Sexual Health | Approach to patient | Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare for Trans, Non-binary and Intersex People

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare for Trans, Non-Binary and Intersex People
Session Overview
Description
This session aims to aid understanding of the diversity of gender identity, thereby providing affirming sexual and reproductive healthcare for trans, non-binary, and intersex people.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Describe different gender identities and the need to have inclusive healthcare provision within an integrated sexual health service
• List important areas of health promotion for trans and non-binary service users
• Discuss ways to take a non-judgemental sexual and reproductive history from a trans or non-binary patient
• Identify key sexual health issues faced by trans and non-binary patients
• Describe possible medical or surgical approaches to gender affirming treatments and their common complications
• Evaluate how welcoming your service is for trans and non-binary people

Prerequisites
Before commencing this session you should have:

• Basic knowledge of sexual and reproductive healthcare, including common sexually transmitted infections, safer sex practices and common contraceptive methods

Gender diversity describes the range of different gender identities and expressions individuals may have. It defines gender as existing beyond a male / female binary. This is not a modern concept: gender diverse individuals have been noted throughout the world for thousands of years.

Trans is an umbrella term to describe people whose gender identity or expression is different to the sex which was assigned to them at birth. Non-binary individuals may be included under the term trans, however for these people gender may be more fluid. They may feel that they identify sometimes more with one gender than another, or indeed with no particular gender.

Gender diverse individuals may present to integrated sexual health services for a variety of reasons, both related and unrelated to their gender identity. Healthcare professionals must understand how to ask relevant questions related to gender, anatomy, sexuality and sexual practices in a sensitive manner.