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Transgender Health Care in the Current Climate: A Q&A with Robbie Goldstein, MD, PhD
The U.S. Department of Human Health Services finalized a rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, effectively removing nondiscrimination protections for patients in the LGBTQ community. In this Q&A, Robbie Goldstein, MD, PhD, discusses how to create affirming spaces for transgender and nonbinary patients.
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Access to Pubertal Suppression Linked to Lower Suicidal Ideation Risk in Transgender Young Adults
The majority of transgender adolescents in the U.S. who want pubertal suppression treatment do not receive it, and 90% of transgender young adults report past suicidal ideation.
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Gender Identity Conversion Efforts at Any Age Are Associated with Suicidality Among Transgender Adults
The first study of its kind shows that exposure to gender identity conversion efforts by a mental health professional or religious advisor is associated with suicidal ideation, suicide attempts and other adverse mental health outcomes in transgender adults.
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Researching Radiation Therapy for Transgender Cancer Patients
A Mass General Cancer Center radiation oncologist published a unique review of considerations in radiation for patients with cancer who have had gender-affirming surgery.
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Omission of Preoperative Internal Pelvic Exam May Not Affect Safety of Gender-affirming Hysterectomy
Ellen Murphy, MD, Youngwu Kim, MD, and Milena M. Weinstein, MD, present retrospective evidence that omitting a preoperative internal pelvic examination may be a clinically acceptable practice before gender-affirming hysterectomy (with or without vaginectomy) or vaginectomy alone.
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Ensuring OB/GYN Care is Gender-affirming Care
Massachusetts General Hospital physicians collaborate across disciplines to ensure that OB/GYN care for transgender patients is safe, inclusive, and affirming.
Transgender Health Contributors
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Alex S. Keuroghlian, MD, MPH
Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Gender Identity Program
Recent Article
Access to Pubertal Suppression Linked to Lower Suicidal Ideation Risk in Transgender Young Adults -
Jack Turban, MD, MHS
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Access to Pubertal Suppression Linked to Lower Suicidal Ideation Risk in Transgender Young Adults -
Justin A. Chen, MD, MPH
Executive Director, Center for Cross-Cultural Student Emotional Wellness, Medical Director, Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Services
Recent Article
Telepsychiatry Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Robert H. Goldstein, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Transgender Health Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Transgender Health Care in the Current Climate: A Q&A with Robbie Goldstein, MD, PhD
