title: Sexual orientation and sexual health care needs: a comparison of women beneficiaries in outpatient military health care settings.
abstract: The objectives of this study are to compare the sexual concerns, interest and experiences in discussing these concerns with their doctor for women of "Only Men" and "Some to Only Women" sexual orientation. A survey was mailed to women patients from two military outpatient settings, with 1,196 women responding. Of eligible respondents (N = 1,170), 90% reported "Only Men" and 10% reported "Some to Only Women" sexual orientation. Sexual concerns varied by sexual orientation, while interest and experience in discussing sexual concerns and desire for physicians to initiate the topic differed minimally. Women with "Some to Only Women" sexual orientation have both similar and differing sexual concerns compared to "male-only" oriented women. Larger primary care patient-based studies of sexual health care needs of sexual minorities are needed.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. mnusbaum@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Margaret R H
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nusbaum
authors.forename: Pamela York
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Frasier
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Trotter
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tudor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D020010:Heterosexuality; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014481:United States