Tag: Transgender

In April, Florida's governor and surgeon general issued nonbinding guidance to prevent gender-affirming medical care for under 18s

In a recent study, 98 percent continued with hormone treatment at follow-up

Providers are under threat for providing federally protected, evidence-based care

Gender-affirming hormone therapy associated with increased serum creatinine in transgender men, but not transgender women

Sex-assigned-at-birth ratio of transgender, gender-diverse teens does not favor adolescents assigned female at birth

Out-of-pocket costs 49 percent higher for procedures performed outside versus in the state of residence

Transgender teens have seven times higher risk for suicide attempt compared with cisgender, heterosexual adolescents

Findings coincided with state and federal policy changes favorable to gender-affirming surgery

Later cisgender identities more common among youth with initial social transition before age 6 years

On most measures in five domains of health, transgender adolescents reported differences from cisgender adolescents