Abstract:It is estimated that individuals with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, intersexual, and other sexual tendencies make up approximately 3-12% of the world population. The proportion of lesbian and bisexual women (LBW) varies between 1-20% of all women. Studies on the subject show that risk factors for gynecological malignancies and breast cancer are more common in lesbian and bisexual women than in heterosexual women. In LBW, it is reported that obesity or high body mass index, inactivity, smoking, alcohol a… Show more
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