Opinion
Overview of guidelines for patients seeking gender-affirmation surgery
With increasing insurance coverage and improved access to care, more and more patients are seeking gender-affirming surgery, and it is incumbent...
Opinion
Why Texas Senate Bill 8 will negatively affect LGBTQ patients
LGBTQ people are more susceptible to hate-motivated violence and sexual assault and as a result, may seek to terminate pregnancies that result...
Opinion
Gender-affirming mastectomy and breast cancer screening in transmasculine patients
For transmasculine and nonbinary patients, this procedure is associated with significant improvements in mental health and quality of life.
News
Contraceptive counseling for transmasculine patients
Given the teratogenic effects of testosterone, it is imperative that patients who do not desire pregnancy receive appropriate contraceptive...
Opinion
Vaginoplasty basics – what every gynecologist needs to know
Feminizing gender affirmation surgery is a complex genital surgery that most commonly involves removal of natal male genitalia (testes, penile...
Opinion
Addressing mental health for transgender patients during the pandemic
As transgender patients continue to seek care from ob.gyns., it is vital that we not only screen transgender patients for depression and intimate...
Opinion
TRANSforming gynecology: An introduction to hormone therapy for the obstetrician/gynecologist
It is important to remember that many transgender men and women will see an obstetrician/gynecologist at some interval during their transition.