San Diego Health: Caring for the LGBTQ Community

<p>Dr. Brian Kim and Dr. Manish Champaneria discuss health concerns in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer population, including HIV, cancer screenings, hormone therapy and more. Learn more:</p> <p>Want to learn more? Follow us @ScrippsHealth!</p> <p>Facebook: www.facebook.com/scrippshealth/<br /> Twitter: twitter.com/ScrippsHealth<br /> YouTube: bit.ly/ScrippsYouTube<br /> Instagram: www.instagram.com</p> <p>0:50 - What are the every day health issues that affect the LGBTQ community?<br /> 1:16 - What is HIV?<br /> 2:46 - How can we provide the best care possible to the transgender community?<br /> 3:43 - How often should you get tested for HIV and STDs?<br /> 4:25 - How effective are condoms at preventing the spread of HIV and STDs?<br /> 5:00 - Why has there been a decline in condom use in the LGBTQ community? What is PrEP?<br /> 6:11 - What types of health issues affect gay men?<br /> 7:16 - What types of health issues affect lesbians?<br /> 8:31 - What types of health issues affect the bisexual community?<br /> 9:23 - What health issues affect the transgender community? What is gender dysphoria?<br /> 10:01 - What is transgender surgery?<br /> 10:46 - Who is a candidate for transgender surgery?<br /> 11:16 - What are the risks of transgender surgery?<br /> 11:48 - Do you have to take hormones alongside transgender surgery?<br /> 12:08 - What are the risks of taking hormones?<br /> 13:14 - What is injectible silicon? Are there safer alternatives?<br /> 13:42 - What is gender queer? What health issues does the gender queer community face?<br /> 14:26 - What kind of family planning issues do the LGBTQ community face?<br /> 16:02 - What kind of psychological issues do the LGBTQ community face?<br /> 16:54 - How do doctors make sure that transgender patients are psychologically ready for transgender surgery?<br /> 17:20 - At what age should a person be open about their sexuality with their doctor?<br /> 18:11 - Is it important to seek out a doctor who is part of the LGBTQ community?</p>