Articles Tagged With: gender-diverse
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Menstrual Suppression Method Outcomes Among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adolescents
In a retrospective chart review of transgender and gender-diverse adolescents at a single institution seeking menstrual suppression methods, most individuals had high rates of method continuation, amenorrhea, improved bleeding, and a reduction in dysphoria and mood symptoms.
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Words and Phrases Related to Transgender Care
Researchers and organizations that advocate for the transgender and gender-diverse communities provide these words and definitions to educate people about the transgender community. They offer suggested sexual health language that is respectful of transgender and gender-diverse patients.
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Clinicians Can Follow Recommendations to Better Serve Transgender Populations
Family planning clinicians and obstetrician/gynecologists likely will see transgender or gender-diverse patients seeking contraceptive care. Clinicians should learn more about transgender and gender-diverse patients to better inform their care of these populations.
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Guidance Helps Clinicians Counsel Transgender Patients on Contraception
One of the challenges facing family planning clinics and obstetricians/gynecologists when serving transgender and gender-diverse patients is the lack of research and evidence-based guidelines to inform their clinical decisions. More research is needed about contraceptive needs and health effects on transgender and gender-diverse people, experts say.