Time to Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy Among US Military–Affiliated Adolescents and Young Adults
In this cohort study, most adolescents and young adults with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria receiving health care through the US military did not initiate exogenous sex steroid hormone therapy within 2 years of diagnosis. Inequities in time to treatment indicate the need to identify and reduce barriers to care.
Authors
- David A. Klein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6569-9965)
- Rick Brydum
- Evan R. Locke
- Kevin Sunderland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7059-851X)
- Wendy Funk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6635-873X)
- Krista B. Highland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3815-2571)
- Noelle Larson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9629-8022)
- Natasha A. Schvey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3136-6713)
- Timothy A. Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4966-7079)
- Veronika Pav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4980-9500)
- Jennifer A. Thornton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0492-3042)
Institutions
- Grant Medical Center (US)
- Children's Mercy Hospital (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (US)
- David Grant USAF Medical Center (US)
- Ripple (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.2835
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.29