Los jóvenes LGBTQ tienen el doble de riesgo de pensamientos e intentos de suicidio
MARTES, 15 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un nuevo estudio que observa el riesgo de suicidio entre los adolescentes de EE. UU. que son lesbianas, gais y bisexuales encuentra que tienen unas tasas de pensamientos, planificación e intentos de …
Learn MoreLGBTQ Youth Have Double the Risk for Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study that looks at suicide risk among U.S. teens who are lesbian, gay and bisexual finds they have disproportionately high rates of suicidal thoughts, planning and attempts compared to their heterosexu…
Learn MoreLa ciencia ayuda a revelar los secretos del clítoris
MARTES, 1 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Más de 10,000 fibras nerviosas (muchas más de lo previsto) conforman al clítoris humano, según unos investigadores de Oregón que pudieron contarlos por primera vez mientras realizaban una cirugía de a…
Learn MoreLa junta médica de Florida podría prohibir la atención de afirmación de género para los menores transgénero
LUNES, 31 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los menores transgénero de Florida están ahora un paso más cerca a no poder obtener atención médica para afirmar su género.En un acalorado debate del viernes, la Junta de Medicina de Florida votó para c…
Learn MoreScience Helps Reveal Secrets of the Clitoris
TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 10,000 nerve fibers — many more than expected — power the human clitoris, according to Oregon researchers who were able to count them for the first time while performing gender-affirming genital su…
Learn MoreFlorida Medical Board May Bar Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Minors
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Transgender minors in Florida are now one step closer to not being able to get medical care to affirm their gender. In a heated hearing on Friday, the Florida Board of Medicine voted to begin drafting a rule b…
Learn MoreFlorida Medical Board May Bar Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Minors
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Transgender minors in Florida are now one step closer to not being able to get medical care to affirm their gender.In a heated hearing on Friday, the Florida Board of Medicine voted to begin drafting a rule ba…
Learn MoreAlmost All Adolescents Who Begin Gender-Affirming Hormones Continue Into Adulthood: Study
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When young adolescents strongly identify with a gender that does not match their gender at birth, one option is to offer a reversible treatment that can delay the onset of puberty.If the desire to transition e…
Learn MoreMost Teens Continue Gender-Affirming Hormones Into Adulthood
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most adolescents who start gender-affirming hormone treatment continue treatment into adulthood, according to a Dutch study published online Oct. 20 in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.Maria Anna Theodora …
Learn MoreMedical Groups Urge Protections for Health Workers Providing Gender-Affirming Care
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Three leading medical groups have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate growing threats to doctors, hospitals, and families providing and seeking gender-affirming care.In a letter to U.S. Attor…
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