Australian Medical Association (AMA) backs gender-affirming care and reassures its position by celebrating pride month in support of LGBTQIA+ health and wellbeing.
Australian Medical Association Is Proud to Celebrate Pride Month
People identifying themselves as LGBTQIA+ include trans and gender-diverse people (1✔ ✔Trusted Source(In)visibility of LGBTQIA+ people and relationships in healthcare: A scoping review
Go to source). They seek and undergo gender-affirming care. Hence, it is important to accept, support and celebrate people who are LGBTQIA+.
Health Disparities | Inequalities in Health Outcomes
Health disparity refers to differences in providing treatment or access to healthcare facilities based on a person’s sex, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status leading to marked differences in health outcomes and death rates. Health disparities abound in minority groups of the United States.
Health disparity refers to differences in providing treatment or access to healthcare facilities based on a person’s sex, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status leading to marked differences in health outcomes and death rates. Health disparities abound in minority groups of the United States.
‘Providing healthcare for people who belong to the LGBTQIA+ community depends on patient-centered care, consent, non-discrimination, bodily autonomy, and respect.#pride month #LGBTQIA+ #healthcare’
Many of the health inequities faced by these people relate to high levels of overt and implicit discrimination, both socially and within institutions. Providing gender-affirming care can result in a wide range of positive health outcomes for people who are trans and gender diverse. The AMA states that being LGBTQIA+ is normal, healthy, and representative of the diversity in human sexuality, gender identity, and sex characteristics. Therefore, people belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community should live in healthcare environments where they feel safe, affirmed, respected, and understood (2✔ ✔Trusted Source
Health equity for trans and gender-diverse Australians: addressing the inverse care law through the provision of gender-affirming health care in the primary healthcare setting
Go to source).
As shared decision making a key part of the doctor-patient relationship, public acceptance of people who are LGBTQIA+ can reduce the discrimination against these communities and boost their health and well-being. This pride month 2023, AMA are calling for an end to discrimination against this community and the health care workers who support them.
Transgender Hormone Therapy Tied to Blood Pressure Risk
In transgender men and women, the gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) is linked to blood pressure changes.
In transgender men and women, the gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) is linked to blood pressure changes.
- (In)visibility of LGBTQIA+ people and relationships in healthcare: A scoping review - (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0738399123002082?)
- Health equity for trans and gender-diverse Australians: addressing the inverse care law through the provision of gender-affirming health care in the primary healthcare setting - (https://www.publish.csiro.au/PY/PY22149)
Source-Medindia
Pride Month: Embracing Liberation, Love, and Happiness
It is now the moment to proudly showcase the rainbow flags, adorn ourselves with glitter, and actively participate in the festivities.
It is now the moment to proudly showcase the rainbow flags, adorn ourselves with glitter, and actively participate in the festivities.
Transgender People Should Not be Excluded from Receiving Hormone Therapy
Transgender people who develop thromboembolism while on gender affirming hormone therapy be treated with the same regimen as cisgender patients.
Transgender people who develop thromboembolism while on gender affirming hormone therapy be treated with the same regimen as cisgender patients.
