Prevention of Morbidity in Individuals with a History of Male-to-Female Sex Assignment Surgery
Katherine Thompson
The transgender community is a vulnerable population at increased risk for a number of adverse health outcomes including surgical complications, development of cancers, and chronic disease. In addition to the psychosocial challenges associated with being transgender, these patients are also at increased risk for medical comorbidities that health care providers cannot prevent or manage unless they are aware of their patient’s transgender status. Read more.