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05, 2020;135 (5): 1059-1068.

The Imperative for Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Inclusion: Beyond Women's Health.

Heidi Moseson, Noah Zazanis, Eli Goldberg, Laura Fix, Mary Durden, Ari Stoeffler, Jen Hastings, Lyndon Cudlitz, Bori Lesser-Lee, Laz Letcher, Aneidys Reyes, Juno Obedin-Maliver
Author Information
  1. Heidi Moseson: Ibis Reproductive Health, Oakland, California; the Guttmacher Institute, New York, New York; the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont; the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts; the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Lyndon Cudlitz Consulting, Education & Training, Albany, New York; the Community Advisory Team, Malden, Massachusetts; the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin; and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
PMID: 32282602 DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003816

Abstract

We aim to make evident that solely referencing cisgender women in the context of sexual and reproductive health-particularly pregnancy planning and care-excludes a diverse group of transgender and gender nonbinary people who have sexual and reproductive health needs and experiences that can be similar to but also unique from those of cisgender women. We call on clinicians and researchers to ensure that all points of sexual and reproductive health access, research, sources of information, and care delivery comprehensively include and are accessible to people of all genders. We describe barriers to sexual and reproductive health care and research participation unique to people of marginalized gender identities, provide examples of harm resulting from these barriers, and offer concrete suggestions for creating inclusive, accurate, and respectful care and research environments-which will lead to higher quality health care and science for people of all genders.

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Grants

  1. K12 DK111028/NIDDK NIH HHS

MeSH Term

Delivery of Health Care
Female
Health Services Accessibility
Health Services for Transgender Persons
Humans
Male
Pregnancy
Reproductive Health
Reproductive Health Services
Transgender Persons
Women's Health
Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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