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The Royal College of Nursing recognises that trans people frequently experience prejudice and discrimination. This resource is designed to help nurses respond to the needs of their patients and clients who identify as transgender. Initially created in response to an RCN Congress resolution, this guidance has been updated following further …

Looking through the logs I found that several people were looking for "phenomenon" and not finding it. I knew what the true title of the article was "The transsexual phenomenon" by Harry Benjamin published in 1966.

I knew that it used to be here, back when I had a wordpress …

Its finally here, and here are the factoids -

757 hours in the writing, 636 pages, 14 chapters, 1 appendix, 4 indexes, 1 bibliography, 1 glossary, 1597 citations, and still only 3.3 mbs in size!

It has a "README FIRST" chapter giving very basic information about each herb, and links …

A radio programme broadcast on Radio Scotland on the 31st March 2015.

Following several Scottish trans people who just talk about themselves and how normal they are.

Download the mp3 file - Transgender Lives - 2015-03-31

Produced by the Devon NHS Trust and gives the most up-to-date pharmacological regimes, it says what should be used, and also says what should not be used and the reason why.

Download - Pharmacological treatment of gender dysphoria

Whilst uploading the new site I came across this file which is a digest of the "Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons" document, so here it is for you.

Download - Transgender Clinical Reference Guide

Here it is, at long last. I hope you think its worth it.

Some factoids about it -

9 months in the writing, 337 pages, 16 chapters, 2 appendices, 4 indexes, 1 bibliography, 1 glossary, 26 figures, 52 tables, 255 citations, 3 mbs in size.

It has chapters on - endocrinology, human …

Counselling Transgendered, Transsexual, And Gender-Variant Clients

A guide for counsellors from Journal of Counselling & Development 2002.

Download - Counseling Transgendered, Transsexual, and Gender-Variant Clients

A guide to cultural and spiritual awareness, from various sources.

This is Version 2 which is much improved.

Download - Nursing with dignity

Standards Of Care For The Health Of Transsexual, Transgender, And Gender Nonconforming People - Version 7

This is the current version as used by the ‘The World Professional Association for Transgender Health’.

Download - Standards of Care, version 7

A radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 19 December 2014.

The second in a two-part series, with this one covering trans-women.

Download the mp3 file - Becoming Myself - 2014-12-19

Guidance For GPs, Other Clinicians And Health Professionals On The Care Of Gender Variant People

Gender variant people are relatively rarely seen in GP surgeries. Many GPs say that they lack the knowledge to treat those experiencing gender variant conditions and, consequently, they are not confident to do so. The …

NHS Funding Processes And Waiting Times For Adult Service-Users

This publication will help you understand the processes involved in obtaining funding for treatment for gender variant conditions. It answers the questions that service-users typically ask, and it provides guidance on how to navigate this complex system with minimum delay. Your …

A radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 12 December 2014. This is a mp3 file of 28MB size.

A revealing series which goes inside the Charing Cross Gender Identity Clinic in Hammersmith, London - the largest and oldest in the world - to explore the condition of gender dysphoria. This …

This is a radio programme first broadcast on BBC Three Counties Radio round about the end of June 2014. "Shrink Wrapped“ is the name of the series.

I hope you enjoy it?

Download - Shrink Wrapped - Gender Dysphoria

This booklet has been produced by a team that includes doctors and trans people to help you understand and answer some of your questions about hormone treatment for trans people. If you are thinking about starting hormone therapy, you may find it helpful to share the information in this booklet …

The most current update of the "Endocrinology Handbook" published by the Imperial College Endocrine Unit, London.

Download - Endocrinology Handbook

by Melanie. Written by an American but contains interesting information, some of which may be out of date now.

Download - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sex Change – But Were Afraid To Ask

And this time its really here!

The aim was to formulate practice guidelines for endocrine treatment of transsexual persons by medical practitioners, endocrinologists, surgeons, psychiatrists, and General Practitioners. This is the current version even though it is dated 2009.

First published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, September 2009, 94(9): 3132–3154

Download - Endocrine …

In 1923, the term transsexual was first used to describe persons who felt profound discomfort with their biological sex. Today, medical treatment, sometimes together with surgery, allows transsexual persons to make a male-to-female (MTF) or female-to-male (FTM) transition and to live a gender-appropriate life.

This is the patient guide that …