Distinguishing Gender Identity From Biological Sex in Dermatologic Health Care: Methods, Harms, and Paths Forward

Accurate assessment of gender identity and biological sex in dermatology research is crucial since their conflation or poor demarcation undermines patient respect and study accuracy. Clearer guidance is needed for health care researchers, particularly in light of the notable disparities in skin dise...

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Autores principales: Nigro, Noah N, Chandnani, Neal, Doshi, Athena, Fritsch, Alexa, Marroquin, Nathaniel A, Zueger, Morgan, Sivesind, Torunn E, Dellavalle, Robert, Dunnick, Cory
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Publicado: JMIR Publications 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10394595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37632974
http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/47118
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author Nigro, Noah N
Chandnani, Neal
Doshi, Athena
Fritsch, Alexa
Marroquin, Nathaniel A
Zueger, Morgan
Sivesind, Torunn E
Dellavalle, Robert
Dunnick, Cory
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description Accurate assessment of gender identity and biological sex in dermatology research is crucial since their conflation or poor demarcation undermines patient respect and study accuracy. Clearer guidance is needed for health care researchers, particularly in light of the notable disparities in skin disease rates, skincare practices, literature representation, and the persistent underrepresentation of transgender and nonbinary patients.
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spelling pubmed-103945952023-08-03 Distinguishing Gender Identity From Biological Sex in Dermatologic Health Care: Methods, Harms, and Paths Forward Nigro, Noah N Chandnani, Neal Doshi, Athena Fritsch, Alexa Marroquin, Nathaniel A Zueger, Morgan Sivesind, Torunn E Dellavalle, Robert Dunnick, Cory JMIR Dermatol Research Letter Accurate assessment of gender identity and biological sex in dermatology research is crucial since their conflation or poor demarcation undermines patient respect and study accuracy. Clearer guidance is needed for health care researchers, particularly in light of the notable disparities in skin disease rates, skincare practices, literature representation, and the persistent underrepresentation of transgender and nonbinary patients. JMIR Publications 2023-07-18 /pmc/articles/PMC10394595/ /pubmed/37632974 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/47118 Text en ©Noah N Nigro, Neal Chandnani, Athena Doshi, Alexa Fritsch, Nathaniel A Marroquin, Morgan Zueger, Torunn E Sivesind, Robert Dellavalle, Cory Dunnick. Originally published in JMIR Dermatology (http://derma.jmir.org), 18.07.2023. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in JMIR Dermatology, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on http://derma.jmir.org, as well as this copyright and license information must be included.
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Nigro, Noah N
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Dellavalle, Robert
Dunnick, Cory
Distinguishing Gender Identity From Biological Sex in Dermatologic Health Care: Methods, Harms, and Paths Forward
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