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Gynecology Research

Research Overview

Dr. Boskey's research focuses on the sexual and reproductive health of sexual and gender minority populations. She also has a strong issue in ethical issues in gender affirming care and completed the Fellowship in Bioethics at Harvard Medical School in 2019. Dr. Boskey collaborates with researchers across a number of departments and divisions including Gynecology, the Gender Multispecialty Service, Endocrinology, and Adolescent Medicine. She is also the co-chair of the Social Work Research Committee and is dedicated to mentoring and encouraging social work research across the institution.

Research Background

In addition to being the Co-Director of Research in the Division of Gynecology, Dr. Boskey co-chairs the social work research committee and works with clinicians and researchers in the Gender Multispecialty Service. Dr. Boskey enjoys having the opportunity to work with and mentor scientists across disciplines, although her personal focus is on reproductive and sexual health.

Education

Undergraduate School

Johns Hopkins University
2000 Balitmore MD

Graduate School

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
2001 Baltimore MD

Graduate School

University of Louisville
2015 Louisville MD

Publications

  1. A Retrospective Cohort Study of Transgender Adolescents' Gender-Affirming Hormone Discontinuation. J Adolesc Health. 2025 Jan 16. View Abstract
  2. Survey of Urogynecology Fellows on the Care of Patients with Differences in Sex Development/Intersex Traits. Int Urogynecol J. 2025 Jan 09. View Abstract
  3. Surgical Treatment of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals and Health Outcomes. Behav Sci Law. 2025 Jan 01. View Abstract
  4. Qualitative assessment of provider approaches to dilation following vaginoplasty. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2024 Dec 05. View Abstract
  5. National Trends of Common Gynecologic Procedures Among Pediatric Hospitals: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric (NSQIP-P) Database Analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Feb; 60(2):162068. View Abstract
  6. Clinical Characteristics and Care Trajectories of Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients With Cancer Seen in a Pediatric Gender Clinic. Psychooncology. 2024 Nov; 33(11):e70017. View Abstract
  7. Use of Continuous Oral Drospirenone for Menstrual Suppression in Adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2025 Jan; 76(1):148-153. View Abstract
  8. Association Between Body Mass Index and Clinical Outcomes of Gender-Affirming Masculinizing Chest Reconstruction. J Surg Res. 2024 Oct; 302:949-957. View Abstract
  9. Factors Affecting Willingness to Provide Medication Abortion Among North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Members Caring for Adolescents and Young Adults Following the Dobbs Decision. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2024 Dec; 37(6):586-594. View Abstract
  10. Understanding Gaps of HIV Knowledge Among Transgender Young Adults: A Pilot Interview Study. AIDS Educ Prev. 2024 Aug; 36(4):229-243. View Abstract
  11. Adult endocrinologists' perspectives on transitioning adolescent patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Aug 27; 37(8):722-729. View Abstract
  12. Management of breakthrough bleeding in transgender and gender diverse individuals on testosterone. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Nov; 231(5):534.e1-534.e11. View Abstract
  13. Understanding Family Support for Transgender Youth: Impact of Support on Psychosocial Functioning. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Aug; 75(2):261-266. View Abstract
  14. Prevalence of Gender-Affirming Surgical Procedures Among Minors and Adults in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jun 03; 7(6):e2418814. View Abstract
  15. Establishing a Pediatric Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Research Review Process. Pediatrics. 2024 May 01; 153(5). View Abstract
  16. A Multidisciplinary Approach Improves Sexual Health Care for Youth with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. J Pediatr. 2024 Aug; 271:114079. View Abstract
  17. "We Followed their Lead": Exploring Relational Change and Support among Caregivers of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth. SSM Qual Res Health. 2024 Jun; 5. View Abstract
  18. Re: "Determining the Sex Assigned at Birth of Transgender and Nonbinary Populations in Administrative Claims Databases Utilizing Diagnostic and Procedure Codes" by Haley et al. Transgend Health. 2024 Apr; 9(2):192-193. View Abstract
