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Miller AS, Beagles CB, Kaur MN, Marano AA, Hu S, Ghoshal S, Dey T, Coon D, Succi MD. Temporary Declines and Demand Resurgence: Gender-Affirming Surgery Volume and Complication Trends During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. Aesthetic Plast Surg 2024:10.1007/s00266-024-04243-3. [PMID: 38992249 DOI: 10.1007/s00266-024-04243-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic prompted surgical volume reductions due to lockdown measures. This study evaluates COVID-19's impact on gender-affirming surgery (GAS) volume and complications from the pandemic onset through the recovery period. METHODS The 2019-2021 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databases were queried for transgender or gender-diverse patients using ICD-10 codes. Five time periods were analyzed: Pre-pandemic, Immediate pre-pandemic and COVID-19 outbreak, Initial COVID-19 peak, Pre-COVID-19 vaccine, and Post-vaccine release. Complications included reoperation, urinary tract infections, and wound complications. Multivariate logistic regressions assessed factors associated with undergoing surgery during the initial COVID-19 peak and experiencing surgical complications. RESULTS Out of 2,963,230 patients, 4637 underwent GAS between 2019 and 2021. Chest feminizing and masculinizing procedures comprised 60.1% of all GAS. During the initial COVID-19 peak, all GAS surgeries nearly halved, with breast augmentations dropping to 15.3% of pre-pandemic volumes. White patients constituted a significantly higher proportion of GAS patients during the initial COVID-19 peak than in 2019 (74.7% vs. 61.0%, p = 0.014). Post-vaccine, GAS levels surged, exceeding pre-pandemic volumes by 45.5% and initial peak levels by 188.5%. The overall complication rate was 4.9%, and was significantly associated with older age, increased operative time, feminizing and masculinizing genital surgeries, and hysterectomies. The initial COVID-19 peak showed no significant correlations with surgical complications. CONCLUSIONS GAS volume temporarily decreased during the initial COVID-19 outbreak and has since rebounded and surpassed pre-pandemic levels, corresponding with past-decade trends. Complication risks remained consistent despite the pandemic, though the results highlight potentially significant race-based disparities in GAS access during COVID-19. IMPORTANT POINTS During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health measures led to severe volume reductions in gender-affirming surgical (GAS) procedures. Since the initial COVID-19 peak, GAS volumes have fully recovered and surpassed pre-pandemic volumes. Surgical complication rates for various GAS procedures were within expected ranges, emphasizing the overall safety of these surgeries. The study's results highlight racial disparities in undergoing GAS during the COVID-19 pandemic, with White patients disproportionately represented among those who had surgery during the COVID-19 lockdown. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these evidence-based medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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- Amitai S Miller
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Surgery, Patient-Reported Outcomes, Value and Experience (PROVE) Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Surgery, Patient-Reported Outcomes, Value and Experience (PROVE) Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Patient-Reported Outcomes, Value and Experience (PROVE) Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Medically Engineered Solutions in Healthcare Incubator, Innovation in Operations Research Center (MESH IO), Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Surgery and Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
- Medically Engineered Solutions in Healthcare Incubator, Innovation in Operations Research Center (MESH IO), Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA, USA.
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Alves Rodrigues C, Marguilho M, Ferreira B, Nascimento S, Nascimento M, Cardoso S, Silva M, Pablo AC, Soares C, Fernandes C, Gonçalves M. Gender Dysphoria: Concepts, Diagnosis and Clinical Management. ACTA MEDICA PORT 2024; 37:379-385. [PMID: 38577868 DOI: 10.20344/amp.21057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Gender dysphoria is defined as a condition characterized by mental suffering associated with the incongruence between one's experienced gender and their birth-assigned sex. Gender as a construct and gender dysphoria as a condition in need of multidisciplinary intervention have developed as swiftly as their visibility in society, making it mandatory to promote the literacy and education of all healthcare professionals in this area. This article aims to review information based on scientific evidence on people with gender dysphoria and its clinical approach, while contributing to a safe, inclusive, and non-discriminatory practice of healthcare.
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- Carolina Alves Rodrigues
- Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa. Portugal
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- Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa. Portugal
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- Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa. Portugal
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- Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa. Portugal
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- Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa. Portugal
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- Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa. Portugal
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- Serviço de Psiquiatria de Ligação. Hospital São José. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa. Portugal
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- Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa. Portugal
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- Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa. Portugal
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- Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa. Portugal
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- Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa. Portugal
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Mosier-Mills A, Kim HH, Keuroghlian AS. Removing Barriers and Honoring Autonomy: Rethinking Mental Health Professional Assessments in Adolescent Gender-Affirming Medical Care. Harv Rev Psychiatry 2024; 32:96-100. [PMID: 38728569 DOI: 10.1097/hrp.0000000000000397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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ABSTRACT Adolescents seeking gender-affirming medical care (GAMC) face numerous barriers that may delay or inhibit their access to these services. Such obstacles include mental health professional (MHP) assessment requirements prior to initiating GAMC. MHP letters ultimately carry little benefit for patients. Their formulaic nature discourages nuance, reduces likelihood of capturing gender embodiment goals (beyond a narrow definition of gender dysphoria), and may cause clinicians to overlook presenting mental health concerns. MHP assessment requirements also reinforce the conception of gender dysphoria as a mental health disorder. Moreover, studies have not shown that requiring MHP assessment letters effectively reduces regret among patients. Fortunately, primary clinicians who provide GAMC are most often capable of assessing patients without additional input from an MHP. In this article, we provide an ethical framework for clinicians that prioritizes patient autonomy through an informed assent approach. We discuss Appelbaum's criteria and its application, and contexts in which MHP consultation is appropriate. We also address common questions about informed assent among clinicians, patients, and families. Finally, we advocate for bolstering multidisciplinary support teams involved in GAMC to facilitate the informed assent process. This approach upholds patient autonomy, expands access to GAMC, and utilizes the mental health workforce more effectively.
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- Alison Mosier-Mills
- From Harvard Medical School (Ms. Mosier-Mills and Drs. Kim and Keuroghlian), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (Drs. Kim and Keuroghlian), The Fenway Institute, Boston, MA (Dr. Keuroghlian)
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Şimşek S, Aydinli FE, Taşkin A, Başar K, Yilmaz T, Özcebe E. Exploring the Relationship Between Acoustic Measurements and Self-Perception of Voice in Trans Women. J Voice 2024:S0892-1997(24)00086-9. [PMID: 38677906 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2024.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore the strength and direction of the relationship between spectral cepstral-based, time-based acoustic measures and the self-perception of voice in trans women. METHODS Forty-eight trans women were included in the study. Analysis of the sustained vowel phonation was performed using Multidimensional Voice Profile Analysis (MDVP), and spectral-cepstral analyses of the sustained vowel phonation, all-voiced weighted sentence, and spontaneous speech were made via Analysis of Dysphonia in Speech and Voice (ADSV) software. For self-perceptual evaluations, the Trans Woman Voice Questionnaire (TWVQ) and the Self-perception of Voice Femininity Scale (SPVF) were used. The correlation between MDVP, spectral-cepstral parameters, and TWVQ and SPVF scores was calculated. RESULTS The present study found a positive relationship between F0, SPVF, and TWVQ. Among the perturbation parameters, the jitter was the only one found to correlate with SPVF and TWVQ. The CPPF0 parameter was found to be associated with a more feminine voice perception and a higher voice-related quality of life in all speech samples in the present study. In addition, higher CPP values achieved from vowel phonation were associated with less feminine voice perception and lower voice-related quality of life. The present study also suggests a weak correlation with the SPVF and Cepstral Peak Prominence Standard Deviation (CPPF0 SD) of the spontaneous speech sample in a negative direction. CONCLUSIONS This study found weak and moderate levels of correlations between F0, jitter (%), CPP, CPPF0, CPPF0 SD parameters, and self-perceptual measures. These findings suggested that such a level of relationship is attributable to the fact that these tools evaluate different aspects of voice in accordance with the International Classification of Functioning System. According to this pioneering study, it would be beneficial to incorporate spectral-cepstral measures into the objective assessment protocol for trans women's voices.
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- Sinem Şimşek
- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ear-Nose-Throat, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Ankara, Turkey
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Carmichael TN, Copel LC, McDermott-Levy R. Effect of an Education Intervention on Nursing Students' Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Caring for Transgender and Nonbinary People. Nurse Educ 2024:00006223-990000000-00396. [PMID: 38235809 DOI: 10.1097/nne.0000000000001600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND Transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) people experience inequities in health care access, quality, and outcomes. Health care professionals' lack of knowledge and biased attitudes toward gender minorities contribute to inequitable care. PURPOSE This study examined the effect of TGNB health education on nursing students' knowledge and attitudes about caring for TGNB clients. METHODS A quasi-experimental study using a one-group pretest/posttest design was conducted with 46 nursing students at 2 private baccalaureate nursing programs. RESULTS A paired-samples t test found a significant increase in knowledge about caring for TGNB clients at posttest (P = .02). Attitudes toward caring for TGNB clients showed a significant improvement in the Sex and Gender Beliefs subscale at posttest (P = .014). CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that TGNB health education is effective for inclusion in nursing curricula to better prepare nurses to care for gender-diverse clients.
