TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Health Care for Lesbian & Bisexual Women A1 - Obedin-Maliver, Juno A1 - Robertson, Patricia A. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021 AB - Key Clinical Updates in Health Care for Lesbian & Bisexual WomenData from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey showed that sexual minority women, compared with their heterosexual counterparts, had increased modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors of mental distress, current tobacco use, binge drinking, increased likelihood of obesity, and glycosylated hemoglobin consistent with prediabetes.Data from the Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women study found cardiometabolic risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, and obesity) varied by sexual orientation and race/ethnicity, calling for intersectional assessments and interventions that account for sexual orientation, race, and ethnicity.A population-based study from the United Kingdom found higher rates of cancer among gay and bisexual men but no difference in cancer diagnoses between lesbian and bisexual women and their heterosexual counterparts except for a higher rate of oropharyngeal cancer.A 2019 study concluded that sexual orientation clearly plays a role in sexual victimization risk when they found that compared with heterosexual women, bisexual women had 3.7 times the odds of initial victimization and 7.3 times the odds of repeat victimization, and lesbian women had 3.2 times the odds of repeat victimization even after controlling for other sociodemographic factors. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2023/02/01 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175798665 ER -