Inside STAT: New guidelines aim to enlist primary care physicians in transgender care

Endocrinologists have long been the doctors most often caring for transgender individuals, but new guidelines issued by the American College of Physicians look to better inform primary care and family medicine physicians about caring for these patients. “If you’re seeing 5,000 patients in a year, knowingly or unknowingly you’re going to see a couple dozen gender diverse people,” says Dr. Frederic Ettner, an Illinois family medicine physician. The guidelines cover terminology, transgender-specific surgeries, and legal issues, in addition to other care resources. More than 1 million adults in the U.S. identify as transgender, but they often face a lack of knowledgeable providers. STAT’s Lauren Joseph has more here.