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- Tanya N Carmichael
- Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor (Dr Carmichael), School of Nursing, Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania; and Professor (Drs Copel and McDermott-Levy), M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania
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Botelho E, Mak I, Clark K, Brem M, Wolford-Clevenger C. External Minority Stress, Gender Dysphoria, and Capability for Suicide Among Transgender Adults: A Daily Diary Study. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2023; 38:11707-11726. [PMID: 37491936 DOI: 10.1177/08862605231188138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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This study analyzed whether external gender-related minority stress (i.e., discrimination, rejection, and violence) and gender dysphoria contribute to same-day and next-day acquired capability for suicide (ACS) in a sample of transgender adults residing in the southeastern United States. A sample of transgender participants (n = 38, 84.2% White, average age = 28.6 years) residing in the southeastern United States completed daily surveys on discrimination, rejection, violence, gender dysphoria, and ACS over 30 days (n = 836 of the 1,140 surveys sent out were completed). External minority stress (i.e., rejection, discrimination, and violence) was very common in this sample. External minority stress experiences were reported on 16% of the completed daily surveys, and 68% of the sample reported experiencing such stress at least once over the 30-day study period. Similarly, gender dysphoria occurred on 37.2% of the completed days and was experienced on at least 1 day by 78.9% of the participants over the 30-day survey period. Multilevel modeling showed daily experiences of discrimination and rejection, but not gender dysphoria, were positively associated with same-day ACS. Violence trended toward significance in correlating with same-day capability for suicide. Neither external minority stress nor gender dysphoria were associated with next-day ACS while controlling for acquired capability reported on the previous day. These preliminary data support proximal associations of external gender minority stress with same-day, but not next-day, ACS. Findings from this study advance understanding of how anti-transgender discrimination and violence contribute to increased capability for suicide in a population at increased risk for suicide.
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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Mangwegape DS, Manyedi E, Molato BJ. Mental health challenges experienced by LGBTI+ community in Gaborone: A phenomenological study. Health SA 2023; 28:2347. [PMID: 37795151 PMCID: PMC10546237 DOI: 10.4102/hsag.v28i0.2347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
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Background Mental health challenges have affected the entire global population including individuals identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and others (LGBTI+). There is documented evidence of a high prevalence of mental health challenges among LGBTI+ community across the globe, but in Botswana there is dearth of literature pertaining to the phenomenon of LGBTI+ mental health challenges. Aim The study was aimed at exploring and describing the mental health challenges experienced by some people identifying as the LGBTI+ community in Gaborone, Botswana. Setting The study was conducted in Gaborone in Botswana. Methods The study adopted a qualitative, phenomenological, descriptive design with 15 participants identified through snowball sampling. LEGABIBO, the LGBTI+ advocacy organisation, served as gatekeeper after Health Research and Development Division under the Ministry of Health and Wellness gave the ethical clearance of the study. Data were collected through unstructured telephonic interviews and recorded with a digital voice recorder. Results The study established that some LGBTI+ individuals experienced mental health challenges like experiences of depression, experiences of gender dysphoria, and loneliness and isolation. Conclusion It is concluded that individuals identifying as LGBTI+ experience mental health challenges that stem from being stigmatised and discriminated among others. Contribution The findings of the study provide information that may be used in dealing with mental health issues of individuals identifying as LGBTI+. Furthermore, the findings may inform nursing practice, research and education issues on LGBTI+ as well as influence health policy in addressing the mental health issues of those identifying as LGBTI+.
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- D S Mangwegape
- Department of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Institute of Health Sciences, Lobatse, Botswana
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, North West University, Mahikeng, South Africa
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, North West University, Mahikeng, South Africa
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Sex Chromosome Rearrangement Associated With Hormonal Abnormalities and Gender Dysphoria. J Psychiatr Pract 2023; 29:71-76. [PMID: 36649555 DOI: 10.1097/pra.0000000000000679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Although disorders arising from sex chromosome and sex steroid abnormalities are well characterized from the perspectives of endocrinology, dysmorphology, and reproductive health, relatively little is known about neuropsychiatric development, gender identity, incongruence, and dysphoria in the populations with these disorders. In this report, we describe the case of a 21-year-old gender nonbinary individual identified as male at birth who presented to an academic psychiatry consultation clinic because of life-long gender dysphoria. The patient was found to have a complex sex chromosomal rearrangement and associated hormonal abnormalities that may, at least in part, explain the patient's history. In addition to describing a novel genetic change, this case and the accompanying review of the existing literature highlight the need for an increased focus on the psychiatric perspective, and sex and gender issues in particular, among all patients with sex chromosome abnormalities and inborn errors of steroid metabolism.
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Lindley L, Pulice-Farrow L, Budge S. The antecedents of gender dysphoria and the associated thoughts, emotions, and ways of coping: a qualitative analysis and clinical implications. COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2022.2142201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Louis Lindley
- Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1000 Bascom Mall, Rm. 335, 53706, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1404 Circle Dr, 37996, Knoxville TN, USA
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- Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1000 Bascom Mall, Rm. 335, 53706, Madison, WI, USA
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Verbeek W, Baici W, MacKinnon KR, Zaheer J, Lam JSH. "Mental Readiness" and Gatekeeping in Trans Healthcare. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE 2022; 67:828-830. [PMID: 35603661 PMCID: PMC9561692 DOI: 10.1177/07067437221102725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gatekeeping refers to clinicians' strict application of eligibility criteria to determine a trans patient's "fitness" to engage in medical transition, resulting in significant barriers to gender-affirming care. Gatekeeping often uses "mental readiness" as a prerequisite to medical transition, which contributes to patient distress and systemic discrimination. Changing international trans health guidelines (the new World Professional Association for Transgender Health Standards of Care version 8) recommends clinicians shift from a gatekeeping model towards an informed consent model, which improves access to care. This commentary offers recommendations on how clinicians can reconsider existing "mental readiness" frameworks around medical transition to facilitate improved access to care.
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- 7938University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,7978Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 7938University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,7978Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 7938University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,7978Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Millward CP, Keshwara SM, Islim AI, Jenkinson MD, Alalade AF, Gilkes CE. Development and Growth of Intracranial Meningiomas in Transgender Women Taking Cyproterone Acetate as Gender-Affirming Progestogen Therapy: A Systematic Review. Transgend Health 2022; 7:473-483. [PMID: 36644118 PMCID: PMC9829145 DOI: 10.1089/trgh.2021.0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Gender-affirming hormone therapy is critical to the management of transgender persons. Cyproterone acetate (CPA) is a synthetic, progesterone-like compound commonly used in high doses as gender-affirming progestogen therapy in transgender women. An association between high-dose CPA and the development and growth of intracranial meningioma, including case reports in transgender women, has been described. This systematic review summarizes these cases at the patient level and discusses their management. Methods This systematic review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020191965). A detailed search of the PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science electronic bibliographic databases was performed (inception-December 20, 2020). Two review authors independently completed screening, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment in duplicate. Results Nine records were included describing (n=12) individual case reports and (n=35) intracranial meningiomas. The median age at presentation was 48 years (interquartile range [IQR], 43-55 years), most frequent daily CPA doses were 50 mg/day (n=5) and 100 mg/day (n=5), and the median duration of CPA use was 9.5 years (IQR, 6.5-17.5 years). Multiple meningiomas were common (n=7). For most cases (n=10), surgical resection was the initial preferred management strategy, but two were successfully managed by CPA cessation. Conclusions Transgender women receiving high doses of CPA may be at increased risk of intracranial meningioma development and/or growth, although this remains a rare disease. For presumed CPA-associated meningioma, drug cessation appears to be an appropriate management strategy when surgery is not imminently required to manage raised intracranial pressure or prevent neurological deterioration. Given the importance of gender-affirming hormone therapy to transgender persons, a suitable alternative hormone regimen should be offered, although the use of CPA in both high doses and for prolonged periods of time is now in decline.
