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Research

The UCLA Gender Health Program team members conduct innovative research, disseminate findings and offer research study opportunities for our patients.

Research Study Opportunities

The UCLA Gender Health Program supports a number of research study opportunities.

Research studies are an important step in discovering new medical treatments. Each study is conducted with actual patients and is designed to answer scientific questions and to find new and better ways to provide care for our transgender and gender diverse patients. Information for available UCLA studies will be posted here when they are actively open for enrollment.

Research by our UCLA Gender Health Program Team

The UCLA Gender Health Program produces research findings on a range of topics. We are proud to share our recent publications.

Publications

Contraception and menstrual suppression for transmasculine patients

Late diagnosis of pregnancy in a transmasculine patient on testosterone: a case report and patient

Injectable estradiol dosing regimens in transgender and nonbinary adults listed as male at birth

Fertility preservation for transgender males: counseling and timing of treatment

Access, barriers, and decisional regret in pursuit of fertility preservation among transgender-diverse individuals

The impact of pleasure and pain on frequent substance use during receptive anal intercourse

Childhood gender diversity and mental health: protocol for the longitudinal, observational gender journey project

Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming surgery: A state-by-state review

Needs of transgender children and adolescents presenting to an urban gender health program

Virtual modeling in gender-affirming facial masculinization surgery

A call for updates to hormone therapy guidelines for gender-diverse adults assigned male at birth

Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming surgery: A state-by-state review

Behavioral and nutritional needs of transgender and gender diverse patients

The role of robotic-assisted peritoneal flap augmentation in gender-affirming vaginoplasty

Priorities for efficacy trials of gender-affirming hormone therapy with estrogen

Atlas of the receptive anal sex experience among people with prostates

Relationship between pelvic sensations and lifetime exposure to receptive anal intercourse among people with prostates

Initial clinical needs among transgender and non-binary individuals in a large, urban gender health program