性别不同青年的月经抑制:对患者来说最重要的是什么?
Heather L Stewart1, Brittny E Manos2, Gayathri Chelvakumar1
1Nationwide Children's Hospital, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology
|November 22, 2024
概括
跨性别和性别多元的年轻人选择基于个人偏好,易用性和避免雌激素的月经抑制方法. 以患者为中心的护理应该评估设备和盆腔检查的舒适性.
科学领域:
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 青少年医学 青少年医学
- 确认性别的护理
背景情况:
- 抑制月经对于跨性别和性别多元 (TGD) 青年来说至关重要.
- 了解方法选择驱动因素是有效护理的关键.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查主要原因,TGD年轻人选择特定的月经抑制方法.
- 为激素月经抑制提供以患者为中心的咨询提供信息.
主要方法:
- 从55名月经的TGD年轻人 (年龄12-17岁) 的基线数据进行横截面分析.
- 参与者完成了关于月经抑制方法选择原因的调查.
- 在性别健康专科诊所收集的数据.
主要成果:
- 只有孕激素的药丸是最常见的方法 (43.6%).
- 选择的关键原因包括感知适用性,易用性和避免雌激素.
- 与内部设备和骨盆检查的不适是重要的因素.
结论:
- 早期评估患者对雌激素,设备和盆腔检查的舒适度至关重要.
- 根据TGD年轻人的个人偏好调整讨论,提高了关怀.
- 支持以患者为中心的方法来抑制TGD年轻人的月经.
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