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
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
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.”
Feature
Florida medical boards ban transgender care for minors
Once enacted, new state rules will prohibit children under the age of 18 from receiving puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones to transition.
From the Journals
Higher rates of PTSD, BPD in transgender vs. cisgender psych patients
“It is important to realize that transgender or gender-diverse identity is not synonymous with [borderline personality disorder], as some have...
From the Journals
Few transgender teens discontinue hormones in young adulthood
Pioneering clinic’s research finds that 98% of transgender adolescents taking puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones were still taking the latter...
From the Journals
Chest reconstruction surgeries up nearly fourfold among adolescents
One of the largest studies to investigate gender-affirming chest reconstructions found a significant increase in surgeries among gender diverse...
From the Journals
Cardiac biomarkers track with hormone therapy in transgender people
A pilot study spotlights differences in two common biomarkers of cardiac disease as well as the need for greater inclusivity in cardiovascular...
Best Practices
Best practices for an LGBTQ+ friendly medical space
With insights from four LGBTQ+ clinicians, here are several steps physicians can take to close the disparity gap.
Conference Coverage
Hormones’ impact described in transgender rheumatology patients
Gender-affirming hormone therapy does not need to be a strict contraindication in transgender patients with rheumatic disease, an author of a new...
Guidelines
WPATH removes age limits from transgender treatment guidelines
Depending on interpretation, the latest version of the WPATH standards of care for transgender youth could be seen to have abandoned age limits on...