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- Christopher Paul Millward
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Anderson D, Wijetunge H, Moore P, Provenzano D, Li N, Hasoon J, Viswanath O, Kaye AD, Urits I. Gender Dysphoria and Its Non-Surgical and Surgical Treatments. Health Psychol Res 2022; 10:38358. [PMID: 36168640 PMCID: PMC9501960 DOI: 10.52965/001c.38358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Gender dysphoria is defined by severe or persistent distress associated with an incongruence between one's gender identity and biological sex. It is estimated that 1.4 million Americans and 25 million people worldwide identify as transgender and that 0.6% of Americans experience gender dysphoria. The pathophysiology of gender dysphoria is multifactorial and incompletely understood. Genetics, androgen exposure, neuroanatomy, brain connectivity, history of trauma, parents with psychological disorders, and being raised by less than two parents are associated with gender dysphoria. Gender dysphoria most frequently presents in early teenage years but can present earlier or later. Anxiety and depression are the two most common comorbid diagnoses and may be the reason for presentation to medical care. Diagnosis is established through history and or validated questionnaires. Treatment includes psychosocial therapy, pharmacotherapy for underlying depression and/or anxiety, hormonal therapy, non-genital and/or genital feminization or masculinization operations. The frequency and severity of treatment related morbidity increases progressively as treatments go from conservative to more invasive. Gender dysphoria and its treatment is individualized and not completely understood.
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- School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
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- School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Science Center
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- School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
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- Medical School, Medical College of Wisconsin
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- Anesthesiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
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- School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
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- School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
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- School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
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Coleman E, Radix AE, Bouman WP, Brown GR, de Vries ALC, Deutsch MB, Ettner R, Fraser L, Goodman M, Green J, Hancock AB, Johnson TW, Karasic DH, Knudson GA, Leibowitz SF, Meyer-Bahlburg HFL, Monstrey SJ, Motmans J, Nahata L, Nieder TO, Reisner SL, Richards C, Schechter LS, Tangpricha V, Tishelman AC, Van Trotsenburg MAA, Winter S, Ducheny K, Adams NJ, Adrián TM, Allen LR, Azul D, Bagga H, Başar K, Bathory DS, Belinky JJ, Berg DR, Berli JU, Bluebond-Langner RO, Bouman MB, Bowers ML, Brassard PJ, Byrne J, Capitán L, Cargill CJ, Carswell JM, Chang SC, Chelvakumar G, Corneil T, Dalke KB, De Cuypere G, de Vries E, Den Heijer M, Devor AH, Dhejne C, D'Marco A, Edmiston EK, Edwards-Leeper L, Ehrbar R, Ehrensaft D, Eisfeld J, Elaut E, Erickson-Schroth L, Feldman JL, Fisher AD, Garcia MM, Gijs L, Green SE, Hall BP, Hardy TLD, Irwig MS, Jacobs LA, Janssen AC, Johnson K, Klink DT, Kreukels BPC, Kuper LE, Kvach EJ, Malouf MA, Massey R, Mazur T, McLachlan C, Morrison SD, Mosser SW, Neira PM, Nygren U, Oates JM, Obedin-Maliver J, Pagkalos G, Patton J, Phanuphak N, Rachlin K, Reed T, Rider GN, Ristori J, Robbins-Cherry S, Roberts SA, Rodriguez-Wallberg KA, Rosenthal SM, Sabir K, Safer JD, Scheim AI, Seal LJ, Sehoole TJ, Spencer K, St Amand C, Steensma TD, Strang JF, Taylor GB, Tilleman K, T'Sjoen GG, Vala LN, Van Mello NM, Veale JF, Vencill JA, Vincent B, Wesp LM, West MA, Arcelus J. Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRANSGENDER HEALTH 2022; 23:S1-S259. [PMID: 36238954 PMCID: PMC9553112 DOI: 10.1080/26895269.2022.2100644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 583] [Impact Index Per Article: 291.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Background: Transgender healthcare is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field. In the last decade, there has been an unprecedented increase in the number and visibility of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people seeking support and gender-affirming medical treatment in parallel with a significant rise in the scientific literature in this area. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) is an international, multidisciplinary, professional association whose mission is to promote evidence-based care, education, research, public policy, and respect in transgender health. One of the main functions of WPATH is to promote the highest standards of health care for TGD people through the Standards of Care (SOC). The SOC was initially developed in 1979 and the last version (SOC-7) was published in 2012. In view of the increasing scientific evidence, WPATH commissioned a new version of the Standards of Care, the SOC-8. Aim: The overall goal of SOC-8 is to provide health care professionals (HCPs) with clinical guidance to assist TGD people in accessing safe and effective pathways to achieving lasting personal comfort with their gendered selves with the aim of optimizing their overall physical health, psychological well-being, and self-fulfillment. Methods: The SOC-8 is based on the best available science and expert professional consensus in transgender health. International professionals and stakeholders were selected to serve on the SOC-8 committee. Recommendation statements were developed based on data derived from independent systematic literature reviews, where available, background reviews and expert opinions. Grading of recommendations was based on the available evidence supporting interventions, a discussion of risks and harms, as well as the feasibility and acceptability within different contexts and country settings. Results: A total of 18 chapters were developed as part of the SOC-8. They contain recommendations for health care professionals who provide care and treatment for TGD people. Each of the recommendations is followed by explanatory text with relevant references. General areas related to transgender health are covered in the chapters Terminology, Global Applicability, Population Estimates, and Education. The chapters developed for the diverse population of TGD people include Assessment of Adults, Adolescents, Children, Nonbinary, Eunuchs, and Intersex Individuals, and people living in Institutional Environments. Finally, the chapters related to gender-affirming treatment are Hormone Therapy, Surgery and Postoperative Care, Voice and Communication, Primary Care, Reproductive Health, Sexual Health, and Mental Health. Conclusions: The SOC-8 guidelines are intended to be flexible to meet the diverse health care needs of TGD people globally. While adaptable, they offer standards for promoting optimal health care and guidance for the treatment of people experiencing gender incongruence. As in all previous versions of the SOC, the criteria set forth in this document for gender-affirming medical interventions are clinical guidelines; individual health care professionals and programs may modify these in consultation with the TGD person.
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- E Coleman
- Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health, Nottingham, UK
- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA
- James H. Quillen VAMC, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- UCSF Gender Affirming Health Program, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- New Health Foundation Worldwide, Evanston, IL, USA
- Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Independent Practice, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Independent Scholar, Vancouver, WA, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, California State University, Chico, CA, USA
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Independent Practice at dankarasic.com
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, Canada
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- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Transgender Infopunt, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
- Centre for Research on Culture and Gender, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
- Endocrinology and Center for Biobehavioral Health, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Interdisciplinary Transgender Health Care Center Hamburg, Institute for Sex Research, Sexual Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry, Hamburg, Germany
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Regents University London, UK
- Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipids, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, GA, USA
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- Boston College, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
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- Bureau GenderPRO, Vienna, Austria
- University Hospital Lilienfeld-St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
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- School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Howard Brown Health, Chicago, IL, USA
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- University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada
- Transgender Professional Association for Transgender Health (TPATH)
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- Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
- Diverlex Diversidad e Igualdad a Través de la Ley, Caracas, Venezuela
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- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Australia
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- Monash Health Gender Clinic, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Independent Practice at Bathory International PLLC, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Durand Hospital, Guemes Clinic and Urological Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- National Center for Gender Spectrum Health, Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
- Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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- Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, , Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, Burlingame, CA, USA
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- GrS Montreal, Complexe CMC, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- University of Waikato/Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, Hamilton/Kirikiriroa, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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- The Facialteam Group, Marbella International Hospital, Marbella, Spain
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Boston's Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Independent Practice, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
- The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- School of Population & Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Penn State Health, PA, USA
- Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Center for Sexology and Gender, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
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- Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa
- University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Endocrinology, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, , Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- ANOVA, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- UCTRANS-United Caribbean Trans Network, Nassau, The Bahamas
- D M A R C O Organization, Nassau, The Bahamas
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Pacific University, Hillsboro, OR, USA
- Independent Practice, Beaverton, OR, USA
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- Whitman Walker Health, Washington, DC, USA
- Independent Practice, Maryland, USA
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Transvisie, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Center for Sexology and Gender, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
- Department of Clinical Experimental and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- The Jed Foundation, New York, NY, USA
- Hetrick-Martin Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Andrology, Women Endocrinology and Gender Incongruence, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Departments of Urology and Anatomy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Institute of Family and Sexuality Studies, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
- Duke Adult Gender Medicine Clinic, Durham, NC, USA
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- Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- MacEwan University, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
- University of Brighton, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, ZNA Queen Paola Children's Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, , Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Endocrinology, Children's Health, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Denver Health, Denver, CO, USA
- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Malouf Counseling and Consulting, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- WPATH Global Education Institute
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
- John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Professional Association for Transgender Health, South Africa
