Tag: Transgender
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
Transgender Women Have Increase in T2DM Versus Cisgender Females
No differences in prevalence, incidence of T2DM across other comparison groups, including those receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy
Sexual-Minority Teens Have Elevated Suicide Ideation, Attempt, Plan
Positive associations of sexual minority status with time to first onset of suicide ideation and plan in adjusted analyses