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New hope for breakthrough fertility technique that could help same-sex couples

March 19, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) scientists have released new research that could help some LGBTQIA+ couples have their own biological children. The new technique, called in vitro gametogenesis (IVG), involves turning a skin cell into a viable egg. OHSU scientists took a skin cell from a mouse and removed the nucleus before implanting it into a donor egg before manipulating the nucleus to lose half of the chromosomes. This reduction of the chromosomes is the main differentiation to cloning and how DNA from two donors can be present, compared…

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Here’s New York City’s plan to wipe out STIs among gay and bisexual men

January 20, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Guidelines from The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to healthcare providers on the use of doxycycline (doxy-PEP) is being finalised to prevent some bacterial sexually-transmitted infections (STI), like syphilis. The proposal creates a structure for a treatment that works in a similar method to the morning-after pill. However, it will work on STIs. The guidelines concern, “cisgender men who have sex with men and transgender women with a recent history of these infections,” states a letter from 9 November by Celia Quinn (MD, MPH Deputy Commissioner…

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Almost no one who undergoes top surgery regrets it, study finds

August 12, 2023 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Patients who received top surgery in the last 25 years had an overwhelmingly high satisfaction rate, and almost no recipients regretted it, according to a new study. The study, conducted by JAMA Surgery, assessed the rates of regret and satisfaction after two or more years among patients who underwent gender-affirming mastectomies, more commonly known as top surgery. The median satisfaction score was five out of five and the median regret score was 0 out of 100. These scores indicate near-perfect satisfaction and almost no regret. None of those surveyed underwent…

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Mpox: What you need to know about England’s vaccination programme

May 11, 2023 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

It was recently announced that England’s mpox vaccination programme is no longer needed and will be wound down in the summer, but the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is keeping the situation under close review. Appointments to receive a first dose of the vaccine will remain available for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men at highest risk until 16 June, with bookings for second doses available until the end of July. The virus, which was formerly known as monkeypox, has seen a sustained reduction in cases…

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NHS wait times are hurting trans people’s mental health, survey finds

November 16, 2022 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Extensive healthcare wait times in the UK are damaging trans people’s mental health, a groundbreaking survey has found. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers uncomfortable. More than 1,000 trans people were asked about their experiences of transition healthcare by advocacy group TransActual. Only 4.5% of those surveyed said that their mental health had not been negatively impacted by waiting for hormone replacement therapy, and 83.8% said it had been negatively impacted by waiting for surgery. This included frequent anecdotes about self harm and suicidal ideation…

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Korean court throws out gay couple’s lawsuit regarding shared healthcare

January 11, 2022 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

In a blow to LGBTQ+ rights, a South Korean gay couple lost their lawsuit for shared healthcare. On 7 January, a Seoul court threw out the LGBTQ+ inclusive case due to the country’s views on marriage. “The union of a man and woman is still considered the fundamental element of marriage, according to civil law, precedents of the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court and the general perception of society,” the final judgement read. The devastating news comes a year after So Seong-wook and his partner Kim Yong-min filed a…

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