- Gender DynamiX, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Gender Confirmation Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Speech and Language Pathology, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Speech and Language Pathology, Medical Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
- Melbourne Voice Analysis Centre, East Melbourne, Australia
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Independent PracticeThessaloniki, Greece
- Military Community Mental Health Center, 424 General Military Training Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Talkspace, New York, NY, USA
- CytiPsychological LLC, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Independent Practice, New York, NY, USA
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- Gender Identity Research and Education Society, Leatherhead, UK
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- National Center for Gender Spectrum Health, Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Andrology, Women Endocrinology and Gender Incongruence, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Endocrinology, Boston's Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA
- UCSF Child and Adolescent Gender Center
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- FtM Phoenix Group, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, Ontario, Canada
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- Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- National Center for Gender Spectrum Health, Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, , Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
- George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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- Atrium Health Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Charlotte, NC, USA
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- Department for Reproductive Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
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- Center for Sexology and Gender, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
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- Independent Practice, Campbell, CA, USA
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- Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- School of Psychology, University of Waikato/Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, Hamilton/Kirikiriroa, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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- Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Trans Learning Partnership at https://spectra-london.org.uk/trans-learning-partnership, UK
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- College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI, USA
- Health Connections Inc., Glendale, WI, USA
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- North Memorial Health Hospital, Robbinsdale, MN, USA
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Soldati L, Hasler R, Recordon N, Clement M, Köhl J, Perroud N. Gender Dysphoria and Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Sex Med 2022; 10:100553. [PMID: 35998393 PMCID: PMC9537239 DOI: 10.1016/j.esxm.2022.100553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Background World Professional Association for Transgender Health guidelines support the importance of a mental health assessment before providing medical treatment for Gender Dysphoria (GD). During this assessment, patients without GD but with mental health disorder and who request treatment for GD should be excluded. Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a poorly known mental disorder which can be confused for GD. Aim To provide a case report of a patient suffering for DID but asking for treatment for GD and to provide a review of the literature on GD and DID. Method A case report assessment and follow-up was described and a systematic review of the literature was performed in Pubmed, PsychInfo, and Embase databases. Outcome To provide all cases with assessment and follow-up of DID and GD. Results The case report describes a man suffering from DID and asking for hormonal treatment for GD. After assessment the patient was able to let go of his wish for treatment for GD and begin psychotherapy for DID. During the literature review 11 articles were included. 3 articles showed a prevalence of DID of 0%, 0.8% and 1,5% in GD samples. 5 articles were case reports of patients with both diagnoses of GD and DID which showed the complexity of the care of these patients. 2 articles were case reports, where a GD diagnosis was done first, and then counseling for GD was proposed. After a second session, the diagnosis was changed for DID. In 1 other case report and our case report there was a description of 2 persons suffering from DID and asking for treatment for GD. Clinical implications Our review shows the complexity of providing care to patients with a comorbidity of GD and DID, as well as the complexity of making the differential diagnosis between GD and DID. Strengths and Limitations A systematic review was performed on these rare cases. Our study presents the results for a small group of patients. Conclusions This article provides the first systematic review on GD and DID and shows that DID in a GD sample does not seem to be higher than in the general population. In addition, it allow clinicians to gain better knowledge about patients suffering from both DID and GD and patients suffering from DID who ask for GD treatment. Soldati L, Hasler R, Recordon N, et al. Gender Dysphoria and Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Sex Med 2022;10:100553.
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- Lorenzo Soldati
- Sexual medicine and sexology unit, Division of Psychiatric Specialties, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; TRE Unit, Division of Psychiatric Specialties, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Sexual medicine and sexology unit, Division of Psychiatric Specialties, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Sexual medicine and sexology unit, Division of Psychiatric Specialties, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Sexual medicine and sexology unit, Division of Psychiatric Specialties, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; TRE Unit, Division of Psychiatric Specialties, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Scotia, Canada
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Desire for Genital Surgery in Trans Masculine Individuals: The Role of Internalized Transphobia, Transnormativity and Trans Positive Identity. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19158916. [PMID: 35897291 PMCID: PMC9331673 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19158916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Some trans people experience gender dysphoria, which refers to psychological distress that results from an incongruence between one’s gender assigned at birth and one’s gender identity. People who are trans masculine or nonbinary assigned-female-at-birth may pursue multiple domains of gender affirmation, including surgical affirmation (e.g., masculine chest reconstruction, penile reconstruction, etc.). The present study aimed to investigate the possible factors involved in trans people’s desire to undergo gender-affirming genital surgery. Trans masculine and nonbinary participants (N = 127; mean age = 26.90) were recruited through a web-based survey and completed self-report instruments (i.e., the Internalized Transphobia subscale of the Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Measure, the Trans Positive Identity Measure, the Gender Congruence and Life Satisfaction Scale, an ad hoc scale on transnormativity, and a single-item on desire to undergo genital affirmation surgery). A path analysis showed that higher levels of internalized transphobia led to more significant genital discomfort via a dual parallel mediation of transnormativity and positive identity. Moreover, this genital discomfort fueling pattern was the most significant predictor of the desire to undergo genital surgery as the effect of internalized transphobia was fully mediated by increased genital discomfort. Findings are discussed in the light of the recent strand of research on gender dysphoria as a multifaceted construct, with social components.
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Liang B, Cheung AS, Nolan BJ. Clinical features and prevalence of Klinefelter syndrome in transgender individuals: A systematic review. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2022; 97:3-12. [PMID: 35394664 PMCID: PMC9540025 DOI: 10.1111/cen.14734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Previous studies have suggested a higher prevalence of Klinefelter syndrome amongst transgender individuals. We undertook a systematic review to determine the prevalence of Klinefelter syndrome amongst transgender individuals presumed male at birth and summarize the clinical features and potential treatment implications for individuals with Klinefelter syndrome commencing gender-affirming hormone therapy. DESIGN Using preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis guidelines, we searched EMBASE, MEDLINE and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) up to 31 December 2021. All studies reporting on the prevalence or clinical features of transgender individuals with Klinefelter syndrome were included. This study is registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews, number CRD42021227916. RESULTS Our search strategy retrieved 11 cohort studies comprising 1376 transgender individuals. In all, 14 of 1376 (1.02%) individuals were diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. Based on the seven studies in which karyotype was undertaken in all individuals, the prevalence is 9/1013 (0.88%; 95% CI, 0.41%-1.68%). Case reports highlight unique treatment considerations in this population, including azoospermia, venous thromboembolism, and monitoring of breast cancer and bone health. CONCLUSIONS Compared to the general population, observational studies document a higher prevalence of Klinefelter syndrome amongst transgender individuals, though underdiagnosis in the general population limits conclusions. Routine karyotype in transgender people initiating gender-affirming hormone therapy is not supported unless clinical features of Klinefelter syndrome, such as small testicular volume, or hypergonadotropic hypogonadism are present. Transgender individuals with Klinefelter syndrome need to manage a unique risk profile if they desire feminizing gender-affirming hormone therapy.
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- Bonnie Liang
- Department of Medicine (Austin Health)University of MelbourneHeidelbergVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Medicine (Austin Health)University of MelbourneHeidelbergVictoriaAustralia
- Department of EndocrinologyAustin HealthHeidelbergVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Medicine (Austin Health)University of MelbourneHeidelbergVictoriaAustralia
- Department of EndocrinologyAustin HealthHeidelbergVictoriaAustralia
- Equinox Gender Diverse Health CentreThorne Harbour HealthAbbotsfordVictoriaAustralia
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Review on the Transgender Literature: Where Are We Now and a Step beyond the Current Practice? ENDOCRINES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/endocrines3020026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The transgender concept is described as a clinically significant distress due to the incongruity between the experienced gender and assigned gender. A transgender person carries a gender identity that is different from their assigned sex at birth. Transgender people may be binary: male to female (transgender women) or female to male (transgender men) or genderqueer (non-binary, fluid or variable gender expression). The binary concept has been described in transgender population, where the term transwomen is used to describe people assigned male at birth (AMAB) who are recognized as females during gender transition; with the term transmen where they are assigned female at birth (AFAB) and are then recognized as males in gender transition. According to the DSM-5 classification, gender dysphoria is described when a transgender person develops clinically relevant bio-psychosocial suffering. Currently, the transgender population has gained massive public awareness through social media and gained a considerable level of attention globally. Several studies on transgender populations from different parts of the world have shown real discrimination and stigma towards transgender people, which sometimes acts as a barrier to the provision of the required care for them. Lack of access to the required information, legal issues, lack of solutions to fertility problems, financial constraints, and psychological and emotional obstacles, together with risk of sexually transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), all make the life of a transgender person more complicated. Testosterone therapy is a hormone-based therapy for transgender men that provides a body image tallying with the favored gender identification, whereas estrogen and androgen-suppressing agents are used in transgender females to produce changes compatible with their required gender identity. Gender affirmation surgery is a broad term, under which the genital reconstruction is described as a major component. Psychological conditions such as depression, substance abuse, suicidal deaths, and sexually transmitted infections, particularly among males having sex with males, are reported at a significantly higher rate among transgender populations. Cardiovascular morbidity is higher among this population, and continuous medical surveillance is warranted. Medical care provision to transgender populations should be handled with great care, while attending to the unmet needs of this population, as this care should extend beyond routine hormonal therapy and gender reassignment surgery.
