Cisgender

Gilead Announces Clinical Hold on Studies Evaluating Injectable Lenacapavir for HIV Treatment and Prevention Due to Vial Quality Concerns

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021
AIDS, Health, FDA, Hospitals, Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, People, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Birth, Pharmacokinetics, Subtypes of HIV, Intramuscular injection, Gilead Sciences, Trans, Medicine, Risk, Pre-exposure prophylaxis, Education, Distribution, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, AIDS, Twitter, IND Rockaway Line, Efficacy, Sex, Woman, Rectum, LEN, Plasma protein binding, Female, Solution, Gender, Man, HIV, Cancer, Male, Adolescence, HIV-1, Research, File, FDA, Risk management, Pharmaceutical industry, Subcutaneous, Cisgender, Safety, Lenacapavir, Tolerability

Lenacapavir is Gileads potential first-in-class, investigational long-acting HIV-1 capsid inhibitor in development for the treatment and prevention of HIV-1 infection.

Key Points: 
  • Lenacapavir is Gileads potential first-in-class, investigational long-acting HIV-1 capsid inhibitor in development for the treatment and prevention of HIV-1 infection.
  • While most antivirals act on just one stage of viral replication, lenacapavir is designed to inhibit HIV-1 at multiple stages of its lifecycle.
  • For more than 30 years, Gilead has been a leading innovator in the field of HIV, driving advances in treatment, prevention and cure research.
  • For more information about Gilead, please visit the companys website at www.gilead.com , follow Gilead on Twitter (@Gilead Sciences) or call Gilead Public Affairs at 1-800-GILEAD-5 or 1-650-574-3000.

Transgender Adults More Likely To Experience Subjective Cognitive Decline, Depression

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Personal life, Gender identity, Gender, Transgender, LGBT, Cisgender, Non-binary gender, Transphobia

Prevalence of depression was significantly higher for transgender and gender nonbinary adults (individuals who identify outside the male/female binary) (37%) compared to cisgender adults (19.2%).

Key Points: 
  • Prevalence of depression was significantly higher for transgender and gender nonbinary adults (individuals who identify outside the male/female binary) (37%) compared to cisgender adults (19.2%).
  • Additionally, reports of cognitive disability, a surrogate for SCD, were significantly higher in transgender and nonbinary adults (24.7%) compared to cisgender adults (10.5%).
  • Among those reporting SCD, transgender adults were 2.3 times more likely to report associated social and self-care limitations when compared to cisgender adults.
  • The researchers found prevalence of depression was significantly higher for transgender and nonbinary adults (37%) compared to cisgender adults (19.2%).

New Report: LGBTQ+ Students at Many Christian Colleges More Likely to Experience Harm and Isolation Than Their Straight Peers

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Monday, March 15, 2021
Personal life, Articles, Transgender, LGBT, Minorities, Sexual minority, Sexuality and society, Cisgender, Minority stress, Transphobia

Gender minority students are seven times more likely to be sexually assaulted on their Christian campus than cisgender students.

Key Points: 
  • Gender minority students are seven times more likely to be sexually assaulted on their Christian campus than cisgender students.
  • Gender minority students are twice as likely to be subjected to disciplinary action by their Christian college than cisgender students.
  • Sexual minority students experience three times the harms faced by straight students.
  • Sexual minority students are three times more likely to experience depression and anxiety compared to heterosexual students.

Fenway Health, Brown, BU, and Rand Study Shows Significantly Higher Prevalence of Substance Use Disorder among U.S. Transgender Adults as Compared with Cisgender Peers

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Thursday, February 4, 2021
Personal life, Gender, LGBT, Substance dependence, Substance-related disorders, Transgender, Cisgender, Substance use disorder, Transphobia, Healthcare and the LGBT community

The study was authored by researchers at The Fenway Institute, Brown University, Boston University, and the RAND Corporation and is believed to be the first national study to compare large, geographically-representative cohorts of transgender adults with their cisgender peers.

Key Points: 
  • The study was authored by researchers at The Fenway Institute, Brown University, Boston University, and the RAND Corporation and is believed to be the first national study to compare large, geographically-representative cohorts of transgender adults with their cisgender peers.
  • It is also believed to be the first national study to document disparities in diagnosed substance use disorders among trans feminine and trans masculine adults.
  • A dearth of national surveillance data makes it difficult to capture the burden of substance use disorder among transgender adults.
  • "Prevalence and Co-occurrence of Alcohol, Nicotine, and Other Substance Use Disorder Diagnoses Among US Transgender and Cisgender Adults" is available online .

