Pregnancy rates in transgenders similar to non-transgenders

Pregnancy rates in transgenders similar to non-transgenders
Dispelling the notion that transgender youth is less at risk for pregnancy, a new study has found that they have pregnancy rates similar to their non-transgender peers.

‘In other words, there is no evidence to support assumptions that pregnancy only occurs in those who are yet to transition,’ added Veale, currently a lecturer at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. The finding, published online in the International Journal of Transgenderism , highlights the need for more supportive sex education and sexual health care for transgender youth, study’s senior author Elizabeth Saewyc, Professor at University of British Columbia. Clinicians ‘should ensure this group know how to protect themselves from unintended pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections’, Saewyc said. (Read: Here’s what to do when you are advised bed rest during pregnancy)

Source: IANS

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