Westwood Sue
University of York, UK.
Health (London). 2024 Aug 8:13634593241270923. doi: 10.1177/13634593241270923.
There is growing interest in menopause discrimination in healthcare, the workplace and beyond. However, there is a dearth of research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) experiences of the menopause. This article reports on a scoping review of the recent literature which identified a very limited number of articles and a wide range of knowledge gaps. This is discussed in relation to LGBTQ+ wider health, healthcare and workplace inequalities, and heteronormative and cisnormative conceptualisations of the menopause. A research agenda is proposed. Research should: be intersectional; differentiate between LGBTQ+ sub-groups; aim to understand how menopause experiences impact and are impacted by minority sexuality/gender identities; and examine how menopause healthcare and workplace support can be LGBTQ+ inclusive. Such research is urgently needed to ensure that LGBTQ+ people are fully included in menopause justice discussions and solutions.
在医疗保健、工作场所及其他领域，更年期歧视问题正引发越来越多的关注。然而，关于女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者和酷儿（LGBTQ+）群体的更年期经历的研究却十分匮乏。本文报告了一项对近期文献的范围综述，该综述发现相关文章数量非常有限，且存在广泛的知识空白。这一情况结合LGBTQ+群体更广泛的健康、医疗保健和工作场所不平等现象，以及更年期的异性恋规范和顺性别规范概念进行了讨论。本文还提出了一个研究议程。研究应：具有交叉性；区分LGBTQ+亚群体；旨在了解更年期经历如何影响少数性取向/性别认同以及受其影响的方式；并研究更年期医疗保健和工作场所支持如何能够包容LGBTQ+群体。迫切需要开展此类研究，以确保LGBTQ+群体能够充分参与到更年期公平性的讨论及解决方案中。
