进入第三级医院的跨性别和非二进制儿童和青少年的特点
Valeria Mulli1, María Zabalza2, Alfredo Eymann1
1Section of Adolescence; Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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|September 13, 2024
概括
这项关于阿根廷跨性别和非二进制青年的研究发现,大多数被认定为跨性别男性,并获得了强有力的社会支持. 诸如激素治疗之类的医疗干预是常见的,而手术则不那么频繁,很少出现脱离的情况.
科学领域:
- 儿科内分泌学 儿科内分泌学
- 青少年医学 青少年医学
- 性别认同研究 性别认同研究
背景情况:
- 阿根廷的跨性别人口估计为0.43%.
- 了解跨性别和非二进制青年的特征和医疗保健需求对于开发有针对性的支持和干预至关重要.
- 关于阿根廷这个人口的具体人口统计和医疗途径的数据有限.
研究的目的:
- 描述跨性别和非二进制儿童和青少年的人口和临床特征.
- 分析这个人群接受的医疗和心理健康干预的类型.
- 评估跨性别和非二进制年轻人之间的转变率.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项横截面研究.
- 从107名24岁以下的跨性别或非二进制个体的电子病历 (EMR) 中收集了数据.
- 参与者在2019年1月至2023年5月期间在高等大学医院接受了跨学科团队的观察.
主要成果:
- 首次咨询的平均年龄为15.3岁,自认的跨性别身份在11.1岁左右出现.
- 72%的人被认定为跨性别男性,89.7%的性别表达与身份一致,46.3%的人报告双性恋倾向.
- 据报道,支持水平很高:76%的家庭,87.3%的学校和92.5%的同行支持. 医疗干预包括荷尔蒙策略 (44.8%),手术 (14.1%) 和心理健康服务 (57.1%). 只有2.8%的病例发生了转移.
结论:
- 在这项研究中,大多数跨性别和非二进制年轻人被认定为跨性别男性,并经历了重要的环境支持.
- 激素干预是常见的,手术干预不那么常见,心理健康支持被广泛使用.
- 跨性别和非二进制青少年和年轻成年人之间的转变很少发生.
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