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Trans men who were born female but are registered with their GP as male are not being offered NHS screening for breast and cervical cancer even though they are still at risk.

Trans people will be invited to screenings based on the gender that they register with at their GP, new advice from Public Health England has revealed.

It released a 24-page booklet called NHS Screening Programmes - Information for Trans People that outlines how the screening process will work.

In the UK, 900 women die from cervical cancer per year but it is estimated that without screening that number would be four times higher.

The booklet explained that people are invited to screenings automatically based on the gender they registered with at their GP.

Trans women aged between 50 and 70 who register as a female will be invited for a breast screening as long term hormone therapy can increase their risk of developing breast cancer.

Trans women who are registered with their GP as a male will not be invited to a screening automatically but they can request a mammogram by speaking to their GP.

If a trans man is registered as a female with their GP then they will also be offered regular screening, however if they are registered as a male they will not.

David Davies, the Conservative MP for Monmouth who has campaigned against government plans to allow people to identify their own gender, told The Mail on Sunday: “This NHS effort to be politically correct is putting the lives of women who claim to be men at risk.”

However, the booklet states that any person who feels that they want a screening who is not offered one automatically should speak to their GP directly to arrange one.

Bernard Reed OBE, a trustee of the Gender Identity Research and Education Society applauded the PHE leaflet. He said: “’Information for trans people: NHS Screening Programmes’ - provides valuable guidance and should be widely publicised within the trans community and among GPs.”

He said that the PHE booklet provides support for some of the three million people in the UK who are gender diverse to some degree, including many who are non-binary, that is embracing aspects of both man and woman, or non-gender.

Anne Mackie, director of screening, told The Telegraph: “Where people feel they are not being referred correctly, they can speak to their GP or the screening service to ensure they are offered the right services.

“Following engagement with the LGBT community, we produced a guide to help trans people understand what screening is available in England. We have promoted the guide to LGBT groups to help trans people access the most appropriate screening for them.”

The Standard has reached out to Public Health England for further comment.