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Abstract
Introduction
Asexuals present at health services with unique needs, yet providers typically lack training to care for this population. This narrative review aims to inform providers on best methods of asexual care.
Methods
Search terms included “asexuality” and “health.” Abstracts were screened against inclusion criteria, yielding 987 articles. After full-text screening, 44 papers were included.
Results
Pathologization, microaggressions, lack of awareness, and institutional neglect pose challenges to asexuals seeking care. Providers can improve asexual care by affirming identity, taking asexual-specific approaches, educating themselves, challenging biases, and fighting for institutional-level changes.
Conclusion
These findings may guide practitioners in developing asexual-competent practices.
Ethics statement
No institutional approval was required or obtained.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
Data availability statement
As this is a systematic review, the authors do not hold access to any individual study’s data beyond what is publicly available in the published article.