In Our Own Voices: The Lived Experience of Sex Workers in Philadelphia who Identify as Women.

Sex workers face many occupation-specific health challenges, including facing stigma in health care settings. There is a lack of both quantitative and qualitative research regarding sex workers in the United States. METHODS: Hermeneutic phenomenology and Harding's feminist theory guided the qualitative portion of this mixed-methods study that also included a quantitative health needs assessment. Private interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of sex workers recruited from a drop-in support center for cis- and transgender individuals identifying as women. RESULTS: Issues of homelessness, food insecurity, and personal safety were among the women's top health-related concerns (n=29). Seven themes emerged from qualitative data after transcripts were reviewed, reflected upon, and validated with a focus group at the center. Extraordinary emphasis was given to the theme, "I am a person." CONCLUSION: This study helps to illuminate the lived experience and health risks of being a woman-identified sex worker in Philadelphia.

The role of ultrasound imaging in detecting endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women with vaginal bleeding.

Approximately 10% of women with postmenopausal bleeding have endometrial cancer, the most common reproductive organ malignancy among women in the United States. The use of transvaginal ultrasonography allows the clinician to identify women at risk for endometrial cancer and triage them to an appropriate procedure for a histologically confirmed diagnosis.