Publications by authors named "G Knudson"

Background: Erogenous sensation zones (ESZs) elicit sexual pleasure upon stimulation. General ESZ maps exist, but they do not assess internal areas of the body, differentiate between individual structures, or quantify the importance of individual ESZs to sexual pleasure. Maps of aversive sensation zones (ASZs), or bodily areas individuals dislike having touched during sex, have not been described.

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Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) health is a rapidly evolving, underserviced, and underresearched healthcare field. This chapter will provide a brief review of the research in TGD health and medical education and offer further areas of research and curriculum design.

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Article Synopsis
  • Terminology related to transgender and gender diverse identities has changed over the last 80 years, moving away from negative and stigmatizing labels.
  • Although transgender health care has improved by removing terms that classify gender dysphoria as a mental illness, some terms still contribute to oppression.
  • The article discusses historical context and warns clinicians about using diagnostic language that may harm patients, highlighting how certain terms can be perceived as either empowering or abusive.
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Introduction: There has been much debate recently on the participation of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) athletes in sport, particularly in relation to fairness, safety and inclusion. The 2021 IOC Framework on Fairness, Inclusion and Non-discrimination acknowledges the central role that eligibility criteria play in ensuring fairness, particularly in the female category, and states that athletes should not be excluded solely on the basis of their TGD identity.

Aims: To identify policies that address TGD athlete participation in the 15 major United Kingdom (UK) sporting organisations and to summarise the evidence for each of these policies.

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Transgender healthcare is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field. In the last decade, there has been an unprecedented increase in the number and visibility of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people seeking support and gender-affirming medical treatment in parallel with a significant rise in the scientific literature in this area. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) is an international, multidisciplinary, professional association whose mission is to promote evidence-based care, education, research, public policy, and respect in transgender health.

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