title: When the patient is also a lesbian.
abstract: Social stigma impedes the delivery of quality health care to women who identify as lesbians. Nurses who are aware of and sensitive to women who are lesbians in their practice are able to increase the caliber of the health care they provide. This article provides examples in which a lesbian sociosexual orientation has an impact on the medical history, differential diagnosis, physical examination, and treatment.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lynch
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009732:Nursing Care; D011287:Prejudice; D012649:Self Concept; D012650:Self Disclosure; D014932:Women's Health Services