If You Have It, Check It: Overcoming Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening with Patients on the Female-to-Male Transgender Spectrum

If You Have It, Check It: Overcoming Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening with Patients on the Female-to-Male Transgender Spectrum is organized by National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center.

Description:
The majority of FTM transgender individuals retain a cervix and can therefore develop cervical cancer. Because of this, national guidelines recommend that transgender men with a cervix follow the same screening protocol as non-transgender women. However, a recent research study found that Fenway Health patients who identify on the female-to-male (FTM) transgender spectrum have over 10 times higher odds of having an inadequate Papanicolaou (Pap) test compared to female patients. In this webinar, experts in the fields of medicine and research will share primary and secondary cervical cancer prevention strategies and will identify strategies that providers can use to address barriers to optimal screening and prevention in FTM patients.

Objectives:
For individuals on the FTM spectrum:
• Identify risk factors and prevention strategies for cervical cancer
• Identify barriers to achieving optimal prevention/screening rates
• Identify strategies that providers can use to address these systems, interpersonal, and technical barriers, including specific techniques for adjusting the Pap exam
• Commit to one change you will implement in your practice to improve care

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.