{"title":"Insights Into Skin-Lightening Practices of Hijra and Transgender Communities in India.","authors":"Sriram Palepu, Vasudeva Murthy Sindgi, Aylur Kailasom Srikrishnan, Carrie Kovarik","doi":"10.2196/66822","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Unlabelled: </strong>A large proportion of transgender women in Hyderabad, India (150/223, 67.3%) expressed interest in a wide range of topical, oral, and intravenous medications for skin lightening; however, despite government regulations and the potential health risks, persistent demand for skin lightening underscores the need for better patient education and safer skin care practices for this marginalized community.</p>","PeriodicalId":73553,"journal":{"name":"JMIR dermatology","volume":"8 ","pages":"e66822"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"JMIR dermatology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2196/66822","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Unlabelled: A large proportion of transgender women in Hyderabad, India (150/223, 67.3%) expressed interest in a wide range of topical, oral, and intravenous medications for skin lightening; however, despite government regulations and the potential health risks, persistent demand for skin lightening underscores the need for better patient education and safer skin care practices for this marginalized community.
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