News
- Author:
- M. Brett Cooper, MD
Publish date: October 11, 2024
We must continue to aggressively screen patients for sexually transmitted infections in all patients who are at risk to get patients on treatment a...
News
- Author:
- M. Brett Cooper, MD
Publish date: April 17, 2024
Pediatric healthcare offices and staff should be as welcoming as possible to LGBTQ patients.
News
- Author:
- M. Brett Cooper, MD
Publish date: October 16, 2023
Clinical work with neurodivergent youth, especially those with ASD, can be complicated.
Opinion
- Author:
- M. Brett Cooper, MD
Publish date: April 13, 2023
The use of GnRH agonists in transgender adolescents remains controversial because of the potential long-term effects on bone mineral density.
Opinion
- Author:
- M. Brett Cooper, MD
Publish date: October 17, 2022
One of the major differences between the WPATH standards of care versions 7 and 8 is that version 8 now includes a chapter specifically dedicated t...
Opinion
- Author:
- M. Brett Cooper, MD
Publish date: April 22, 2022
Many recent anti-trans bills are introduced under the guise of “protecting” these adolescents and young adults but actually are detrimental to thei...
Opinion
- Author:
- M. Brett Cooper, MD
Publish date: October 14, 2021
Providing a space for a patient to put the name and pronouns that they use allows your staff to make sure that you are calling a patient by the cor...
Opinion
- Author:
- M. Brett Cooper, MD
Publish date: April 13, 2021
This process is not a one-time event but rather something that LGBTQ adolescents and young adults have to face every time they meet someone new or ...
Opinion
- Author:
- M. Brett Cooper, MD
Publish date: December 11, 2020
Also advocate to prevent legislation that will put you in jail for providing gender-affirming care for adolescents under age 18.
Opinion
- Author:
- M. Brett Cooper, MD
Publish date: August 11, 2020
For LGBTQ youth, this can be both a blessing and a curse.
