Tag: Transgender

While the American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed its support for the treatments, it will also conduct an exhaustive review of the research

Co-occurring diagnoses more prevalent among youth whose electronic medical record-reported sex was female, those with private insurance

Court declined to review a federal appeals court ruling that found people with gender dysphoria were entitled to protections under the Americans With Disabilities Act

Increased rates seen for suicide attempts, suicide mortality, suicide-unrelated mortality, all-cause mortality versus nontransgender individuals

Over the same time period, age of gender dysphoria diagnosis dropped

Judge contends law discriminates against transgender people and violates the constitutional rights of doctors

Lower odds of services seen in rural areas, public facilities

Transgender respondents who believe their clinician has lower knowledge about transgender care report higher psychological distress

Furthermore, trans identification tied to lower rates of cesarean delivery versus cisgender delivering people

Findings suggest link to more aggressive disease among estrogen users, but researchers say larger studies needed