The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced that it is “strengthening the way it communicates about sex and gender in recommendation statements,” according to a press release.
Previously published data indicate that there are approximately 1 million people in the U.S. who identify as transgender or gender nonconforming, according to the USPSTF.
“Clinicians nationwide are caring for people across the spectrum of gender diversity, and we want to help ensure that they have the best possible information to keep people healthy,” Aaron Caughey, MD, MPP, MPH, PhD, a task