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Ethics in Caring for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients

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Sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations face multiple health and healthcare disparities. A growing body of research has focused on the unique skin health needs of SGM persons and the role of dermatologists in providing care to SGM patients. Socioeconomic inequities, stigma, discrimination, and distrust of the healthcare system further exacerbate disparities to accessing comprehensive dermatologic care. This chapter will review examples of clinical and ethical issues that may arise in providing comprehensive dermatologic care to SGM persons, such as contraception and isotretinoin treatment for acne, gender-affirming dermatologic procedures, and counseling regarding illicit filler injections.

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  1. Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Connie J. Kha

  2. Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Mark Luskus & Howa Yeung

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

    Lionel Bercovitch

  2. Department of Dermatology, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Clifford S. Perlis

  3. Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Benjamin K. Stoff

  4. Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA

    Jane M. Grant-Kels

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Kha, C.J., Luskus, M., Yeung, H. (2021). Ethics in Caring for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients. In: Bercovitch, L., Perlis, C.S., Stoff, B.K., Grant-Kels, J.M. (eds) Dermatoethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56861-0_23

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