LGBT - Dr. Argon Flashcards
Sex
- Assigned at birth
- Based on external genitalia
Gender
-Assigned based on an internal sense of self
Gender Nonbinary
-Gender which does not fit as male or female
Lesbian
-A woman who is attracted to another woman
Gay
-A person who is attracted to members of the same gender
Bisexual
-A person who is attracted to more than one sex/gender
Queer
- Fluid identities
- Do not use unless your patient says so
Transgender
-Gender identity is different from birth gender
Cisgender
-People whose gender is the same as what they were given at birth
Implicit
-An individual feeling that we are unaware of and or mistaken about their nature
Implicit bias
-Our attitude towards people and associated stereotypes with them with out conscious knowledge
Privilege
-Advantages granted to a particular person or group
Feminizing Hormone Therapy
- Estrogen
- Antiandrogen
Spironolactone
- Feminizing hormone therapy
- Inhibits testosterone synthesis
- Inexpensive
GnRH
- Feminizing hormone therapy
- Blocks GnRH receptor
- Thus blocking the release of follicle stimulating hormone in the pituitary
- Expensive injection