New Poll Details Impact of COVID-19 and Recent Violence Against Black Americans on Youth Mental Health

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Friday, October 2, 2020
Personal life, LGBT, Articles, Transgender, Cisgender, Gender identity, LGBTQ psychology, Transgender youth

One in three Black LGBTQ youth (32%) stated that the COVID-19 pandemic made their living situation "much more stressful" than before.

Key Points: 
  • One in three Black LGBTQ youth (32%) stated that the COVID-19 pandemic made their living situation "much more stressful" than before.
  • However, Black LGBTQ youth reported the highest rate of negative impact (78%) and with more intensity 44% reported their well-being has been negatively impacted "a lot," compared to 32% of all LGBTQ youth and 23% of straight/cisgender youth.
  • -LGBTQ youth were less likely to have access to mental health care than their peers, with one in four LGBTQ youth unable to access the mental health care they desired.
  • Included in the sample are 175 Black LGBTQ youth and 196 Black straight/cisgender youth.

Boston IVF Announces Results of Landmark Transgender Male Fertility Research Study

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Human reproduction, Articles, Fertility medicine, Sexual reproduction, In vitro fertilisation, Assisted reproductive technology, Fertility clinic, Cisgender, Transgender, Pregnancy over age 50

The Boston IVF study is the largest to ever investigate the clinical results of transgender male patients undergoing fertility preservation and the first to ever describe transgender IVF cycle parameters in such detail and scope.

Key Points: 
  • The Boston IVF study is the largest to ever investigate the clinical results of transgender male patients undergoing fertility preservation and the first to ever describe transgender IVF cycle parameters in such detail and scope.
  • However, the Boston IVF study shows that transgender men can find similar success as cisgender patients even after they have initiated hormonal transition with the use of testosterone.
  • Boston IVF, the first fertility clinic in New England to assist both a gay male and lesbian couple to have children through IVF, considers this new study an opportunity to bring more reproductive awareness to the transgender community.
  • One of the world's most experienced fertility networks, with over 90,000 babies born since 1986 Boston IVF has earned a reputation for innovative care, research, and next-generation fertility treatment options.

Study Shows Link Between Conversion Therapy and Transgender Suicide Attempts

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Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Gender, Identity, Gender studies, Gender identity, Genderqueer, Transgender, Cisgender, Passing, Discrimination against non-binary gender people

BOSTON, Sept. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A new study published today in JAMA Psychiatry found that exposure to attempts by professionals to change a person's gender identity from transgender to cisgender is associated with a range of adverse mental health outcomes, including suicide attempts.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, Sept. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A new study published today in JAMA Psychiatry found that exposure to attempts by professionals to change a person's gender identity from transgender to cisgender is associated with a range of adverse mental health outcomes, including suicide attempts.
  • The study also builds on previous work published last month by the same researchers documenting the widespread prevalence (13.5%) among the U.S. transgender population of having experienced gender identity conversion efforts by therapists, counselors, and religious advisors.
  • "What this new study shows is that transgender people who are exposed to conversion efforts anytime in their lives have more than double the odds of attempting suicide compared with those who have never experienced efforts by professionals to convert their gender identity from transgender to cisgender."
  • "This is important because some experts continue to advocate for gender identity conversion efforts for young children.

Transgender Youth More Often Diagnosed With Mental Health Conditions

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Monday, April 16, 2018
Gender, Transgender, Identity, Gender studies, Genderqueer, Gender identity, Cisgender, Political correctness, Gender variance

The investigators examined the prevalence of mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts.

Key Points: 
  • The investigators examined the prevalence of mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts.
  • In nearly all instances, mental health diagnoses were more common for transgender and gender-nonconforming youth than for youth who identify with the gender assigned at birth, also known as cisgender youth.
  • "We looked at mental health in transgender and gender-nonconforming youth retrospectively between 2006 and 2014 and found that these youths had three to 13 times the mental health conditions of their cisgender counterparts," said the study's lead author, Tracy A. Becerra-Culqui, PhD, MPH, of the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research & Evaluation.
  • "For clinicians, it is important that they are aware of possible mental health conditions that may be more common in transgender and gender-nonconforming youth compared to cisgender youth.