K. Ashley Brandt, DO

Opinion

The significance of Transgender Awareness Week

Author:: K. Ashley Brandt, DO

Publish date: November 18, 2021

Unfortunately, 2021 marks the worst year in recent history for transgender violence and anti-LGBT legislation.

Opinion

Overview of guidelines for patients seeking gender-affirmation surgery

Author:: K. Ashley Brandt, DO

Publish date: October 25, 2021

With increasing insurance coverage and improved access to care, more and more patients are seeking gender-affirming surgery, and it is incumbent fo...

Opinion

Why Texas Senate Bill 8 will negatively affect LGBTQ patients

Author:: K. Ashley Brandt, DO

Publish date: September 28, 2021

LGBTQ people are more susceptible to hate-motivated violence and sexual assault and as a result, may seek to terminate pregnancies that result from...

Opinion

Gender-affirming mastectomy and breast cancer screening in transmasculine patients

Author:: K. Ashley Brandt, DO

Publish date: August 27, 2021

For transmasculine and nonbinary patients, this procedure is associated with significant improvements in mental health and quality of life.

News

Contraceptive counseling for transmasculine patients

Author:: K. Ashley Brandt, DO

Publish date: July 13, 2021

Given the teratogenic effects of testosterone, it is imperative that patients who do not desire pregnancy receive appropriate contraceptive options...

Opinion

Vaginoplasty basics – what every gynecologist needs to know

Author:: K. Ashley Brandt, DO

Publish date: May 27, 2021

Feminizing gender affirmation surgery is a complex genital surgery that most commonly involves removal of natal male genitalia (testes, penile uret...

Opinion

Addressing mental health for transgender patients during the pandemic

Author:: K. Ashley Brandt, DO

Publish date: March 18, 2021

As transgender patients continue to seek care from ob.gyns., it is vital that we not only screen transgender patients for depression and intimate p...

Opinion

TRANSforming gynecology: An introduction to hormone therapy for the obstetrician/gynecologist

Author:: K. Ashley Brandt, DO

Publish date: January 6, 2021

It is important to remember that many transgender men and women will see an obstetrician/gynecologist at some interval during their transition.