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Midlife LGBTQ women report better sexual function vs. heterosexual women
Lesbian, bisexual and pansexual perimenopausal and postmenopausal women reported being sexually active more often than heterosexual women and had better sexual function, according to data presented at the NAMS Annual Meeting.
Data show a recent decline in opioid use, but disparities remain in LGBTQ+ community
Despite a downward trend in overall opioid use, disparities persist among members of the LGBTQ+ community, according to a study presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ annual meeting.
VIDEO: Incoming ASRM president highlights goals for 2023
ANAHEIM, Calif. — In this video exclusive, ASRM President-Elect Michael A. Thomas, MD, discusses his vision for the organization in the coming year.
VIDEO: More inclusive neurologic research needed for underserved LGBTQ+ community
CHICAGO — Nicole Rosendale, MD, assistant professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, discusses highlights from her talk at ANA 2022 on equity in neurologic care for the LGBTQ+ community.
Risk for major adverse CV events increases for transgender women after orchiectomy
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Transgender women who undergo a gender-affirming orchiectomy may have an increased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events post-procedure, according to a speaker.
Transgender, gender-diverse people face substantial barriers to fertility care
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Only half of hospitals across the United States offer health care specifically to transgender and gender-diverse people, and only 23% of those offer fertility care to this population.
GnRH analogue plus testosterone does not suppress adult height for transgender boys
Most transgender boys reach their predicted adult height after treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues and testosterone therapy, according to data published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Low BMD z scores common among gender-affirming youths prior to treatment
About 30% of a cohort of gender-diverse youths had low whole-body bone mineral density z scores prior to initiation of puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones, according to findings published in Transgender Health.
Benefits of gender-affirming HT outweigh risks for most transgender women
The benefits of gender-affirming hormone therapy outweigh the risks for transgender women of all ages as well as those with comorbidities, according to a speaker at the 2022 North American Menopause Society annual meeting.
Men who have sex with men twice as likely to be diagnosed with IBD
Men who have sex with men were more than twice as likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease compared with men who have sex with women when engaging in “high-risk” sexual activity, according to research published in Gut.