Cervical cancer prevention in transgender men: a review

• Published in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Vol. 128; no. 5; pp. 822 - 826
• Main Authors: Weyers, S, Garland, SM, Cruickshank, M, Kyrgiou, M, Arbyn, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Cancer; Cancer screening; Cervical cancer; Cervix; Disease prevention; Early Detection of Cancer; Female; Health education; Health Services for Transgender Persons; Humans; Male; Medical screening; Mens health; screening; Transgender Persons; transmen; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - diagnosis; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - prevention & control; cervix; screening; transmen; transgender; Cancer
• ISSN: 1470-0328; 1471-0528; 1471-0528
• DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16503

There is increased awareness of transgender physical and mental health widely and in academic research. A significant proportion of transgender men will retain their cervix with an increased risk of cervical cancer. In this review of cervical cancer screening among transgender men, we try to estimate how many transgender men still have a cervix, understand to identify challenges and barriers to cervical screening and propose possible solutions. Organised cervical screening programmes need to consider the needs of this population, in particular the provision of HPV self‐sampling. Tweetable Transgender men need access to cervical screening. Tweetable Transgender men need access to cervical screening.