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. 2020 May;135(5):1059-1068.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003816.

The Imperative for Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Inclusion: Beyond Women's Health

Heidi Moseson  1 , Noah Zazanis, Eli Goldberg, Laura Fix, Mary Durden, Ari Stoeffler, Jen Hastings, Lyndon Cudlitz, Bori Lesser-Lee, Laz Letcher, Aneidys Reyes, Juno Obedin-Maliver
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The Imperative for Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Inclusion: Beyond Women's Health

Heidi Moseson et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 May.

Abstract

We aim to make evident that solely referencing cisgender women in the context of sexual and reproductive health-particularly pregnancy planning and care-excludes a diverse group of transgender and gender nonbinary people who have sexual and reproductive health needs and experiences that can be similar to but also unique from those of cisgender women. We call on clinicians and researchers to ensure that all points of sexual and reproductive health access, research, sources of information, and care delivery comprehensively include and are accessible to people of all genders. We describe barriers to sexual and reproductive health care and research participation unique to people of marginalized gender identities, provide examples of harm resulting from these barriers, and offer concrete suggestions for creating inclusive, accurate, and respectful care and research environments-which will lead to higher quality health care and science for people of all genders.

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Fig. 1.. Screenshot of electronic medical record system preventing intrauterine device removal and cervical examination for a patient because their registered sex is male. Epic Systems Corporation. Used with permission.
Moseson. Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Inclusion. Obstet Gynecol 2020.
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