  19. Steering into the Curves: Using Diagnosis to Support the Dignity and Autonomy of Trans Youth. J Law Med Ethics. 2023; 51(4):938-940. View Abstract
  20. Use of the Drospirenone-Only Contraceptive Pill in Adolescents with Endometriosis. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2024 Aug; 37(4):402-406. View Abstract
  21. Incidence of breakthrough bleeding in transgender and gender-diverse individuals on long-term testosterone. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 04; 230(4):434.e1-434.e10. View Abstract
  22. Danazol's use for menstrual suppression in transgender individuals: A retrospective multi-site cohort study. Womens Health (Lond). 2024 Jan-Dec; 20:17455057241265081. View Abstract
  23. Association of Pubertal Blockade at Tanner 2/3 With Psychosocial Benefits in Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth at Hormone Readiness Assessment. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Apr; 74(4):801-807. View Abstract
  24. Prevalence of pelvic pain in transgender individuals on testosterone. J Sex Med. 2023 11 30; 20(12):1459-1465. View Abstract
  25. Preventive Practices and Knowledge of Human Papillomavirus in Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome Individuals. Sex Transm Dis. 2024 Feb 01; 51(2):128-131. View Abstract
  26. Research in the Transformation Zone. NEJM Evid. 2023 Nov; 2(11):EVIDpp2300225. View Abstract
  27. Understanding Their Experiences: Psychosocial Functioning of Nonbinary and Binary Youth at the Time of Hormone Readiness Assessment. LGBT Health. 2024 Feb-Mar; 11(2):164-169. View Abstract
  28. Exploring the Impact of Legislation Aiming to Ban Gender-Affirming Care on Pediatric Endocrine Providers: A Mixed-Methods Analysis. J Endocr Soc. 2023 Aug 28; 7(10):bvad111. View Abstract
  29. Gender Affirmation-Related Information-Seeking Behaviors in a Diverse Sample of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Young Adults: Survey Study. JMIR Form Res. 2023 Aug 15; 7:e45952. View Abstract
  30. Patient and parent perspectives on the utility of telemedicine for initial surgical gender care consultations: A cross-sectional survey. Digit Health. 2023 Jan-Dec; 9:20552076231191619. View Abstract
  31. Prospective Evaluation of Psychosocial Changes After Chest Reconstruction in Transmasculine and Non-Binary Youth. J Adolesc Health. 2023 09; 73(3):503-509. View Abstract
  32. How Should Clinicians Navigate Decision Making About Genital Reconstructive Surgeries Among Intersex and Transgender Populations? AMA J Ethics. 2023 06 01; 25(6):E437-445. View Abstract
  33. Comparing scrotoplasty complication rates in transgender and cisgender men: An ACS NSQIP study. JPRAS Open. 2023 Jun; 36:55-61. View Abstract
  34. Gender-Affirming Surgery in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Review of Ethical and Surgical Considerations. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 10 01; 152(4):737e-750e. View Abstract
  35. Body mass index and benign breast surgeries: A survey of plastic surgeons' knowledge and attitudes. JPRAS Open. 2023 Jun; 36:46-54. View Abstract
  36. Unreasonable Expectations: A Call for Training and Educational Transparency in Gender-affirming Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Jan; 11(1):e4734. View Abstract
  37. The Quality and Utility of Referral Letters for Gender-Affirming Surgery. Transgend Health. 2022 Nov; 7(6):497-504. View Abstract
  38. "We Are Not Taking a Backseat": Health Social Workers' Perspectives on COVID-19 Response and Recovery. Health Soc Work. 2022 Oct 29; 47(4):262-273. View Abstract
  39. Retrospective Review of Sexual and Reproductive Health Conversations During Initial Visits of Adolescents Seeking Gender-Affirming Testosterone. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2023 Feb; 36(1):25-32. View Abstract
  40. Feasibility of an External Erectile Prosthesis for Transgender Men Who have Undergone Phalloplasty. Sex Med. 2022 Oct; 10(5):100560. View Abstract
  41. Young Adult Patients with Testosterone Management Concerns after Gender-Affirming Hysterectomy and Bilateral Oophorectomy: A Case Series. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2023 Feb; 36(1):89-91. View Abstract
  42. Family Building Perspectives of Assigned Female at Birth Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents Seeking Testosterone Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy. LGBT Health. 2022 Oct; 9(7):463-470. View Abstract
  43. Racial Disparities in the 30-Day Outcomes of Gender-affirming Chest Surgeries. Ann Surg. 2023 Jul 01; 278(1):e196-e202. View Abstract
  44. Assessing Fertility Intentions in Patients Presenting for Gender-Affirming Surgery. LGBT Health. 2022 07; 9(5):325-332. View Abstract
