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Intimate Health Information Protection

Meaning

The heightened legal and ethical obligation to safeguard health data that is exceptionally private and sensitive, particularly information pertaining to sexual function, fertility status, reproductive hormone levels, and gender identity-related medical history. In the context of hormonal wellness, this protection is critical because such data, if disclosed without consent, carries a significant risk of personal harm, social stigma, or discrimination. Clinical practice requires the highest level of security and confidentiality for this category of information.