scholarly journals Male-partnered sexual minority women: Sexual identity disclosure to health care providers during the perinatal period.

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbie E. Goldberg ◽  
Lori E. Ross ◽  
Melissa H. Manley ◽  
Jonathan J. Mohr
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Perinatal Period ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Sexual Minority Women ◽  
Identity Disclosure ◽  
Sexual Identity Disclosure

scholarly journals The role of country-level structural stigma on sexual orientation disclosure and discrimination in health care settings among lesbian, gay, and bisexuals across Europe

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
R Bränström ◽  
J E Pachankis
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Sexual Minorities ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Settings ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Disclosure Of Sexual Orientation ◽  
Sexual Orientation Disclosure

Abstract Background The national climate surrounding sexual minorities (i.e., those self-identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual [LGB]) varies greatly worldwide. Recent Cross-European studies have shown that country-level structural stigma is a strong determinant of sexual minority individuals health risk behaviors and mental health. The consequences of the significant country-level variation in structural stigma on sexual minorities’ experiences of health care discrimination and disclosure of sexual orientation to health care providers have not been previously investigated. Methods In 2012, 86 000 sexual minority individuals (aged 18 years and older) from all 28 European Union countries responded to questions concerning discrimination in health care settings and sexual orientation disclosure to health care providers (EU LGBT survey). Structural stigma was assessed using a combination of national laws and policies affecting sexual minorities and a measure of sexual minority acceptance among citizens of each country. Results Disclosure of sexual orientation to health care providers were much more common in low stigma coutries (e.g., the Netherlands, Sweden, UK) compared to high stigma coutries (e.g., Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia). Experiences of discrimination in health care settings were more common among LGB indiviudals who were open about their sexual orientaiton and increased by degree of country-level structural stigma. Conclusions Disclosure of sexual orientation and experiences of discrimination in health care settings varies greatly among LGB individuals in Europe largely due to structural stigma surrounding sexual minorities. Main messages These findings highlight the importance of eliminating legislation, policies, and national attitudes that promote the unequal treatment of sexual minorities in currently unsupportive European countries.

scholarly journals Changes in Sexual Identity and Associations With Alcohol Use and Depression Among Young Adult Sexual Minority Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (6) ◽  
pp. 623-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian A. Feinstein ◽  
Isaac C. Rhew ◽  
Kimberley A. Hodge ◽  
Tonda L. Hughes ◽  
Debra Kaysen
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Sexual Minority Women

scholarly journals Sexual Health Care Services Among Young Adult Sexual Minority Women

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily J. Youatt ◽  
Lisa H. Harris ◽  
Gary W. Harper ◽  
Nancy K. Janz ◽  
José A. Bauermeister
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Sexual Minority Women ◽  
Sexual Health Care ◽  
Care Services

scholarly journals Hematologic Malignancies in Pregnancy: Management Guidelines From an International Consensus Meeting

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 501-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Lishner ◽  
Irit Avivi ◽  
Jane F. Apperley ◽  
Daan Dierickx ◽  
Andrew M. Evens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Pregnancy Termination ◽  
Perinatal Period ◽  
Hematologic Malignancies ◽  
Consensus Meeting ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Management Guidelines

Purpose The incidence of hematologic malignancies during pregnancy is 0.02%. However, this figure is increasing, as women delay conception until a later age. Systemic symptoms attributed to the development of a hematologic cancer may overlap with physiologic changes of pregnancy. A favorable prognosis is contingent upon early diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, a high index of suspicion is required by health care providers. Although timely, accurate diagnosis followed by appropriate staging is essential and should not be delayed due to pregnancy, management guidelines are lacking due to insufficient evidence-based research. Consequently, treatment is delayed, posing significant risks to maternal and fetal health, and potential pregnancy termination. This report provides guidelines for clinical management of hematologic cancers during the perinatal period, which were developed by a multidisciplinary team including an experienced hematologist/oncologist, a high-risk obstetrics specialist, a neonatologist, and experienced nurses, social workers, and psychologists. Methods These guidelines were developed by experts in the field during the first International Consensus Meeting of Prenatal Hematologic Malignancies, which took place in Leuven, Belgium, on May 23, 2014. Results and Conclusion This consensus summary equips health care professionals with novel diagnostic and treatment methodologies that aim for optimal treatment of the mother, while protecting fetal and pediatric health.

scholarly journals Mothers’ Sexual Identity and Children’s Health

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Mollborn ◽  
Aubrey Limburg ◽  
Bethany G. Everett
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Sexual Minority Women ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Mostly Heterosexual ◽  
Minority Identities

AbstractSexual minority women face a plethora of structural, socioeconomic, and interpersonal disadvantages and stressors. Research has established negative associations between women’s sexual minority identities and both their own health and their infants’ birth outcomes. Yet a separate body of scholarship has documented similarities in the development and well-being of children living with same-sex couples relative to those living with similarly situated different-sex couples. This study sought to reconcile these literatures by examining the association between maternal sexual identity and child health at ages 5–18 using a US sample from the full population of children of sexual minority women, including those who identify as mostly heterosexual, bisexual, or lesbian, regardless of partner sex or gender. Analyses using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 8978) followed women longitudinally and examined several measures of their children’s health, including general health and specific developmental and physical health conditions. Analyses found that children of mostly heterosexual and bisexual women experienced health disadvantages relative to children of heterosexual women, whereas the few children of lesbian women in our sample evidenced a mixture of advantages and disadvantages. These findings underscore that to understand sexual orientation disparities and the intergenerational transmission of health, it is important to incorporate broad measurement of sexual orientation that can capture variation in family forms and in sexual minority identities.

scholarly journals Sexual Identity and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Awareness of Heart Attack and Stroke Symptoms: Findings From the National Health Interview Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-67
Author(s):  
Billy A. Caceres ◽  
Meghan Reading Turchioe ◽  
Anthony Pho ◽  
Theresa A. Koleck ◽  
Ruth Masterson Creber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Heart Attack ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Sexual Minority Women ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Purpose: Investigate sexual identity and racial/ethnic differences in awareness of heart attack and stroke symptoms. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: 2014 and 2017 National Health Interview Survey. Sample: 54 326 participants. Measures: Exposure measures were sexual identity (heterosexual, gay/lesbian, bisexual, “something else”) and race/ethnicity. Awareness of heart attack and stroke symptoms was assessed. Analysis: Sex-stratified logistic regression analyses to examine sexual identity and racial/ethnic differences in awareness of heart attack and stroke symptoms. Results: Gay men were more likely than heterosexual men to identify calling 911 as the correct action if someone is having a heart attack (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.16, 95% CI: 1.18-3.96). The majority of racial/ethnic minority heterosexuals reported lower rates of awareness of heart attack and stroke symptoms than White heterosexuals. Hispanic sexual minority women had lower awareness of heart attack symptoms than White heterosexual women (AOR = 0.43, 95% CI: 0.25-0.74), whereas Asian sexual minority women reported lower awareness of stroke symptoms (AOR = 0.25, 95% CI: 0.08-0.80). Hispanic (AOR = 0.52, 95% CI: 0.33-0.84) and Asian (AOR = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.14-0.84) sexual minority men reported lower awareness of stroke symptoms than White heterosexual men. Conclusion: Hispanic and Asian sexual minorities had lower rates of awareness of heart attack and stroke symptoms. Health information technology may be a platform for delivering health education and targeted health promotion for sexual minorities of color.

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