  45. Sexual Orientation and Attraction in a Cohort of Transmasculine Adolescents and Young Adults. Transgend Health. 2022 Jun; 7(3):270-275. View Abstract
  46. Concerns About Internal Erectile Prostheses Among Transgender Men Who Have Undergone Phalloplasty. J Sex Med. 2022 06 01; 19(6):1055-1059. View Abstract
  47. Prevalence of Chronic Pelvic Pain by Sexual Orientation in a Large Cohort of Young Women in the United States. J Sex Med. 2022 06 01; 19(6):1012-1023. View Abstract
  48. Intimate Partner Violence and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatrics. 2022 06 01; 149(6). View Abstract
  49. Prevalence of Chronic Pelvic Pain by Sexual Orientation in a Large Cohort of Young Women in the United States. J Sex Med. 2022 06; 19(6):1012-1023. View Abstract
  50. Can gender-affirming surgeries be safely combined? An NSQIP analysis of 30-day outcomes and case planning factors. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 08; 75(8):2664-2670. View Abstract
  51. Concerns About Internal Erectile Prostheses Among Transgender Men Who Have Undergone Phalloplasty. J Sex Med. 2022 06; 19(6):1055-1059. View Abstract
  52. A Single Center Case Series of Gender-Affirming Surgeries and the Evolution of a Specialty Anesthesia Team. J Clin Med. 2022 Mar 31; 11(7). View Abstract
  53. Reported Pain in Cisgender Female and Transmasculine Patients Seeking Benign Breast Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2022 Feb; 10(2):e4140. View Abstract
  54. A Critical Assessment of the Transgender Health Care Workforce in the United States and the Capacity to Deliver Gender-Affirming Bottom Surgery. Ann Plast Surg. 2022 07 01; 89(1):100-104. View Abstract
  55. 'We are essential:' Pediatric health care social workers' perspectives on being designated essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Soc Work Health Care. 2022; 61(1):36-51. View Abstract
  56. Nonsensical Coding of Gender-Affirming Procedures: A Need for Transgender-Specific Procedure Codes. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 02 01; 234(2):250-251. View Abstract
  57. Prostatic metaplasia and pilar differentiation in gender-affirming mastectomy specimens. Mod Pathol. 2022 03; 35(3):386-395. View Abstract
  58. Why Are You Asking? Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Assessment in Clinical Care. J Adolesc Health. 2021 12; 69(6):891-893. View Abstract
  59. "We're Moving in the Right Direction. Still a Long Way to Go": Experiences and Perceptions of the Climate for LGBTQ+ Employees at a Pediatric Hospital. J Homosex. 2022 Nov 10; 69(13):2286-2304. View Abstract
  60. Breakthrough Bleeding in Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents and Young Adults on Long-Term Testosterone. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34(5):706-716. View Abstract
  61. The role of androgens in clitorophallus development and possible applications to transgender patients. Andrology. 2021 11; 9(6):1719-1728. View Abstract
  62. Gender-Affirming Surgeries in Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescent and Young Adults: A Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Primer. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Aug; 34(4):442-448. View Abstract
  63. "You never stop being a social worker:" Experiences of pediatric hospital social workers during the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Soc Work Health Care. 2021; 60(1):8-29. View Abstract
  64. Legislation, Market Size, and Access to Gender-affirming Genital Surgery in the United States. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 Feb; 9(2):e3422. View Abstract
  65. Use of the Subfascial Plane for Gender-affirming Breast Augmentation: A Case Series. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 Jan; 9(1):e3362. View Abstract
  66. Is Clitoral Release Another Term for Metoidioplasty? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Metoidioplasty Surgical Technique and Outcomes. Sex Med. 2021 Feb; 9(1):100294. View Abstract
  67. Barriers to Gender-affirming Surgery Consultations in a Sample of Transmasculine Patients in Boston, Mass. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 Aug; 8(8):e3008. View Abstract
  68. The Effect of Forearm Tattoos on Flap Choice in Transmasculine Phalloplasty Patients. MDM Policy Pract. 2020 Jan-Jun; 5(1):2381468320938740. View Abstract
  69. New-Onset Abdominopelvic Pain After Initiation of Testosterone Therapy Among Trans-Masculine Persons: A Community-Based Exploratory Survey. LGBT Health. 2020 07; 7(5):248-253. View Abstract
  70. Empowering Transmasculine Youth by Enhancing Reproductive Health Counseling in the Primary Care Setting. J Adolesc Health. 2020 06; 66(6):653-655. View Abstract
