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Cervical cancer prevention in transgender men: a review
Author(s) -
Weyers S,
Garland SM,
Cruickshank M,
Kyrgiou M,
Arbyn M
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/1471-0528.16503
Subject(s) - transgender , cervical cancer , cervix , medicine , cervical cancer screening , cervical screening , population , family medicine , gynecology , cancer , gender studies , environmental health , sociology
There is increased awareness of transgender physical and mental health widely and in academic research. A significant proportion of transgender men will retain their cervix with an increased risk of cervical cancer. In this review of cervical cancer screening among transgender men, we try to estimate how many transgender men still have a cervix, understand to identify challenges and barriers to cervical screening and propose possible solutions. Organised cervical screening programmes need to consider the needs of this population, in particular the provision of HPV self‐sampling. Tweetable abstract Transgender men need access to cervical screening.