Trans people's reproductive options and outcomes

Trans people's reproductive options and outcomes.

To cite: Richards C, Seal L. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2014;40:245–247. INTRODUCTION Trans people are those people whose sex assigned at birth does not align with their gender identity – a condition that can cause marked distress. Consequently, many trans people seek to change their gender, often permanently. Most usually that change is to male or female although sometimes the change is to...

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous Peoples of North America: Environmental Exposures and Reproductive Justice

BACKGROUND Indigenous American communities face disproportionate health burdens and environmental health risks compared with the average North American population. These health impacts are issues of both environmental and reproductive justice. OBJECTIVES In this commentary, we review five indigenous communities in various stages of environmental health research and discuss the intersection of...

REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY AND INFERTILITY Male reproductive proteins and reproductive outcomes

An enormous diversity of antigenically distinct proteins is found in seminal plasma. These include proteases, protease inhibitors, signal transduction molecules, protein kinases and phosphatases, transporter proteins, structural molecules, and immune response proteins. Sperm, too, carry a plethora of surface proteins; these mediate species-specific binding to the zona pellucida surrounding the ...

Alliance and Outcomes in Counseling Canadian Aboriginal Peoples

This study evaluated predictors of outcome in counseling with Canadian Aboriginal peoples. Participants in the study included 373 Canadian Aboriginal clients receiving outpatient counseling at Calgary Counselling Centre in Alberta, Canada between October 2004 and November 2011. Outcome in this study was measured using the Outcome Questionnaire 45 (OQ-45) and predictor variables consisted of cli...