Background
The words and phrases that we use to describe sexuality and gender have blossomed over recent years. This might be due to changes in societal attitudes or in the changing status of people who are part of these groups. Broad categories in MeSH include “Sexual and gender minorities” that has grown and changed in 2018 – view the history to see how the list has changed. Sexuality has not changed as much, but terms associated with changing gender, or gender identity may have. These terms may be used when seeking out information about healthcare for minority groups.
Search Stategy
sexuality/ or bisexuality/ or heterosexuality/ or homosexuality/ or homosexuality, female/ or homosexuality, male/ [Sexuality terms]
(lesbian? or gay? or bisexual* or queer or lgbtq*).mp. [Sexuality keyword terms]
1 or 2
"sexual and gender minorities"/ or gender-nonconforming persons/ or intersex persons/ or transgender persons/ or sexual behaviors/
gender identity/ or femininity/ or masculinity/ or transsexualism/
(cisgender? or transgender or gender affirm* or gender identit* or gender nonconform* or gender fluid*).mp.
4 or 5 or 6
Transvestism/
Gender Dysphoria/ [From 2016]
sex reassignment procedures/ or puberty suppression/ or sex reassignment surgery/ [From 2011]
"sexual and gender disorders"/
Health Services for Transgender Persons/ [from 2013]
or/1-12
exp health inequities/ or socioeconomic disparities in health/
13 and 14
Reviewers
Primary: Michael Fanning
Secondary: Charlotte Viken
Review Date: 2024-05-08
Expiry Date: 2025-05-08
Original search produced by:
Ovid Training Team
References:
OvidGO! / Skills Videos
What are Boolean Operators?
What is an adjacency operator?
What are wildcards?
Subject heading searching
Truncation of keywords
Phrase searching on Ovid
Citation:
Ovid Customer Support, Sexuality, Gender and Changing Vocabularies - Ovid MEDLINE, OvidGO! / Focused Searches Portal, Version: 8th May 2024, Visited: 11th May 2024.