The Annual Examination for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Patients.

The annual examination is a comprehensive evaluation of patients in which all aspects of health and well-being are considered, including proper screening, appropriate preventive care, and recommendations and resources for healthy living. Clinicians commonly avoid certain topics with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) patients because they may be unprepared to address their health needs. Therefore, clinicians should learn how to conduct an LGBTQ-friendly annual examination in order to provide high-quality care. This article focuses on both the general and unique health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer patients; care for transgender and gender-diverse patients is considered elsewhere. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Citation

Sebastian Suarez, Emily Lupez, Jennifer Siegel, Carl Streed. The Annual Examination for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Patients. Primary care. 2021 Jun;48(2):191-212

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PMID: 33985699

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