Open AccessDemographic and temporal trends in transgender identities and gender confirming surgery
Author(s) -
Ian T Nolan,
Christopher Kuhner,
Geolani W. Dy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
translational andrology and urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2223-4691
pISSN - 2223-4683
DOI - 10.21037/tau.2019.04.09
Subject(s) - transgender , gender identity , health care , identity (music) , transgender women , medicine , population , sex reassignment surgery (male to female) , medical record , health insurance , transgender people , public health , family medicine , gerontology , psychology , political science , gender studies , sociology , environmental health , nursing , social psychology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , transsexual , law , acoustics , syphilis , men who have sex with men , physics , radiology
Transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) individuals are a growing demographic with unique healthcare needs. Amid changes in public and private insurance coverage of gender confirming surgeries (GCS), utilization of these procedures is increasing. Meanwhile, systemic barriers continue to limit access to gender confirming care and perpetuate health disparities among TGNB individuals. Studies on the prevalence of TGNB identities and utilization of GCS are limited by a lack of gender identity data in population-based surveys and electronic medical records. However, data collection on gender identity is improving, and will be essential for characterizing the healthcare practices and needs of TGNB individuals.