Tag: Transgender
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