Challenges in the trans men gynecological care

narrative review and recommendations

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https://doi.org/10.9771/peri.v2i21.62611

Abstract

It's estimated that 2% of the Brazilian population identifies as transgender, while the country experienced its 15th year (2023) as the leader in trans murders. Ordinance No. 2,836/2011 established the National Comprehensive Health Policy for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals within the Unified Health System, highlighting the social vulnerability of this population. Based on this legislation, it is imperative to debate trans health in Brazil. This is a narrative review of the literature on the challenges of gynecological care for trans men, carried out between August and December 2023, by searching the PubMed, SciELO and Scholar Google databases, with the aim of understanding the challenges of gynecological care for these men. The themes highlighted are: discrimination based on gender identity, lack of professional knowledge, the clinic environment and access to health systems. From this theoretical basis, recommendations are made for professionals.

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Narciso DiLorenzo Machado Dias, Federal University of Bahia

Graduating in Medicine from the Multidisciplinary Health Institute of the Federal University of Bahia. Freelance writer and trans man.

Nilo Manoel Pereira Vieira Barreto, Federal University of Bahia

PhD in Interactive Processes of Organs and Systems from the Institute of Health Sciences. Graduating in Medicine from the Multidisciplinary Health Institute of the Federal University of Bahia.

Lívia Reis Silva, Federal University of Bahia

Master's Degree in Gynecology from the University of São Paulo. Gynecologist/Obstetrician, specialist in Human Reproduction and Endocrine Gynecology, Hospital das Clínicas, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo. Professor of Medicine at the Multidisciplinary Health Institute of the Federal University of Bahia.

Danúsia Cardoso Lago, Federal University of Bahia

PhD and master's degree in Special Individual Education from the Federal University of São Carlos. Professor of Medicine at the Multidisciplinary Health Institute of the Federal University of Bahia.

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2025-04-24

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Machado Dias, N. D. ., Pereira Vieira Barreto, N. M., Reis Silva, L., & Cardoso Lago, D. (2025). Challenges in the trans men gynecological care: narrative review and recommendations . Revista Periódicus, 2(21), 1–33. https://doi.org/10.9771/peri.v2i21.62611

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Vol. 2 No. 21 (2025): Defying monogamy: emergent biopolitics of relational dissidence

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