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Transgender people are twice as likely to die as cisgender people, according to a long running studyon Thursday, a difference researchers said underscores the need for improving social acceptance and medical care for trans people.
Trans women had particularly elevated risks of death—notably from heart disease, lung cancer, HIV-related illness and suicide—the researchers noted, and were almost twice as likely to die than cis men and nearly three times as likely to die than cis women. There were no differences in the risks of death between trans and cisgender men, the study found, though the group was almost twice as likely to die than cis women, especially from non-natural causes like suicide.
The researchers said the findings add weight to the idea that the health disparities observed in transgender people are not primarily driven by gender-affirming hormone treatment—which can potentially increase the likelihood of some conditions—as most causes of increased death identified have no indication of being a consequence of this.
Lead author Martin den Heijer said bolstering social acceptance and improving healthcare for trans people, particularly for heart disease, tobacco use, and HIV, will be important for decreasing the risk of death, adding that further research will be needed to “fully establish” any long-term risk to hormone treatment.It is well documented that transgender and gender non-conforming people, particularly trans women, have much higher risks of death and illness than the general population.
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