Gender Identity

Transgender and nonbinary youths who received gender-affirming care were significantly less likely to have moderate or severe depression and suicidality than those who did not, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Mandi L. Pratt-Chapman, PhD, MA, and Adrian Gropper, MD, debated whether the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity should be mandated in health care. It was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.

To advance health equity, it is time to normalize the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data in clinical practice and in health services research.

Many transgender men and nonbinary people assigned female at birth, or TMNB, reported barriers to cervical cancer screening, according to results of a cross-sectional survey of these underserved populations.

One of several plenary sessions at the American Headache Society Annual Meeting, which is being held virtually, focused on sex- and gender-specific differences in headache.

The topic of sexual health among cancer survivors, when addressed at all, tends to focus on concrete, treatable issues, such as fertility and erectile dysfunction.

More research and education are needed on the impact of significant stressors on CV health in LGBTQ adults to reduce disparities, according to an American Heart Association scientific statement.

Youths who seek gender-affirming medical care at age 15 years and older and further along in puberty are more likely than their younger peers to report depression, self-harm and suicidal thoughts, researchers reported in Pediatrics.

Transgender and gender-diverse adults are more likely to be diagnosed with autism than cisgender adults, according to research published in Nature Communications.

The AMA announced policies on several issues at their interim House of Delegates meeting, including one that supports state and federal bans on conversion therapy.