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Lindley L, Anzani A, Galupo MP. Gender Dysphoria and Sexual Well-Being Among Trans Masculine and Nonbinary Individuals. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 2022; 51:2049-2063. [PMID: 35449364 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-021-02242-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Prior qualitative research has noted that gender dysphoria impacts sexual engagement and satisfaction for many trans masculine and nonbinary individuals. As such, the current cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the exact relations between distinct aspects of gender dysphoria (i.e., genital, chest, other secondary sex characteristics, and social) and engagement in, and enjoyment of, specific sexual acts. To achieve this aim, a sample of 141 trans masculine and nonbinary participants who were assigned female at birth and whom had not undertaken a medical transition were recruited. Participants were identified as trans masculine (n = 52), nonbinary (n = 72), and agender (n = 17). Participants completed a survey rating both body and social gender dysphoria and their engagement and enjoyment of receptive and performative roles across six partnered sex act domains (i.e., insertion, oral sex, sex toys, manual stimulation, nipple stimulation, and anal stimulation), as well as masturbation and noncoital activities. The overall results demonstrated that gender dysphoria is more salient to sexual acts that involve receiving versus providing sexual pleasure. In addition, genital and chest dysphoria were often significantly related to lower ratings of engagement and enjoyment. These results support the understanding that trans masculine and nonbinary individuals are likely negotiating sexual encounters to avoid sexual acts that involve areas of their body they find most distressing and marks an important area for future interventions and research.
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- Louis Lindley
- Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Milano, Bicocca, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD, 21252, USA.
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Aung YK, Thet MM, Gustafson K, Oo S, Paudel M, Thein ST. Identities and HIV-Related Risk Behaviors Among Transgender Women in Myanmar: Perspectives from Transgender Women and Service Providers. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 2022; 51:1967-1976. [PMID: 35428936 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-021-02247-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In Myanmar, transgender women (TGW) have historically been grouped into the men who have sex with men (MSM) population in program and surveillance data. There is no direct translation for the term transgender in Myanmar language, and there are no data on HIV prevalence or HIV-related risk behaviors among TGW. Therefore, this study aimed to explore how TGW identify and express themselves in Myanmar and their HIV-related risk behaviors. This qualitative study consisted of 11 key informant interviews with service providers and 20 in-depth interviews with TGW participants in Yangon in 2017. All participants said that TGW in Myanmar were assigned male at birth, but none identified as men; they all self-identified as women or another gender, such as trans. Such identity emerged from an internal sense of being a woman or an alternative gender. In addition, many participants reported that TGW changed their appearance through changes in clothing or mannerisms. TGW are particularly vulnerable to violence: Often reported during transition, transgender women were exposed to transphobia, violence and discrimination from their family, relatives or workplace. Many participants reported TGW being the receptive partner during sex and engaged in high-risk sexual behaviors, such as sex with multiple partners, group sex, and condomless sex. Our findings can help to define this population in the Myanmar context and assess needs for health services.
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- Ye Kyaw Aung
- Strategic Information Department, Population Services International, 16, West Shwe Gone Dine 4th Street, Bahan Township, 11201, Yangon, Myanmar.
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- Strategic Information Department, Population Services International, 16, West Shwe Gone Dine 4th Street, Bahan Township, 11201, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Program Management Department, Population Services International, Washington, DC, USA
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- Strategic Information Department, Population Services International, 16, West Shwe Gone Dine 4th Street, Bahan Township, 11201, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Population Services International, Washington, DC, USA
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- Programs Division, Population Services International, Washington, DC, USA
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Agochukwu-Mmonu N, Radix A, Zhao L, Makarov D, Bluebond-Langner R, Fendrick AM, Castle E, Berry C. Patient reported outcomes in genital gender-affirming surgery: the time is now. J Patient Rep Outcomes 2022; 6:39. [PMID: 35467181 PMCID: PMC9038968 DOI: 10.1186/s41687-022-00446-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Transgender and non-binary (TGNB) individuals often experience gender dysphoria. TGNB individuals with gender dysphoria may undergo genital gender-affirming surgery including vaginoplasty, phalloplasty, or metoidioplasty so that their genitourinary anatomy is congruent with their experienced gender. Given decreasing social stigma and increasing coverage from private and public payers, there has been a rapid increase in genital gender-affirming surgery in the past few years. As the incidence of genital gender-affirming surgery increases, a concurrent increase in the development and utilization of patient reported outcome measurement tools is critical. To date, there is no systematic way to assess and measure patients' perspectives on their surgeries nor is there a validated measure to capture patient reported outcomes for TGNB individuals undergoing genital gender-affirming surgery. Without a systematic way to assess and measure patients' perspectives on their care, there may be fragmentation of care. This fragmentation may result in challenges to ensure patients' goals are at the forefront of shared- decision making. As we aim to increase access to surgical care for TGNB individuals, it is important to ensure this care is patient-centered and high-quality. The development of patient-reported outcomes for patients undergoing genital gender-affirming surgery is the first step in ensuring high quality patient-centered care. Herein, we discuss the critical need for development of validated patient reported outcome measures for transgender and non-binary patients undergoing genital reconstruction. We also propose a model of patient-engaged patient reported outcome measure development.
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- Nnenaya Agochukwu-Mmonu
- Department of Urology, NYU School of Medicine, New York University, 221 East 41st Street, New York, NY, 10017, USA.
- Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Urology, NYU School of Medicine, New York University, 221 East 41st Street, New York, NY, 10017, USA
- Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Urology, NYU School of Medicine, New York University, 221 East 41st Street, New York, NY, 10017, USA
- Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Barr SM, Roberts D, Thakkar KN. Psychosis in transgender and gender non-conforming individuals: A review of the literature and a call for more research. Psychiatry Res 2021; 306:114272. [PMID: 34808496 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Epidemiological studies have described higher rates of psychotic disorder diagnoses in transgender, as compared to cisgender, individuals. With the exception of this work and a small number of published case studies, however, there has been little consideration of gender diversity in psychosis research or clinical care. In this paper, we will review and critically evaluate the limited literature on gender diversity and clinical psychosis and articulate the critical need for more work in this field, more specifically on the following areas and how they bear on clinical care: 1) diagnostic biases; 2) how chronic non-affirmation and bias, gender dysphoria, and other gender minority stressors may operate as trauma and can contribute to clinically significant psychotic symptoms; 3) the potential impact of gender-affirming care, such as hormone therapies, on mental health and barriers for receiving such care in transgender and nonbinary individuals; and 4) culturally-sensitive and gender-affirming approaches for addressing psychosis. Finally, we consider ways in which researchers may engage in ethical, gender-affirming, and accurate approaches to better address gender identity in psychosis research. We hope that such research will aid in the creation of clinical guidelines for understanding, diagnosing, and treating psychosis in gender diverse individuals.
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, United States; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Michigan State University, United States.
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MacKinnon KR, Ashley F, Kia H, Lam JSH, Krakowsky Y, Ross LE. Preventing transition "regret": An institutional ethnography of gender-affirming medical care assessment practices in Canada. Soc Sci Med 2021; 291:114477. [PMID: 34666278 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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When a person openly "regrets" their gender transition or "detransitions" this bolsters within the medical community an impression that transgender and non-binary (trans) people require close scrutiny when seeking hormonal and surgical interventions. Despite the low prevalence of "regretful" patient experiences, and scant empirical research on "detransition", these rare transition outcomes profoundly organize the gender-affirming medical care enterprise. Informed by the tenets of institutional ethnography, we examined routine gender-affirming care clinical assessment practices in Canada. Between 2017 and 2018, we interviewed 11 clinicians, 2 administrators, and 9 trans patients (total n = 22), and reviewed 14 healthcare documents pertinent to gender-affirming care in Canada. Through our analysis, we uncovered pervasive regret prevention techniques, including requirements that trans patients undergo extensive psychosocial evaluations prior to transitioning. Clinicians leveraged psychiatric diagnoses as a proxy to predict transition regret, and in some cases delayed or denied medical treatments. We identified cases of patient dissatisfaction with surgical results, and a person who detransitioned. These accounts decouple transition regret and detransition, and no participants endorsed stricter clinical assessments. We traced the clinical work of preventing regret to cisnormativity and transnormativity in medicine which together construct regret as "life-ending", and in turn drives clinicians to apply strategies to mitigate the perceived risk of malpractice legal action when treating trans people, specifically. Yet, attempts to prevent these outcomes contrast with the material healthcare needs of trans people. We conclude that regret and detransitioning are unpredictable and unavoidable clinical phenomena, rarely appearing in "life-ending" forms. Critical research into the experiences of people who detransition is necessary to bolster comprehensive gender-affirming care that recognizes dynamic transition trajectories, and which can address clinicians' fears of legal action-cisgender anxieties projected onto trans patients who are seeking medical care.
