TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Health A1 - Yehia, Baligh R. A1 - Makadon, Harvey J. A2 - Jameson, J. Larry A2 - Fauci, Anthony S. A2 - Kasper, Dennis L. A2 - Hauser, Stephen L. A2 - Longo, Dan L. A2 - Loscalzo, Joseph Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e AB - Numerous studies highlight health disparities involving the care of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Lesbian and bisexual women are less likely to receive recommended preventive screenings such as breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings. Among men who have sex with men, rates of human papillomavirus–associated anal cancers are 17 times higher than those of heterosexual men. In addition, gay and bisexual men accounted for 67% of all new HIV diagnoses in the United States in 2014, and they disproportionately contract sexually transmitted infections. In 2014, men who have sex with men accounted for 83% of primary and secondary syphilis infections in the United States where the sex of the sexual partner was known. Transgender individuals have a higher prevalence of HIV infection and suicide compared with other groups; 41% of transgender adults report ever attempting suicide compared with 1.6% of the general population. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155955804 ER -