Journal
PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY
Volume 36, Issue 1, Pages 169-171Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/pde.13694
Keywords
acne; isotretinoin; quality improvement; transgender
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- NICHD NIH HHS [R01 HD092347] Funding Source: Medline
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As the transgender community has become increasingly visible in public life, a greater awareness of this group's unique health needs and obstacles to optimal medical care has developed. Unfortunately, transgender youth face multiple barriers within the health care system, including access to equitable and gender-affirming care. As dermatologists who care for children and adolescents, we must be aware of the challenges facing transgender youth and work to correct the disparities that exist for this vulnerable group. An initial step in supporting our transgender patients is to advocate for changes to the iPLEDGE system for prescribing isotretinoin (and other Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy systems), specifically requesting a change to its gender-binary categorization model that compromises an individual's right to self-identify. By promoting a gender-neutral patient categorization that is based instead upon reproductive potential, a simple change to the iPLEDGE program allows us to safely treat all of our patients requiring isotretinoin, while preserving our transgender patients' rights to self-determination and self-identification.
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