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- K R MacKinnon
- School of Social Work, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada.
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- Faculty of Law and Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C5, Canada
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- School of Social Work, The University of British Columbia, 2080 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2, Canada
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- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 1001 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 1R8, Canada
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 149 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 1P5, Canada; Division of Urology, Women's College Hospital and Sinai Health System, 77 Grenville Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1B2, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada
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de Brouwer IJ, Elaut E, Becker-Hebly I, Heylens G, Nieder TO, van de Grift TC, Kreukels BPC. Aftercare Needs Following Gender-Affirming Surgeries: Findings From the ENIGI Multicenter European Follow-Up Study. J Sex Med 2021; 18:1921-1932. [PMID: 37057483 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND While much emphasis has been put on the evaluation of gender-affirming surgery (GAS) approaches and their effectiveness, little is known about the health care needs after completion of these interventions. AIM To assess post-GAS aftercare needs using a mixed-method approach and relate these to participant characteristics. METHODS As part of the ENIGI follow-up study, data was collected 5 years after first contact for gender-affirming treatments in 3 large European clinics. For the current analyses, only participants that had received GAS were included. Data on sociodemographic and clinical characteristics was collected. Standard aftercare protocols were followed. The study focused on participants' aftercare experiences. Participants rated whether they (had) experienced (predefined) aftercare needs and further elaborated in 2 open-ended questions. Frequencies of aftercare needs were analyzed and associated with participant characteristics via binary logistic regression. Answers to the open-ended questions were categorized through thematic analysis. OUTCOMES Aftercare needs transgender individuals (had) experienced after receiving GAS and the relation to sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. RESULTS Of the 543 individuals that were invited for the ENIGI follow-up study, a total of 260 individuals were included (122 (trans) masculine, 119 (trans) feminine, 16 other, 3 missing). The most frequently mentioned aftercare need was (additional) assistance in surgical recovery (47%), followed by consultations with a mental health professional (36%) and physiotherapy for the pelvic floor (20%). The need for assistance in surgical recovery was associated with more psychological symptoms (OR=1.65), having undergone genital surgery (OR=2.55) and lower surgical satisfaction (OR=0.61). The need for consultation with a mental health professional was associated with more psychological symptoms and lower surgical satisfaction. The need for pelvic floor therapy was associated with more psychological symptoms as well as with having undergone genital surgery. Thematic analysis revealed 4 domains regarding aftercare optimization: provision of care, additional mental health care, improvement of organization of care and surgical technical care. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS Deeper understanding of post-GAS aftercare needs and associated individual characteristics informs health care providers which gaps are experienced and therefore should be addressed in aftercare. STRENGTHS & LIMITATIONS We provided first evidence on aftercare needs of transgender individuals after receiving GAS and associated these with participant characteristics in a large multicenter clinical cohort. No standardized data on aftercare received was collected, therefore the expressed aftercare needs cannot be compared with received aftercare. CONCLUSION These results underline a widely experienced desire for aftercare and specify the personalized needs it should entail. IJ de Brouwer, E Elaut, I Becker-Hebly et al. Aftercare Needs Following Gender-Affirming Surgeries: Findings From the ENIGI Multicenter European Follow-Up Study. J Sex Med 2021;18:1921-1932.
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- Iris J de Brouwer
- Amsterdam University Medical Center (location VUmc), Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam University Medical Center (location VUmc), Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Public Health Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- University Hospital Ghent, Center of Sexology and Gender, Ghent, Belgium; Ghent University, Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent, Belgium
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Hospital Ghent, Center of Sexology and Gender, Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute for Sex Research, Sexual Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center (location VUmc), Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam University Medical Center (location VUmc), Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Public Health Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center (location VUmc), Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Public Health Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Trans-affirming care: An integrative review and concept analysis. Int J Nurs Stud 2021; 123:104047. [PMID: 34454333 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Contemporary healthcare exists within a cisnormative landscape which underpins the erasure of trans persons in healthcare, health research, and health education, and results in negative experiences and poorer outcomes. Further, nurses report feeling inadequately prepared to provide affirming care to trans patients, with little guidance available to inform their practice. OBJECTIVE To explore the conceptual understanding of trans-affirming care as it pertains to nursing, and to provide recommendations for trans-affirming nursing care at the systemic, organizational, and individual level. METHODS A systematic search of the literature was completed using standard review processes. Two reviewers independently applied a two-step study selection procedure to identify eligible citations. Walker and Avant's concept analysis method was used to analyze the extracted data to determine antecedents, defining attributes, empirical referents, and consequences. RESULTS Of the 5914 studies, 136 met criteria, representing a variety of clinical settings. The antecedents identified were depathologization of gender variance and cultural humility. The defining attributes were patient-led care, trans-affirming culture, and trans-competent providers. The consequences were improved psychological and physical health outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Trans persons and communities are becoming more visible in society, as are their testimonials about their substandard treatment within healthcare systems. Nurses need to respond to these health inequities with self-reflection, advocacy, and education. At the center of this work is the concept of trans-affirming care, which is a philosophy of care specific to trans persons. Tweetable abstract: This article offers an evidence-informed definition of trans-affirming care and recommendations for how it can be operationalized by nurses.
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Ng H, Zimmerman L, Ferguson B, Dimmock E, Harlan R, Hekman J, Obeid H. Delivering Holistic Transgender and Nonbinary Care in the Age of Telemedicine and COVID-19: Reflections and Implications for Best Practices. Prim Care 2021; 48:213-226. [PMID: 33985700 PMCID: PMC9606031 DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2021.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Henry Ng
- Center for LGBTQ+ Health, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 14601 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107, USA; Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, Primary Care Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Community Care, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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- Center for LGBTQ+ Health, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 14601 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107, USA
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- Center for LGBTQ+ Health, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 14601 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107, USA
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- Center for LGBTQ+ Health, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 14601 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107, USA; Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Community Care, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Center for LGBTQ+ Health, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 14601 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107, USA; Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Center for LGBTQ+ Health, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 14601 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107, USA; Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, Cleveland Clinic Community Care, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Center for LGBTQ+ Health, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 14601 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107, USA; Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, Cleveland Clinic Community Care, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Galupo MP, Pulice-Farrow L, Pehl E. "There Is Nothing to Do About It": Nonbinary Individuals' Experience of Gender Dysphoria. Transgend Health 2021; 6:101-110. [PMID: 34414266 PMCID: PMC8363999 DOI: 10.1089/trgh.2020.0041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Purpose: Clinical definitions of gender dysphoria have primarily centered on a binary conceptualization of gender. This study aimed to understand nonbinary transindividuals' experiences of gender dysphoria. Methods: Data were collected online from a nonclinical sample comprised of 205 nonbinary and agender participants. Analysis focused on answers to a single open-ended question prompting participants to describe their gender dysphoria as it relates to their body and/or appearance. Results: First, content analysis was used to document 11 contextual elements in which participants described their dysphoria with regard to three overarching categories, including no gender dysphoria (no issues with body, no dysphoria), aspects of gender/sex (naming gender identity, naming assigned sex, gender role, or expression), and aspects of body (body shape, genitals, chest, secondary sex characteristics, hormones, reproductive capability). Second, thematic analysis revealed six central themes describing the unique way gender dysphoria is experienced by nonbinary individuals: (1) Androgyny or Fluidity, (2) Feminine and Masculine Traits, (3) Dysphoria vs. Expression or Appearance, (4) Varying or Shifting Dysphoria, (5) No Solution, and (6) Trade-off/Loss. Conclusion: Results of this study suggest that nonbinary transindividuals experience gender dysphoria in unique ways. These findings highlight the need to develop clinical assessments of gender dysphoria that reflect nonbinary experience, and to outline explicit medical protocols for interventions tailored to achieve a desired outcome of physical androgyny.
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- M. Paz Galupo
- Department of Psychology, Towson University, Towson, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Towson University, Towson, Maryland, USA
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Badowski ME, Britt N, Huesgen EC, Lewis MM, Miller MM, Nowak K, Sherman E, Smith RO. Pharmacotherapy considerations in transgender individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus. Pharmacotherapy 2021; 41:299-314. [PMID: 33404067 DOI: 10.1002/phar.2499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Pharmacotherapy considerations are often a concern for transgender individuals who are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) due to concerns for drug-drug interactions between their hormone and antiretroviral therapies. Many of the first-line therapies offered to patients for the management of HIV have reduced concerns for safety, resistance, and drug-drug interactions. In this review, we highlight common medications and important considerations for caring for transgender people living with HIV.
