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Nearly three-quarters of people using testosterone therapy for gender affirmation reported pelvic pain, according to findings of an online survey published in LGBT Health.

Within 30 days of gender-affirming vaginoplasty, there were no deaths and few severe complications, according to the findings of a retrospective cohort study.

Having access to an affirming provider is critical for reducing health disparities in the LGBTQ+ population, according to researchers.

Individuals who identify as LGBTQ+ continue to face barriers when trying to access high-quality and inclusive cancer care, according to panelists at the annual National Comprehensive Cancer Network Patient Advocacy Summit.

Transgender and cisgender women and nonbinary people assigned female sex at birth had similar presentations of monkeypox compared with men, according to data published in The Lancet.

The American Psychiatric Association said it “stands in solidarity” with the LGBTQ community in the aftermath of the shooting at Club Q Nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and amidst ongoing discrimination.

More than one in four women reported that the COVID-19 pandemic limited their primary care access, and one in six women reported disruptions to their gynecologic care specifically, survey findings showed.

PHILADELPHIA — Taking an “anatomy inventory” during visits can help cultivate a more supportive environment for transgender and non-binary patients to discuss their gender identity and the need for organ-specific care, a presenter here said.

The decision to ban gender-affirming care for youth in Florida will cause “irrevocable harm,” ACP President Ryan D. Mire, MD, MACP, said in a press release.

Most transgender adolescents who used pubertal blockers and were later prescribed gender-affirming hormone therapy in the Netherlands continued to use hormones as adults, according to data published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.