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The transgender flag is overlaid on silhouettes walking
Clinical Articles / March 2022

Legal rights of transgender youth seeking medical care

BY: barbara findlay, MA, LLB, QC

Who decides? Minors’ consent to health care AB v CD and EF (2019)[5] is a case in which AB, a transgender youth, sought gender-affirming medical treatment at age 13. His gender clinic... Read More

A variety of contraception methods
Clinical Articles / March 2022

At risk of pregnancy? Contraception for transgender, nonbinary, gender-diverse, and Two Spirit patients

BY: Nicole J. Todd, MD, FRCSC

Healthy sexual practices should be integrated into gender-affirming health care. People with reproductive potential should be screened for and offered contraception.[1] Despite this, the reproductive... Read More

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Beyond Medicine / March 2022

Who said tax was fair?

BY: Heather S. Loblaw, CPA, CA

You’ve studied hard at school, spent many years training, and worked endless hours, only to have the tax collector come and take half of it away. This is a frustration of many professionals; it makes... Read More

A table with surgical tools and breast implants
Clinical Articles / January/February 2022

Gender-affirming surgical care in British Columbia

BY: Sahil Kumar, MSc, Elise Bertin, BSc, Ray Croy, BSN, RN, Krista Genoway, MD, FRCSC, Alex Kavanagh, MD, FRCSC

The goal of gender-affirming surgical care is to maximize the health and well-being of transgender and gender-diverse individuals.[1] While not all these individuals seek surgical interventions as... Read More

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Clinical Articles / January/February 2022

Gender-affirming primary care

BY: Ingrid Cosio, MD, CCFP, Lauren Goldman, BScN, RNC, Megan MacKenzie, MD, CCFP, Marria Townsend, MD, CCFP

Transgender, gender-diverse, and Two-Spirit people who access gender-affirming care have elevated rates of a number of health conditions, including depression, HIV, and substance use.[1-4] They are... Read More

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BCMJ

The BCMJ is a general medical journal that shares knowledge while building connections among BC physicians.

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ISSN 0007‍-‍0556 (Print)
ISSN 2293‍-‍6106 (Online)
Established 1959