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- Melissa E Badowski
- College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, The University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Access to fertility services by transgender and nonbinary persons: an Ethics Committee opinion. Fertil Steril 2021; 115:874-878. [PMID: 33632473 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.01.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This statement explores the ethical considerations surrounding the provision of fertility services to transgender individuals and concludes that the denial of access to fertility services is not justified.
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- American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
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Treharne GJ, Blakey AG, Graham K, Carrington SD, McLachlan LA, Withey-Rila C, Pearman-Beres L, Anderson L. Perspectives on expertise in teaching about transgender healthcare: A focus group study with health professional programme teaching staff and transgender community members. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRANSGENDER HEALTH 2021; 23:334-354. [PMID: 35799950 PMCID: PMC9255215 DOI: 10.1080/26895269.2020.1870189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND It is well established that transgender people experience considerable health inequities, which are sustained in part by limited teaching about transgender healthcare for trainee health professionals. AIMS The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of both teaching staff from health professional education programmes and transgender community members on the best ways to teach about transgender healthcare, with a focus on ways of: 1) overcoming barriers to this teaching; and 2) involving community members in this teaching. METHODS A research advisory committee was convened to guide the project and included transgender community members, teaching staff from health professional programmes, and trainee health professionals in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Three preliminary focus groups were held with 10 transgender community members. These community members were then invited to act as transgender community 'ambassadors' in focus groups with teaching staff based on suggestions from the advisory committee. Six focus groups were conducted with 22 teaching staff from a range of health professional education programmes along with at least two transgender community ambassadors. RESULTS Teaching staff positioned themselves as lacking the expertise to teach about transgender healthcare but also as expert teachers when applying methods such as small group teaching. Transgender participants also positioned themselves as having expertise arising primarily from their own experiences and acknowledged that effective teaching about transgender healthcare would need to cover a diversity of transgender identities and healthcare outside their own experiences. Teaching staff and transgender community members were keen to pool expertise and thus overcome the shared sense of lacking the expertise to teach about transgender healthcare. DISCUSSION These findings provide insights into the current barriers to teaching about transgender healthcare and provide future directions for staff development on teaching about transgender healthcare and ways of safely involving transgender community members in teaching.
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- Gareth J. Treharne
- Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, Aotearoa/New Zealand
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- Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, Aotearoa/New Zealand
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- Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, Aotearoa/New Zealand
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- Bioethics Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, Aotearoa/New Zealand
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Reese Akcakaya RL, Mori DL. The Assessment of Readiness and Consent for Hormone Therapy: A Semi-structured Interview for Use With Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry 2021; 62:345-352. [PMID: 33487444 DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2020.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Evaluations to determine one's readiness to initiate hormone therapy are often requested by endocrinologists or institutions who provide gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender adults. Unfortunately, many mental health providers report unfamiliarity in working with gender-nonconforming individuals and with the needs of this population, and do not feel equipped to conduct these evaluations. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this paper is to introduce an instrument that can guide providers to conduct a hormone readiness evaluation that is consistent with the current best practices model of care put forth by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health Standards of Care. METHODS Development of the Assessment of Readiness and Consent for Hormone Therapy (ARCH) was informed by published literature and consultation with subject matter experts. The tool has been revised through an iterative approach based on provider experience and client feedback. RESULTS The ARCH has been used as part of a national training initiative in transgender healthcare and favorable feedback has been received. Providers have reported that using the ARCH has increased their confidence in their ability to provide sensitive care that is consistent with best practice recommendations. CONCLUSIONS Use of the ARCH has the potential to enhance care for a population that often encounters poor access to culturally competent providers and treatments. The focused nature of the interview helps providers support and advocate for their clients by providing and gathering information necessary to make meaningful recommendations that will help hormone treatment candidates enhance their gender related quality of life.
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- Rebecca L Reese Akcakaya
- Behavioral Health Service, Psychology Division, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA.
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- Psychology Service, Behavioral Medicine Program, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA; Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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Expósito-Campos P. A Typology of Gender Detransition and Its Implications for Healthcare Providers. JOURNAL OF SEX & MARITAL THERAPY 2021; 47:270-280. [PMID: 33427094 DOI: 10.1080/0092623x.2020.1869126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Gender detransition is an emerging yet poorly understood phenomenon in our society. In the absence of research, clinicians and researchers have applied the concept of detransition differently, leading to inconsistencies in its use. The article suggests a typology of gender detransition based on the cessation or the continuation of a transgender identity to address this issue. Implications of this typology for healthcare providers are discussed, emphasizing the increasing necessity of developing clinical guidelines for detransitioners. Finally, the article reflects on the possibilities of preventing detransition, which underlines the challenges that clinicians face when treating individuals with gender dysphoria.
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- Pablo Expósito-Campos
- Clinical and Health Psychology and Research Methods, University of the Basque Country, Donostia, Spain
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Anzani A, Lindley L, Prunas A, Galupo P. " I Use All the Parts I'm Given": A Qualitative Investigation of Trans Masculine and Nonbinary Individuals' Use of Body during Sex. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SEXUAL HEALTH : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR SEXUAL HEALTH 2020; 33:58-75. [PMID: 38596469 PMCID: PMC10807806 DOI: 10.1080/19317611.2020.1853300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Objectives: The study investigates how trans masculine and nonbinary individuals describe the use of their bodies during sexual activities. Methods: Three hundred and sixty-one trans masculine and nonbinary individuals were asked to describe their use of body during sex through an online survey. Data were analyzed through thematic analysis. Results: Eleven subthemes emerged that were organized in 4 overarching themes: Relational Factors; Behavioral Factors; Sexual Roles; and Transgender Related Factors. Some differences emerged between trans masculine and nonbinary participants. Conclusions: Although some of our participants described a lack of sexual activity, our participants overall described a wide range of activities.
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- Annalisa Anzani
- Department of Psychology, University of Milano – Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Towson University, Towson, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Milano – Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Towson University, Towson, Maryland, USA
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Byne W, Wise J. Toward Optimizing Mental Health Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans. FOCUS (AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING) 2020; 18:289-295. [PMID: 33162866 DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.20200009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Studies examining physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of their clinical competence have revealed that many are, or perceive themselves to be, poorly prepared to address the needs of sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients as well as military veterans. In this article, the authors examine these findings as they pertain to mental health care and identify the areas of cultural and clinical competence necessary for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals to provide high-quality care for SGM veterans.
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- William Byne
- Division of Gender, Sexuality and Health, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York (Byne); private practice, Brooklyn, New York (Wise)
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- Division of Gender, Sexuality and Health, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York (Byne); private practice, Brooklyn, New York (Wise)
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Psychotherapeutic Engagements With LGBTQ+ Patients and Their Families. FOCUS (AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING) 2020; 18:307. [PMID: 33162870 PMCID: PMC7587923 DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.18301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Harrison N, Jacobs L, Parke A. Understanding the Lived Experiences of Transitioning Adults with Gender Dysphoria in the United Kingdom: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. JOURNAL OF LGBT ISSUES IN COUNSELING 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/15538605.2020.1711292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Nicola Harrison
- Trans-Support, The Rainbow Project, Lincoln, UK
- Forensic and Clinical Research Group, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK
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- Forensic and Clinical Research Group, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK
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- School of Media, Culture and Society, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK
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Galupo MP, Pulice-Farrow L. Subjective Ratings of Gender Dysphoria Scales by Transgender Individuals. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 2020; 49:479-488. [PMID: 31559520 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-019-01556-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The present research explored transgender individuals' subjective ratings of two clinical measures of gender dysphoria: the Gender Identity/Gender Dysphoria Questionnaire for Adolescents and Adults (GIDYQ-AA) and the Utrecht Gender Dysphoria Scale (UGDS). Participants read each scale and provided a global rating regarding how well they captured their experiences of gender dysphoria. Participants included 622 transgender individuals who identified as transfeminine (n = 221), transmasculine (n = 206), and non-binary/agender (n = 195). Findings indicated clear patterns of responses across gender identity and assigned sex, but not clinical diagnosis. For the GIDYQ-AA, transfeminine and transmasculine individuals rated the scales more positively than did non-binary/agender individuals. In addition, participants who were assigned male rated the scale to be a more accurate measure of their dysphoria than did participants who were assigned female. For the UGDS, transfeminine individuals rated the scale most positively, followed by transmasculine individuals, and then non-binary/agender individuals. All pairwise comparisons were significant. Likewise, participants who were assigned male rated the scale to be a more accurate measure than did those who were assigned female. It is important to note that subjective ratings were relatively low (M = 3.40, SD = 1.09 for GIDYQ-AA; M = 3.43, SD = 1.22 for UGDS on a 5-point scale) where little more than half of the participants (52.5% GIDYQ-AA; 54% UGDS) agreed or strongly agreed that the scales captured their experience. Discussion focused on the implications for using these measures of gender dysphoria in both clinical and research settings.