  71. Associations Between Transgender Exclusion Prohibitions and Insurance Coverage of Gender-Affirming Surgery. LGBT Health. 2020 07; 7(5):254-263. View Abstract
  72. How Should Decision-Sharing Roles Be Considered in Adolescent Gender Surgeries? AMA J Ethics. 2020 05 01; 22(5):E452-457. View Abstract
  73. Behavioral Health Concerns and Eligibility Factors Among Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Gender-Affirming Masculinizing Top Surgery. LGBT Health. 2020 May/Jun; 7(4):182-189. View Abstract
  74. Are Prophylactic Postoperative Antibiotics Necessary after Masculinizing Mastectomy with Free Nipple Graft? A Single-institution Retrospective Review. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 Jan; 8(1):e2615. View Abstract
  75. Epidemiologic Characteristics and Postoperative Complications following Augmentation Mammaplasty: Comparison of Transgender and Cisgender Females. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 Oct; 7(10):e2461. View Abstract
  76. Piloting a Genital Affirmation Surgical Priorities Scale for Trans Masculine Patients. Transgend Health. 2019; 4(1):270-276. View Abstract
  77. Masculinizing Chest Reconstruction in Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals: An Analysis of Epidemiology, Surgical Technique, and Postoperative Outcomes. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2019 12; 43(6):1575-1585. View Abstract
  78. Insurance Policy Trends for Breast Surgery in Cisgender Women, Cisgender Men, and Transgender Men. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 08; 144(2):334e-336e. View Abstract
  79. Mastectomy in Transgender and Cisgender Patients: A Comparative Analysis of Epidemiology and Postoperative Outcomes. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 Jun; 7(6):e2316. View Abstract
  80. Ethical Issues Considered When Establishing a Pediatrics Gender Surgery Center. Pediatrics. 2019 06; 143(6). View Abstract
  81. Congruence Is Not Cosmetic: Denials of Nipple Grafts for Chest Reconstruction Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 Apr; 7(4):e2145. View Abstract
  82. Self-assessment of clinical competence with LGBT patients at a pediatric hospital. Soc Work Health Care. 2019 07; 58(6):547-556. View Abstract
  83. Association of Surgical Risk With Exogenous Hormone Use in Transgender Patients: A Systematic Review. JAMA Surg. 2019 Feb 01; 154(2):159-169. View Abstract
  84. Identification Before Prescription: Necessary Changes for the Support of Transgender Youth. Am J Bioeth. 2019 02; 19(2):78-80. View Abstract
  85. Submitting Appropriately for Breast Surgery in Transmasculine Patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 01; 143(1):254e. View Abstract
  86. Public Accommodation Laws and Gender Panic in Clinical Settings. AMA J Ethics. 2018 11 01; 20(11):E1067-1074. View Abstract
  87. Examining the Relationships Between Bone Tissue Composition, Compositional Heterogeneity, and Fragility Fracture: A Matched Case-Controlled FTIRI Study. J Bone Miner Res. 2016 05; 31(5):1070-81. View Abstract
  88. Spirituality and Sexuality - When Religious Clients Present for Sex Therapy. Contemporary Sexuality. 2015. View Abstract
  89. Understanding Transgender Identity Development in Childhood and Adolescence. American Journal of Sexuality Education. 2014; 4(9):445-63. View Abstract
  90. Social and Medical Transitioning Options for Gender Non-Conforming Children. Contemporary Sexuality. 2013. View Abstract
  91. Sexuality in the DSM5 - Research, Relevance, and Reaction. Contemporary Sexuality. 2013. View Abstract
  92. Encyclopedia of Global Studies. Anheier HK, Juergenmeyer M, editors. Ch. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2012. View Abstract
  93. Use of FTIR spectroscopic imaging to identify parameters associated with fragility fracture. J Bone Miner Res. 2009 Sep; 24(9):1565-71. View Abstract
  94. Alternative therapies for bacterial vaginosis: a literature review and acceptability survey. Altern Ther Health Med. 2005 Sep-Oct; 11(5):38-43. View Abstract
  95. Acceptability of a self-sampling technique to collect vaginal smears for gram stain diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. Womens Health Issues. 2004 Jan-Feb; 14(1):14-8. View Abstract
  96. A self-sampling method to obtain large volumes of undiluted cervicovaginal secretions. Sex Transm Dis. 2003 Feb; 30(2):107-9. View Abstract
  97. Origins of vaginal acidity: high D/L lactate ratio is consistent with bacteria being the primary source. Hum Reprod. 2001 Sep; 16(9):1809-13. View Abstract
  98. Acid production by vaginal flora in vitro is consistent with the rate and extent of vaginal acidification. Infect Immun. 1999 Oct; 67(10):5170-5. View Abstract

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