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Chapter 35 - Contraception for LGBT

from Section 3 - Contraception and Medical Conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2022

By
Johannes Bitzer
Edited by
Johannes Bitzer  and
Tahir A. Mahmood
Johannes Bitzer
Affiliation:
University Women’s Hospital, Basel
Tahir A. Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
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Summary

Definitions, specific risks, special needs, contraception for transmen and transwomen

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Human rightsoptionscontraceptioninfectionSTIsexual
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Handbook of Contraception and Sexual Reproductive Healthcare , pp. 202 - 206
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Further Reading

UCSF Transgender Care Navigation Program. “Terminology and definitions.” UCSF Transgender Care Navigation Program. June 17, 2016. Accessed on September 11, 2019. Available at: https://transcare.ucsf.edu/guidelines/terminology.Google Scholar
Francis, A, Jasani, S, Bachmann, G. Contraceptive challenges and the transgender individual. Womens Midlife Health. 2018;4:12.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Amato, P. “Fertility options for transgender persons.” UCSF Transgender Care Navigation Program. June 17, 2016. Accessed on September 11, 2019. Available at: https://transcare.ucsf.edu/guidelines/fertility.Google Scholar
Boudreau, D, Mukerjee, R. Contraception care for transmasculine individuals on testosterone therapy. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2019;64(4):395–402.Google Scholar
Shah, M. “Birth control across the gender spectrum.” Bedsider. 2017. Accessed on September 11, 2019. Available at: www.bedsider.org/features/1070-birth-control-across-the-gender-spectrum.Google Scholar
Jones, K, Wood, M, Stephens, L. Contraception choices for transgender males. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2017;43(3):239–40.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Higgins, A, Carpenter, E. et al: Sexual minority women and contraceptive use: Complex pathways between sexual orientation and health outcomes. Am J Public Health. 2019;109(12):1680–6.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

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