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NHS treatment algorithms ‘not taking transgender patients into account’

GPs say trans people being put at risk by lack of evidence on how to assess them by gender-based metrics

A host of algorithms used by medics to assess disease risk and help make decisions on treatment are failing to take transgender patients into account, doctors have said.

Many metrics and thresholds in medicine, including ideal body weight, alcohol clearance rates, kidney function and risk of cardiovascular disease vary by gender.

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