Doctors Should Understand Needs of Transgender and Nonbinary Youth: Study
Physicians need to stay up to date on the healthcare needs of transgender and nonbinary youth, experts report in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
More teens are identifying as a transgender or nonbinary, the authors explained.
Transgender individuals are more comfortable with a gender different from their birth gender. Healthcare providers call this situation gender dysphoria.
Nonbinary individuals identify as a gender other than strictly male or female.
Healthcare decisions can be shared among doctors, patients, and parents, but "the youth's voice is always paramount," wrote the authors.
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Two Years After Androgen Deprivation Therapy, Some Men Still Cope With Low T
Men's testosterone levels don't always rebound after androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), according to a recent study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
ADT is a common treatment for prostate cancer. It works by reducing the amounts of androgens, like testosterone, in the body. Androgens can spur the growth of prostate cancer cells.
The study involved 307 men who had spent an average of 17 months on ADT.
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