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ED Use Increased for Transgender, Gender-Diverse Medicare Beneficiaries
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) Medicare beneficiaries are more likely to use the emergency department than their cisgender peers, according to a research letter...
Survey Shows Transgender, Nonbinary People Suffer Financial Strife, Stigma
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – Preliminary data from the largest survey examining the quality of life for transgender and nonbinary Americans show they suffer high levels of unemployment and harassment....
Gender Minority Adults Are Vulnerable During Full Body Skin Exam
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Within the sexual and gender minority (SGM) population, gender minority adults are more likely to report discomfort during full body skin examinations (FBSEs), according to a...
Treatment Adverse Events Vary With Favorable, Unfavorable Prognosis in Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 – For patients with localized prostate cancer, the rates of adverse outcomes associated with specific treatments vary for favorable- and unfavorable-prognosis disease,...
Transgender, Gender-Diverse Individuals Report Acne-Related Stigma
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 – Transgender and gender-diverse individuals report experiencing acne-related stigma, according to a study published online Jan. 3 in JAMA Dermatology. Sarah Gold, from the...
Regret After Gender-Affirming Surgery Is Largely a Myth, Experts Say
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 — Despite a common belief in the medical community and elsewhere, the vast majority of people who undergo gender-affirming surgery do not regret it later. In all, less than 1% o...
2014 to 2021 Saw Increase in HIV Testing, PrEP in Transgender Persons
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 – From 2014 to 2021, there was an increase in the number of transgender persons with an HIV test and who received preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to a study published...
2014 to 2021 Saw Increase in HIV Testing, PrEP in Transgender Persons
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 – From 2014 to 2021, there was an increase in the number of transgender persons with an HIV test and who received preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to a study published...
1 in 3 Men Open to Having More Than One Partner. Women, Not So Much
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 – Being in a marriage or long-term relationship typically includes promises of monogamy, but new research shows a surprising number of folks, mostly men, are open to the idea...
Thyroid Cancer Prevalent Among Transgender Female Veterans
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 – There is a high prevalence of thyroid cancer among transgender female veterans, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Thyroid Association,...
Testosterone Therapy for Transgender Patients May Be Safer Than Thought
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – Transgender people transitioning to male (transmasculine) identity typically take testosterone therapy as part of the process. There have been worries that the treatment ...
Hematocrit Within Normal Range With Testosterone Gender-Affirming Therapy
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 – For people using testosterone as gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), mean hematocrit varies from 41.84 to 45.68 percent, which is within the normal range, according to a...
One in Four Older Transgender Adults Contemplated Suicide in Last Year
TUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023 – The more different types of adverse conditions that older transgender persons face, the more likely they are to contemplate suicide, according to a study published online...
Sexual Minority Youth More Likely to Experience Homelessness
MONDAY, Nov. 20, 2023 – Sexual minority youth are more likely to experience homelessness, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in Pediatrics. Cameron Deal and Gilbert Gonzales, Ph.D., from...
High BMI Increases Complications for Chest Masculinization Surgery
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 – Among transgender and nonbinary patients undergoing chest masculinization surgery (CMS), people with high body mass index (BMI) have a slightly increased risk for...
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