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Our latest study is out today in @PLOSONE!

Overall, we found that accessing gender-affirming hormones during adolescence is linked to better mental health outcomes in adulthood

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#trans #LGBTQ #medtwitter
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#Trans people who accessed gender-affirming hormones during adolescence had lower odds of adverse mental health outcomes, including suicidality, when compared to those who didn't access hormones until adulthood. (2/6)

All age groups that accessed gender-affirming hormones (during early adolescence, during late adolescence, and during adulthood) had better mental health outcomes than those who desired but weren't able to access gender-affirming hormones. (3/6)

A large number of #trans people who desired gender-affirming hormones (41%) were unable to ever access them, highlighting that we desperately need more clinicians trained in providing competent care for transgender and gender diverse people. (4/6)

We adjusted for a wide range of potential confounders, including family support for gender identity, exposure to gender identity conversion efforts, demographic variables, K-12 harassment based on gender identity, and access to pubertal suppression. (5/6)

These results argue against legislative attempts to restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for #trans adolescents. Such legislation is also opposed by all relevant major medical organizations, including The American Medical Association. (6/6)
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