Transgender Health
Gender-Affirming Gynecology
Why Texas Senate Bill 8 will negatively affect LGBTQ patients
LGBTQ people are more susceptible to hate-motivated violence and sexual assault and as a result, may seek to terminate pregnancies that result...
Commentary
Time to hit pause on ‘pausing’ puberty in gender-dysphoric youth
Every clinician considering prescribing hormones for youth with gender dysphoria should ask themselves, ‘Just because I can, does it mean I should...
From the Journals
Transgender individuals twice as likely to die as general population
Study shows a doubling of mortality risk in trans people taking cross-sex hormones, compared with the general population.
Gender-Affirming Gynecology
Gender-affirming mastectomy and breast cancer screening in transmasculine patients
For transmasculine and nonbinary patients, this procedure is associated with significant improvements in mental health and quality of life.
Conference Coverage
Remove sex designation from public part of birth certificates, AMA advises
Currently, only 10 states allow for a gender-neutral designation on birth certificates.
Clinical Review
How to choose the right vaginal moisturizer or lubricant for your patient
About 20% of women report having used a vaginal lubrication product in the past 30 days. Knowing what is in these widely used...
Opinion
The Cures Act: Is the “cure” worse than the disease?
‘This act stands in the way of delivering quality, humanizing medical care.’
Gender-Affirming Gynecology
Vaginoplasty basics – what every gynecologist needs to know
Feminizing gender affirmation surgery is a complex genital surgery that most commonly involves removal of natal male genitalia (testes, penile...
Latest News
HHS prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ patients: Action reverses Trump-era policy
"No one should be discriminated against when seeking medical services because of who they are."
Conference Coverage
Success in LGBTQ+ medicine requires awareness of risk
Cross-sex hormone therapy is a life-sustaining treatment that should be viewed analogously with any other long-term management strategy, such as...
From the Journals
Transgender hormone therapy linked to blood pressure changes
BP elevations in transgender males and a subset of transgender females are seen before and soon after gender-affirming hormone therapy initiation...