Tag: Transgender
Medical Groups Urge Protections for Health Workers Providing Gender-Affirming Care
Providers are under threat for providing federally protected, evidence-based care
Impact of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy on Kidney Function Examined
Gender-affirming hormone therapy associated with increased serum creatinine in transgender men, but not transgender women
Youth Assigned Female at Birth No More Likely to Present as Trans
Sex-assigned-at-birth ratio of transgender, gender-diverse teens does not favor adolescents assigned female at birth
Many Undergo Genital Gender-Affirming Surgery Outside State of Residence
Out-of-pocket costs 49 percent higher for procedures performed outside versus in the state of residence
Suicidal Ideation, Attempts Up in Transgender, Sexual-Minority Teens
Transgender teens have seven times higher risk for suicide attempt compared with cisgender, heterosexual adolescents
2008 to 2017 Saw Payment, Geographical Shifts in Gender-Affirming Surgery
Findings coincided with state and federal policy changes favorable to gender-affirming surgery
Retransitions Uncommon Among Transgender Youth
Later cisgender identities more common among youth with initial social transition before age 6 years
Transgender, Gender-Questioning Teens Have Worse Health Outcomes
On most measures in five domains of health, transgender adolescents reported differences from cisgender adolescents
Gender-Affirming Care May Aid Mental Health in Trans Youth
Odds for depression, suicidality lower among transgender and nonbinary adolescents after one year of receiving gender-affirming care
Mental Health Improves With Access to Gender-Affirming Hormones
Access to GAH during adolescence, adulthood linked to lower odds of past-year suicidal ideation versus desiring but not accessing GAH
