Dr. Gina Sequeira told Newsweek she carried out the study after hearing a patient's 'horrifying' experience with a pediatrician.
Of the 70 participants who chose no to state their gender identity, even though they felt it was important, the most common explanations were not feeling comfortable talking about it and not knowing how to discuss it with their provider.
"Transgender youth often face significant societal stigma and discrimination in addition to multiple barriers to receiving quality health care. It is like that a combination of these factors contributes to the development of the significant health disparities and lower rates of healthcare utilization seen in this population," the authors wrote in their paper.
"Our findings, particularly the high rates of intentional avoidance, suggest that many transgender youth continue to fear discrimination while accessing healthcare," said."This is particularly worrisome given the increasing number of state legislators proposing restrictions to gender affirming care provision and threatening legal ramifications for the physicians providing this care.
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