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. 2025 Jul 1;8(7):e2520808.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.20808.

Access to Gender-Affirming Care and Alternatives to That Care Among Transgender Adults

Teresa A Graziano  1
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Access to Gender-Affirming Care and Alternatives to That Care Among Transgender Adults

Teresa A Graziano. JAMA Netw Open. .
No abstract available

Plain language summary

This survey study examines alternatives that transgender adults may consider in place of monitored gender-affirming care, if such care becomes unavailable.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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