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Expert Care of Adolescent Transgender and Gender-diverse Athletes.

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Parsons, D; Blew, K; Adkins, D; Johnston, KJB; Bradley, KE; Wittstein, J
Published in: Sports Med Arthrosc Rev
March 1, 2025

As a population, transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) adolescents face higher rates of discrimination than their cisgender peers, both in their personal lives and while seeking health care. Negative experiences with health care can be discouraging for minority populations and can result in poorer health maintenance and outcomes. As health care providers, it is imperative that we educate ourselves on providing culturally competent care for this community. This includes an understanding of gender identity, hormonal therapy, impact on athletics, musculoskeletal health, and surgical considerations in this population. In this article, we offer a perspective on providing expert care to TGD adolescent patients through the lens of sports medicine.

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Sports Med Arthrosc Rev

DOI

EISSN

1538-1951

Publication Date

March 1, 2025

Volume

33

Issue

1

Start / End Page

24 / 30

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Transgender Persons
  • Sports Medicine
  • Orthopedics
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Gender Identity
  • Female
  • Culturally Competent Care
  • Athletes
  • Adolescent
 

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Parsons, D., Blew, K., Adkins, D., Johnston, K. J. B., Bradley, K. E., & Wittstein, J. (2025). Expert Care of Adolescent Transgender and Gender-diverse Athletes. Sports Med Arthrosc Rev, 33(1), 24–30. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSA.0000000000000417
Parsons, Dylan, Kathryn Blew, Deanna Adkins, Kenzie Jane Bowen Johnston, Kendall E. Bradley, and Jocelyn Wittstein. “Expert Care of Adolescent Transgender and Gender-diverse Athletes.Sports Med Arthrosc Rev 33, no. 1 (March 1, 2025): 24–30. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSA.0000000000000417.
Parsons D, Blew K, Adkins D, Johnston KJB, Bradley KE, Wittstein J. Expert Care of Adolescent Transgender and Gender-diverse Athletes. Sports Med Arthrosc Rev. 2025 Mar 1;33(1):24–30.
Parsons, Dylan, et al. “Expert Care of Adolescent Transgender and Gender-diverse Athletes.Sports Med Arthrosc Rev, vol. 33, no. 1, Mar. 2025, pp. 24–30. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/JSA.0000000000000417.
Parsons D, Blew K, Adkins D, Johnston KJB, Bradley KE, Wittstein J. Expert Care of Adolescent Transgender and Gender-diverse Athletes. Sports Med Arthrosc Rev. 2025 Mar 1;33(1):24–30.

Published In

Sports Med Arthrosc Rev

DOI

EISSN

1538-1951

Publication Date

March 1, 2025

Volume

33

Issue

1

Start / End Page

24 / 30

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Transgender Persons
  • Sports Medicine
  • Orthopedics
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Gender Identity
  • Female
  • Culturally Competent Care
  • Athletes
  • Adolescent