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Emotional Barriers to Gender-Affirming Care
- Fear, anxiety, and worries were reported as interfering with pursuing care.
- This typically was characterized as emotional experiences that led to participants being unable to approach providers about transition related care.
- Participants also specified fears about post-procedural body/health related issues, such as being worried about weight gain from hormones and not knowing their long term effects.
- Participants also reported being worried about having scars or experiencing pain associated with surgical procedures.
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Updated 2022-05-21
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