medicine?
Ms. Clayton draws parallels with experimental medicine performed on homosexuals in the 20th century.
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Hormone blocker sticker shock – again – as patients lose cheaper drug option
A company with two nearly identical drug products charged nearly eight times more for one of them.
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Detransitioners received poor evaluation when transitioning
The reasons for detransitioning were varied, and many had more than one reason.
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual youth miss out on health care
Adolescents identifying as LGB less likely to seek care for STDs, contraception, substance abuse.
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Gender-affirming care ‘can save lives,’ new research shows
Although the decline in depression and suicidality after gender-affirming treatment was not a surprise, “those drops are huge.”
LGBT Youth Consult
Call them by their names in your office
Providing a space for a patient to put the name and pronouns that they use allows your staff to make sure that you are calling a patient by the...
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HHS okays first U.S. pilot to mandate coverage of gender-affirming care
The approval means transgender-related care must be included as part of the essential benefits offered on the state’s Affordable Care Act...
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FDA OKs iPLEDGE change for gender-neutral language
In recent years, dermatologists and others have advocated for the change, hoping to make the process more inclusive and less intrusive for their...