Showing posts with label transgender. Show all posts
Showing posts with label transgender. Show all posts
Monday, April 30, 2012
The Incidence of Ovarian Cancer In Transgendered Individuals | The LGBT Cancer Project -- Out With Cancer
The Incidence of Ovarian Cancer In Transgendered Individuals | The LGBT Cancer Project -- Out With Cancer
".... The incidence of ovarian cancer in LGBT transgendered individuals must be closely monitored and aggressively treated if the cancer is detected in that population. Transgendered individuals who have undergone an operation changing their gender from their original sexual orientation of female to male are facing the additional obstacle of being diagnosed with ovarian....."
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender populations : The Lancet
"In later adulthood, LGBT are less likely to have a partner or children to provide them with health and social care, resulting in their greater dependence on friends, caregivers, and LGBT organisations. There has been clinical concern about rates of diabetes, ovarian disease, and stroke among transgender older people potentially as a result of long-term hormone treatments...."
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