Principles of transgender medicine and surgery.9780789032683 Principles of transgender transgender or transgendered adj. Transsexual. medicine and surgery. Ed. by Randi Ettner et al. Haworth Pr. 2007 363 pages $89.95 Hardcover Human sexuality RA564 The 14 chapters in this collection outline the routine clinical care and hormonal treatment of gender-variant patients, and describe surgical techniques for reconstructing the face, breast, and genitals. Written by professionals and academics working in the U.S. and Europe, the handbook addresses mental health issues, fertility preservation, variant karyotypes, intersex syndromes, gender identity disorders in children, and elderly transgendered transgendered adjective Relating to a person who has undergone genital/sexual reassignment surgery Transgender health issues Hormonal therapy, cosmetic surgery, fertility options–eg, egg and sperm banking. See Sexual reassignment. Cf Transsexual. patients. An appendix reprints the standards of care Standards of care are medical or psychological treatment guidelines, and can be general or specific. They specify appropriate treatment protocols based on scientific evidence, and collaboration between medical and/or psychological professionals involved in the treatment of a given defined by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health The World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Inc. (WPATH) (formerly, the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Inc. (HBIGDA)) is a professional organization devoted to the understanding and treatment of gender identity disorders. . ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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