A first-of-its-kind study by Schulich Medicine & Dentistry researchers dispels a controversial gender dysphoria theory that activists and experts have called inaccurate and harmful to transgender people.
Dec 10, 2021
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U.S. surgical residents who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or other sexual and gender identities (LGBTQ+) reported higher rates of mistreatment in their training programs compared to their non-LGBTQ+ peers, ...
Dec 3, 2021
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Experts at the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) are calling attention to a crisis in sex education, specifically the continued creation and endorsement of abstinence-only curricula being taught across the ...
Oct 21, 2021
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Biologically born women who express feminine and masculine characteristics are more likely to choose uterine-preserving surgery to correct pelvic organ drooping, according to the results of a new study. The research team ...
Oct 19, 2021
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For transgender or nonbinary patients, the obstacles of accessing medical care often begin as soon as they enter their doctor's office. While many patients may not think twice about sex- or gender-related questions as they ...
Oct 18, 2021
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To address sexual and gender minority health disparities, American medical schools must update their data collection practices, according to new research in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. The study found 80% of medical ...
Aug 25, 2021
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Despite the fact that life conditions of LGBTI persons in the Nordic countries have changed in the last 70 years, major public health surveys indicate that this group suffers from an increased amount of mental and physical ...
Aug 16, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Less than one-third of adolescents report having discussions with their provider about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) topics at their most recent visit, although most adolescents and parents consider these ...
Jul 12, 2021
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Imagine having feelings of distress and negativity at some point as you are going about your day. Then imagine feeling that way every day, for almost 21 days. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth don't have ...
Jun 28, 2021
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Over half of transgender or gender minority (GM) adolescents engage in substance use, seemingly as a coping strategy in response to GM stressors, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ...
Jun 2, 2021
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