Cis women and nonbinary individuals with monkeypox virus infection often had vulvovaginal lesions, while trans women typically had anorectal findings.
Clinical features of the ongoing outbreak of monkeypox virus infection have been described mainly in gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men. Now, a case series of 69 cisgender (cis) women, 62 transgender (trans) women, and 5 nonbinary individuals assigned female sex at birth provides much-needed information.
Notable findings include:
Participants from 15 countries presented from May to October 2022.
Half of trans women and 8% of cis women and nonbinary individuals had known HIV.
Trans women were more likely than cis women and nonbinary individuals to report multiple sexual partners as well as oral and anal sex.
Sexual transmission was suspected in 89% of trans women and 61% of cis women and nonbinary individuals. Nonsexual transmissio…
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Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesHIV Medicine Association; Infectious Diseases Society of America (Board of Directors)