Demographic and temporal trends in transgender identities and gender confirming surgery
Transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) individuals are a growing demographic with unique healthcare needs. Amid changes in public and private insurance coverage of gender confirming surgeries (GCS), utilization of these procedures is increasing. Meanwhile, systemic barriers continue to limit acces...
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Published in | Translational andrology and urology Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 184 - 190 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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China
AME Publishing Company
01.06.2019
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Summary: | Transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) individuals are a growing demographic with unique healthcare needs. Amid changes in public and private insurance coverage of gender confirming surgeries (GCS), utilization of these procedures is increasing. Meanwhile, systemic barriers continue to limit access to gender confirming care and perpetuate health disparities among TGNB individuals. Studies on the prevalence of TGNB identities and utilization of GCS are limited by a lack of gender identity data in population-based surveys and electronic medical records. However, data collection on gender identity is improving, and will be essential for characterizing the healthcare practices and needs of TGNB individuals. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 ObjectType-Review-3 content type line 23 Contributions: (I) Conception and design: IT Nolan, GW Dy; (II) Administrative support: GW Dy; (III) Provision of study material or patients: All authors; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: All authors; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: All authors; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors. |
ISSN: | 2223-4691 2223-4683 2223-4691 |
DOI: | 10.21037/tau.2019.04.09 |