Impact of Sexual Orientation Flashcards
Are bullying and suicide big problems?
Yes.
What may be a phenomenon that contributes to risky behavior in LBGTQ adolescents?
Limited ability to project oneself in the future (not thinking about future relationship, spouse, children, etc. etc.)
Is coming out objectively healthy?
Yep. Decreases anxiety, depression, burnout, and cortisol.
Do LGBTQ people have higher rates of substance use, anxiety, and depression?
Yep.
What’s one disparity in the health care field with regard to violence experienced by LGBTQ people?
Physicians don’t screen LGBTQ people for domestic abuse as much, despite similar prevalence.
How do state laws banning gay marriage physically harm LGBTQ people?
Increases in mood disorders, alcohol use disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.
Is marriage protective for a variety of health problems for both heterosexual and LGBTQ people?
Yep.
4 diseases of note for lesbian patients?
Breast cancer
Cervical cancer
Ovarian and endometrial cancer
STIs
Why might lesbians be at a greater risk for breast cancer?
Less pregnancy -> more unopposed estrogen.
Higher BMIs
More EtOH use.
More often diagnosed late (less screening?)
Why are lesbians at greater risk for cervical cancer?
Less screening (larger intervals between Pap smears). Misperception of lower risk for HPV infection - Some still have sex with men, an HPV is pretty easy to spread through sex toys, etc. (use your imagination)
Why might lesbians be at increased risk for endometrial and ovarian cancer?
less pregnancy
less oral contraceptive use
longer delay before seeing doc
Can women share STDs? (3 common examples)
Yep. Yeast, trichomonas, and bacterial vaginosis are pretty easy to spread.
3 health concerns of note in gay men?
Anal cancer (due to HPV).
Eating disorders / body image.
STIs
It’s not just about HIV. 3 STIs common in gay men?
Hepatitis, Syphilis, Gonorrhea
2 noted HIV-related cancers?
Kaposi’s Sarcoma (caused by HHV-8)
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
