Publications by authors named "Liz Abernathey"

Purpose: Transgender adolescents and adolescents with eating disorders (EDs) are known to have increased mental health comorbidity; however, little is understood about how gender dysphoria (GD), disordered eating and mental health disorders relate to each other. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between GD, ED, and mental health diagnoses among adolescents.

Methods: Data were extracted from the electronic health records of 57,353 patients aged 9-18 seen at a single pediatric health system between 2009 and 2022.

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Objectives: This study aimed to describe the clinical experience of gender-diverse adolescents and young adults receiving long-acting reversible contraception (LARC).

Study Design: This was a secondary analysis of prospectively collected quality improvement data among gender-diverse adolescents and young adults receiving LARC in four adolescent medicine clinics.

Results: Most attempted insertions (59/63) were successful.

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