These guidelines for the treatment of persons who have or are at risk for sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) were updated by CDC after consultation with professionals knowledgeable …

Compared with their heterosexual peers, sexual minority women (SMW; eg, queer, bisexual,
lesbian, pansexual) have an elevated risk for unintended pregnancy. A team of social …

Abstract Purpose of Review Until recently, sexual and gender minority (SGM) people have
been largely invisible in health care and health services research. However, understanding …

Purpose: The purpose of this review was to compare differences in Papanicolaou (pap) test
rates between sexual minority women (SMW) and heterosexual women. Methods: PubMed …

Background The LGBTQ health disparities literature documents barriers to comprehensive
and queer-inclusive care. Queer cisgender women and gender expansive individuals …

This randomized experiment tested whether the inclusion of a “something else” response
option for a question about sexual identity in a national health survey would significantly …

Efforts to improve sexual health outcomes among young cisgender women require in-depth
understanding of how women with diverse sexual identities make decisions about their …

Background: The main aim of this study was to describe the changes in sexual desire in
pregnant women during the gestation period. We also sought to analyze their sexual habits …

Objective: In the United States, there have been very few improvements in adverse birth
outcomes, such as infant mortality, low birthweight, and preterm birth in recent years. Health …

While often included in the spectrum of sexual minority identities, asexuality receives
comparatively little attention. Awareness and understanding remains limited, and knowledge …