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Participation of transgender and gender diverse persons in cardiovascular clinical trials

American Heart Journal Plus
Study objective: Transgender persons face increased risk in developing cardiovascular diseases due to administration of hormonal therapy used for gender expression, or due to the presence of other risk factors, such as minority stress and difficulty to ...
Rodopi Stamatiou, Georgios Kararigas
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Population size estimation of transgender women and men in Bhutan.

PLoS ONE, 2022
IntroductionTransgender persons experience health disparities and are marginalized in many societies worldwide. Even their numbers are unknown in many countries. We conducted the first effort to estimate the population size of transgender women (TGW) and
Lekey Khandu, Kinley Kinley, Yonten Choki Norbu, Tashi Tobgay, Tashi Tsheten, Tenzin Gyeltshen, Sonam Choden, Willi McFarland   +7 more
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Comprehensive HIV Prevention for Transgender Persons

American Journal of Public Health, 2017
Transgender persons are at high risk for HIV infection, but prevention efforts specifically targeting these people have been minimal. Part of the challenge of HIV prevention for transgender populations is that numerous individual, interpersonal, social, and structural factors contribute to their risk.
Mary Spink, Neumann, Teresa J, Finlayson, Nicole L, Pitts, JoAnne, Keatley   +3 more
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Serious Psychological Distress and Suicidal Ideation Among Transgender Persons Who Self-Identify as Pansexual and Bisexual

Sexes
Purpose: This paper examines the differences between transgender persons who self-identify as bisexual (n = 4129) and those who self-identify as pansexual (n = 5056) when it comes to experiencing anti-transgender harassment, discrimination, and violence,
Hugh Klein, Thomas Alex Washington
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Impact of transsexualizing process centers on self-medication of transgender individuals [PDF]

Revista de Saúde Pública
OBJECTIVE The transgender population in Brazil faces marginalization and difficulties in accessing education and health, leading many individuals to self-medicate.
Arthur Machado Geiger Dias de Moraes, Caren Nariel Pereira Santos Souza, Luiza Taddeo Marques, João Fernando Nascimento de Barcelos, Felipe Barros Oliveira, Rafaela Góes Bispo, Rodrigo Gomes Santos, Ailton da Silva Santos, José Antônio Diniz Faria Júnior, Luciana Mattos Barros Oliveira   +9 more
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Homelessness, Poverty and Transgender Persons: Qualitative Evidence from the Garima Greh of Rajasthan under the SMILE Scheme, India

Krytyka Prawa
Sexual and gender minorities in India have been victims of homelessness and poverty post­independence. Studies have shown that these factors have often found the transgender persons in a state of marginalization and also become subjects of Crime.
Swati Sharda, A. Marisport
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Inclusion of transgender and gender diverse health data in cancer biorepositories

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2020
Biobanks have the potential to be a robust resource for understanding potential cancer risks associated with gender-affirming interventions. In this narrative review, we synthesized the current published literature regarding the inclusion of TGD health ...
Nat C. Jones, Amy K. Otto, Dana E. Ketcher, Jennifer B. Permuth, Gwendolyn P. Quinn, Matthew B. Schabath   +5 more
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“Everything's a fight”: A qualitative study of the cancer survivorship experiences of transgender and gender diverse Australians

Cancer Medicine, 2023
Background There is widespread recognition of the need to achieve equitable outcomes for all cancer survivors. This requires understanding of the experiences and outcomes of vulnerable groups.
Karolina Lisy, Lucille Kerr, Michael Jefford, Christopher Fisher   +3 more
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Medical Queeries: Transgender Healthcare

MedEdPORTAL, 2015
Transgender individuals, particularly those who are undergoing or have undergone sex reassignment therapies or surgeries, constitute an under-serviced population when it comes to access to healthcare. This is the result of a variety of reasons.
Tehmina Ahmad, Han Yan, Keegan Guidolin, Paul Foster   +3 more
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Innovative uses of communication technology for HIV programming for men who have sex with men and transgender persons

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2014
Globally, overall rates of HIV are on the decline; however, rates among gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender persons are increasing.
Susannah M Allison, Darrin Adams, Kent C Klindera, Tonia Poteat, R Cameron Wolf   +4 more
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