Sexual behaviour, pregnancy intention and sexually transmitted infection risk varies extensively among transgender and non-binary patients in the UK
| Autor: | Alexandra Marion Hague, John Joseph Reynolds-Wright |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Infection risk Sexual Behavior Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Sexually Transmitted Diseases Intention medicine.disease_cause Hiv risk Risk Assessment Transgender Persons Health care Transgender Medicine Humans Reproductive health Pregnancy Gender identity business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology medicine.disease United Kingdom Reproductive Medicine Family medicine Female business |
| Zdroj: | BMJ sexualreproductive health. 47(1) |
| ISSN: | 2515-2009 |
| Popis: | There is a dearth of evidence regarding the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs and experiences of transgender and non-binary (TNB) people (those whose current gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth).1 However, the TNB community remain underrepresented in medical research.2 This is important, as a key part of gender affirmation treatments include cross-sex hormones and surgery that may limit TNB people’s future reproductive capabilities. We sought to explore pregnancy intention, HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk, and contraception use of TNB patients, with the intention that the results may guide healthcare provision. TNB individuals attending a National Health Service (NHS) gender identity clinic in Edinburgh over a 4-month period completed an anonymous self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire asked about demographic characteristics, pregnancy intention, sexual behaviour, STI/HIV risk and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use. Data were recorded and analysed using Microsoft … |
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