Just wondering if any HCPs working in healthcare can explain whether or not the term "assigned male at birth" and "assigned female at birth" are commonly used by HCPs in everyday environments? If so is this a recommended term, a new addition or has it long been used?
I was under the impression that HCPs observe sex at birth based on genital inspection and thought that the concept of "assignment" might happen in a few intersex cases but perhaps this is out of date?
If this is a term you use in everyday practise and if there is some process of assignment involved, could anyone point me to the relevant guidelines, textbook and training etc. used by NHS staff?
I was reading on a forum where people were suggesting that cervical screening targeting "people assigned female at birth" would be an appropriate term to use in place of "people with a cervix" as they said it describes women and wouldn't be insulting to trans people but I thought this is odd as I don't know anyone outside of the trans community who uses this term to describe themselves - but if it is commonplace in the NHS I suppose I will need to update my vocabulary.