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Disparities in Transgender Prostate Screening Uptake Driven by Clinicians

Clinician-led recommendations for and discussions of PSA screening explained differences between cisgender and transgender screening rates

ED Use Increased for Transgender, Gender-Diverse Medicare Beneficiaries

TGD beneficiaries more likely than cisgender beneficiaries to use emergency department for mental health care

Gender-Related Differences Seen for Self-Reported Mental Health Conditions

Cisgender individuals have lowest probability of reporting a mental health condition or unmet mental health need

Gender Minority Adults Are Vulnerable During Full Body Skin Exam

Gender queer and transgender individuals more likely to report discomfort than sexual minority cisgender females, males

2014 to 2021 Saw Increase in HIV Testing, PrEP in Transgender Persons

In 2021, 20.2 and 10.2 percent of transgender women and transgender men who had an HIV test were prescribed PrEP

Thyroid Cancer Prevalent Among Transgender Female Veterans

Estrogen gender-affirming hormone therapy may be a risk factor

Hematocrit Within Normal Range With Testosterone Gender-Affirming Therapy

Mean hematocrit ranged from 41.84 to 45.68 percent for those receiving testosterone as gender-affirming hormone therapy

One in Four Older Transgender Adults Contemplated Suicide in Last Year

Facing more adverse conditions has additive effect on risk for contemplating suicide

High BMI Increases Complications for Chest Masculinization Surgery

However, regardless of BMI, risk for severe complications during gender-affirming chest surgery are very low

One in Four Young Sexual-, Gender-Minority Individuals May Experience Syphilis

Lifetime prevalence even higher for some subpopulations