Frankowski Barbara L
University of Vermont College of Medicine, Vermont Children's Hospital, One South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401, USA.
Curr Womens Health Rep. 2002 Dec;2(6):457-63.
It is important for healthcare providers to have a clear understanding of sexual orientation and other components of sexual identity (genetic gender, anatomic gender, gender identity, gender role, and sexual behavior). Knowledge of how a lesbian identity is formed will aide providers in guiding these girls through adolescence. Societal stigma often forces isolation that leads to many risky behaviors that affect health (alcohol and drug use; risky sexual behaviors; truancy and dropping out; running away and homelessness; and depression and suicide). Health providers need to ensure a safe and understanding environment for these girls, to enhance their physical, emotional, and social development to healthy adulthood.
医疗保健提供者清楚了解性取向和性身份的其他组成部分（基因性别、解剖学性别、性别认同、性别角色和性行为）非常重要。了解女同性恋身份的形成方式将有助于医疗保健提供者引导这些女孩度过青春期。社会耻辱感常常导致她们被孤立，进而引发许多影响健康的危险行为（酗酒和吸毒；危险性行为；逃学和辍学；离家出走和无家可归；以及抑郁和自杀）。医疗保健提供者需要为这些女孩确保一个安全且包容的环境，以促进她们在身体、情感和社交方面健康成长至成年。
