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Those in the LGBTQ community have specific health concerns and may also have an increased risk for certain health issues. Dr. Brian Kim, a family medicine doctor and HIV specialist, and Dr. Manish Champaneria, a plastic surgeon, discuss health concerns in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer population. Learn more:

0:50 – What are the every day health issues that affect the LGBTQ community?
1:16 – What is HIV?
2:46 – How can we provide the best care possible to the transgender community?
3:43 – How often should you get tested for HIV and STDs?
4:25 – How effective are condoms at preventing the spread of HIV and STDs?
5:00 – Why has there been a decline in condom use in the LGBTQ community? What is PrEP?
6:11 – What types of health issues affect gay men?
7:16 – What types of health issues affect lesbians?
8:31 – What types of health issues affect the bisexual community?
9:23 – What health issues affect the transgender community? What is gender dysphoria?
10:01 – What is transgender surgery?
10:46 – Who is a candidate for transgender surgery?
11:16 – What are the risks of transgender surgery?
11:48 – Do you have to take hormones alongside transgender surgery?
12:08 – What are the risks of taking hormones?
13:14 – What is injectible silicon? Are there safer alternatives?
13:42 – What is gender queer? What health issues does the gender queer community face?
14:26 – What kind of family planning issues do the LGBTQ community face?
16:02 – What kind of psychological issues do the LGBTQ community face?
16:54 – How do doctors make sure that transgender patients are psychologically ready for transgender surgery?
17:20 – At what age should a person be open about their sexuality with their doctor?
18:11 – Is it important to seek out a doctor who is part of the LGBTQ community?

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