Characterizing Healthcare Disparities, Utilization, and Trends of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Transgender and Nonbinary Patients: A Population-Based Study
TGNB IBD patients experience greater gastrointestinal and psychiatric comorbidities and receive fewer interventions overall despite greater healthcare contact. HRT was not associated with worsening disease or complications. These findings highlight critical disparities and the need for further research in this population.
Authors
- Lara Chaaban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1294-8790)
- Bashar Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4037-8740)
- Joanna Melia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0984-4600)
- Fan Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2867-4413)
- Andrew Suchan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6395-5709)
- Sowmya Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3803-1537)
- Lynn Kobeissi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7874-6314)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ibd/izaf266
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00