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- M Paz Galupo
- Psychology Department, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD, 21252-0001, USA.
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- Psychology Department, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD, 21252-0001, USA
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Psychiatric nosology has at times mirrored cultural mores and societal values, pathologizing behaviors seen at the time to be either immoral or outside the norm. This has been particularly true when it comes to issues related to sexuality and gender. Such pathologizing has resulted in further stigmatization and discrimination in society. Gender incongruence, the experience of an individual whose internal sense of gender is at odds with the sex they were assigned at birth, has long been pathologized. This article will compare the history of the psychiatric depathologizing of homosexuality to the current process of depathologizing gender incongruence.
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- Robert D Davies
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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- Department of History and Philosophy, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado
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Yan ZH, Lin J, Xiao WJ, Lin KM, McFarland W, Yan HJ, Wilson E. Identity, stigma, and HIV risk among transgender women: a qualitative study in Jiangsu Province, China. Infect Dis Poverty 2019; 8:94. [PMID: 31785621 PMCID: PMC6885322 DOI: 10.1186/s40249-019-0606-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Transgender women have multiple disparities globally, including social rejection and stigma, HIV infection and untreated mental health problems. However, few data on transgender women are available in China. Therefore, this study aimed to explore transgender women's experiences on gender identity, disclosure, discrimination, transgender-specific medical care, and perceptions of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) risk in China. METHODS A qualitative study was conducted in Nanjing and Suzhou city, China in 2018. Key informant interviews (n = 14) and focus group discussions (n = 2) with diverse transgender women were implemented. Text was transcribed and translated, and Dedoose™ software was used for coding, analysis and interpretation by the research team. RESULTS Chinese transgender women share experiences with transgender women worldwide, including a long and challenging identity search, stigma and discrimination, poor access to trans-specific services and unmet needs for mental health care. Features unique to them include terms used for self-identification, culturally-shaped expectations for reproduction, and ideals of placing the familial and societal welfare over personal fulfillment. Social networks of this population appear sparse, scattered, and underground. Familial rejection was experienced by nearly all respondents. Perceptions of HIV and STI risk and history of HIV testing were notably low. CONCLUSIONS Transgender women in China face high social rejection and discrimination along with unmet need for various types of healthcare. Scaling up transgender-specific services including gender-affirming medical care, mental health care and HIV/STI prevention are warranted to address the social, medical and mental health of transgender women in China.
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- Zi-Han Yan
- 0000 0001 2181 7878grid.47840.3fUniversity of California, Berkeley, USA
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- 0000 0004 0461 9142grid.410359.aSan Francisco Department of Public Health, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 710, San Francisco, CA 94102-6033 USA
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- 0000 0000 8803 2373grid.198530.6Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 172 Jiangsu Road, Gulou District, Nanjing, 210009 Jiangsu China ,0000 0000 9255 8984grid.89957.3aNanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- 0000 0000 9632 6718grid.19006.3eUniversity of California, Los Angeles, USA
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- 0000 0004 0461 9142grid.410359.aSan Francisco Department of Public Health, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 710, San Francisco, CA 94102-6033 USA ,0000 0001 2297 6811grid.266102.1University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 172 Jiangsu Road, Gulou District, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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- San Francisco Department of Public Health, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 710, San Francisco, CA, 94102-6033, USA. .,University of California, San Francisco, USA.
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Giampaolino P, Della Corte L, Improda FP, Perna L, Granata M, Di Spiezio Sardo A, Bifulco G. Robotic Hysterectomy as a Step of Gender Affirmative Surgery in Female-to-Male Patients. J INVEST SURG 2019; 34:645-650. [PMID: 31588839 DOI: 10.1080/08941939.2019.1669744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION To evaluate the feasibility and safety of robotic hysterectomy in the "transgender male/non-conforming" population and the short and long-term surgical outcomes of robotic surgery in these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was carried out from February 2016 to January 2018. Twenty female transgender patients with a previous psychiatric diagnosis of gender dysphoria who did not present genital pathologies were included in the study. The robotic hysterectomies were performed from June 2016 to March 2018 using a Da Vinci Xi Robot (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA, USA). RESULTS No intraoperative or postoperative complications were recorded. The median duration of the intervention was of 90 minutes, including docking which lasted 16 minutes, while the median stay in the operating room was of 140 minutes. The median time of duration of intervention was of 90 minutes. The median blood loss was about 90 ml with a percentage decrease in hemoglobin between pre- and post-operative of about 8%. Postoperative pain was assessed using the VAS scale in the immediate postoperative period, on the first and second day, resulting of 3 and 2, respectively. The pathological examination of surgical specimens confirmed the absence of malignancy. CONCLUSIONS The robotic approach represents a feasible, safe, and effective surgical option for hysterectomy for "transgender male" affected by gender dysphoria.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Giordano S. Importance of being persistent. Should transgender children be allowed to transition socially? JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS 2019; 45:654-661. [PMID: 31462454 DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2019-105428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Studies suggest that the majority of gender diverse children (up to 84%) revert to the gender congruent with the sex assigned at birth when they reach puberty. These children are now known in the literature as 'desisters'. Those who continue in the path of gender transition are known as 'persisters'. Based on the high desistence rates, some advise being cautious in allowing young children to present in their affirmed gender. The worry is that social transition may make it difficult for children to de-transition and thus increase the odds of later unnecessary medical transition. If this is true, allowing social transition may result in an outright violation of one of the most fundamental moral imperatives that doctors have: first do no harm. This paper suggests that this is not the case. Studies on desistence should inform clinical decisions but not in the way summarised here. There is no evidence that social transition per se leads to unnecessary medical transition; so should a child persist, those who have enabled social transition should not be held responsible for unnecessary bodily harm. Social transition should be viewed as a tool to find out what is the right trajectory for the particular child. Desistence is one possible outcome. A clinician or parent who has supported social transition for a child who later desists will have not violated, but acted in respect of the moral principle of non-maleficence, if the choice made appeared likely to minimise the child's overall suffering and to maximise overall the child's welfare at the time it was made.
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Lawlis SM, Watson K, Hawks EM, Lewis AL, Hester L, Ostermeyer BK, Middleman AB. Health Services for LGBTQ+ Patients. Psychiatr Ann 2019. [DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20190910-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Turban JL, King D, Reisner SL, Keuroghlian AS. Psychological Attempts to Change a Person's Gender Identity From Transgender to Cisgender: Estimated Prevalence Across US States, 2015. Am J Public Health 2019; 109:1452-1454. [PMID: 31415210 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2019.305237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Objectives. To examine exposure to psychological attempts to change a person's gender identity from transgender to cisgender (PACGI) among transgender people in the United States, lifetime and between the years 2010 and 2015, by US state.Methods. We obtained data from the 2015 US Transgender Survey, a cross-sectional nonprobability sample of 27 716 transgender people in the United States, to estimate the percentage exposed to PACGI in each US state.Results. Overall, 13.5% of the sample indicated lifetime exposure to PACGI, ranging across all US states from 9.4% (South Carolina) to 25.0% (Wyoming). The percentage of transgender adults in the United States reporting exposure to PACGI between 2010 and 2015 was 5% overall, and across all states ranged from 1.2% (Alaska) to 16.3% (South Dakota).Conclusions. Despite major medical organizations identifying PACGI as ineffective and unethical, 13.5% of transgender people in the United States reported lifetime exposure to this practice. Findings suggest that this practice has continued in every US state as recently as the period 2010 to 2015.
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- Jack L Turban
- Jack L. Turban is with the Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dana King is with The Fenway Institute, Boston. Sari L. Reisner is with The Fenway Institute, Boston, and the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School. Alex S. Keuroghlian is with The Fenway Institute, Boston, and the Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Jack L. Turban is with the Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dana King is with The Fenway Institute, Boston. Sari L. Reisner is with The Fenway Institute, Boston, and the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School. Alex S. Keuroghlian is with The Fenway Institute, Boston, and the Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Jack L. Turban is with the Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dana King is with The Fenway Institute, Boston. Sari L. Reisner is with The Fenway Institute, Boston, and the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School. Alex S. Keuroghlian is with The Fenway Institute, Boston, and the Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Jack L. Turban is with the Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dana King is with The Fenway Institute, Boston. Sari L. Reisner is with The Fenway Institute, Boston, and the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School. Alex S. Keuroghlian is with The Fenway Institute, Boston, and the Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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