Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 98 transgender men classified by their preference for a male or female obstetrician/gynecologist (Ob/Gyn)
From: Transgender men's preferences when choosing obstetricians and gynecologists
Characteristic | Prefer female Ob/Gyn (n = 42) | Prefer male Ob/Gyn or no gender preference for Ob/Gyn (n = 56) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) (range) | 26.7 (7.42) (18–50) | 27.3 (8.52) (18–62) | NS |
Origin | |||
 Israel | 37 (88.1) | 45 (80.4) |  |
 Other | 5 (11.9) | 11 (19.6) | NS |
Religious status | |||
 Secular | 33 (80.5) | 9 (16.1) |  |
 Religious | 8 (19.5) | 47 (83.9) | NS |
Marital status | |||
 Married or with a partner | 10 (25) | 23 (41.8) |  |
 Single or divorced | 30 (75) | 32 (58.2) | NS |
Children | |||
 Yes | 5 (12.5) | 3 (5.5) |  |
 No | 35 (87.5) | 52 (94.5) | NS |
Education | |||
 Primary school | 5 (11.9) | 1 (1.8) |  |
 High school | 27 (64.3) | 31 (55.4) |  |
 College degree or higher | 10 (23.8) | 24 (42.9) | 0.04 |
Employment | |||
 Yes | 26 (65) | 36 (64.5) |  |
 No | 14 (35) | 19 (34.5) | NS |
Sexual orientation | |||
 Mainly attracted to women | 16 (40) | 26 (48.1) |  |
 Mainly attracted to men | 4 (10) | 9 (16.7) |  |
 Bisexual | 15 (37.5) | 17 (31.5) |  |
 Asexual | 5 (12.5) | 2 (3.7) | NS |
Psychiatric medications | |||
 Yes | 14 (33.3) | 14 (25) | NS |
 No | 28 (66.7) | 42 (75) |  |
Gender-affirming hormone therapy | |||
 None | 8 (20.5) | 13 (23.6) |  |
 Less than one year | 15 (38.5) | 9 (16.4) |  |
 1–5 years | 12 (30.8) | 27 (49.1) |  |
 More than 5 years | 4 (10.3) | 6 (10.9) | NS |
Upper body surgery | |||
 Yes | 17 (40.5) | 29 (51.8) |  |
 No | 25 (59.5) | 27 (48.2) | NS |
Lower body surgery | |||
 Yes | 0 (0) | 4 (7.1) |  |
 No | 41 (100) | 52 (92.9) | NS |
Preferred gender for family physician | |||
 Male | 2 (3.3) | 4 (7.3) |  |
 Female | 23 (38.3) | 4 (7.3) |  |
 None | 35 (58.3) | 47 (85.7) |  < 0.001 |