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If you are a teen or woman who identifies as lesbian (physically, sexually, or emotionally attracted to women), you have the same healthcare needs as any other woman — with a few added challenges. One can be finding a clinician (physician, nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, physician assistant) with whom you feel comfortable. Lesbians have often felt unwelcome in healthcare settings. That is changing as clinicians learn more about helping you feel at ease.
Compared with heterosexual women, lesbians have greater likelihood of some health conditions. They are more likely to live in poverty, delay seeking healthcare, be obese, and use tobacco and excessive amounts of alcohol. Some of these factors (plus the fact that lesbia…