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 inTranslational andrology and urology Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 184 - 190
Main Authors Nolan, Ian T, Kuhner, Christopher J, Dy, Geolani W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published China AME Publishing Company 01.06.2019
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Review
prevalence
Transgender
gender confirming surgery
demographic
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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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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