How to evaluate health information on the internet
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Standards Of Care – version 7
Standards Of Care For The Health Of Transsexual, Transgender, And Gender Nonconforming People – Version 7 This is the current version as […]
Nursing with Dignity
A guide to cultural and spiritual awareness, from various sources. This is Version 2 which is much improved. Download – Nursing with […]
Counselling
Counselling Transgendered, Transsexual, And Gender-Variant Clients A guide for counsellors from Journal of Counselling & Development 2002. Download – Counseling Transgendered, Transsexual, […]
NHS Funding
NHS Funding Processes And Waiting Times For Adult Service-Users This publication will help you understand the processes involved in obtaining funding for […]
Survival guide to the Christmas party season
The Christmas party season is upon us and while extroverts and outgoing people love the glitzy social whirl, others are filled with […]
Endocrinology Handbook, May 2010
The most current update of the “Endocrinology Handbook” published by the Imperial College Endocrine Unit, London. Download – Endocrinology Handbook
A Guide To Hormone Therapy For Trans People
This booklet has been produced by a team that includes doctors and trans people to help you understand and answer some of […]
Increased Risk of Non-Fatal Myocardial Infarction Following Testosterone Therapy Prescription in Men
Background An association between testosterone therapy (TT) and cardiovascular disease has been reported and TT use is increasing rapidly. Methods We conducted […]
Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons – A Patient’s Guide
In 1923, the term transsexual was first used to describe persons who felt profound discomfort with their biological sex. Today, medical treatment, […]
Incidence of breast cancer in a cohort of 5,135 transgender veterans
Abstract Transgender (TG) persons often receive, or self-treat, with cross-sex hormone (CSH) treatments as part of their treatment plans, with little known […]
Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons
The aim was to formulate practice guidelines for endocrine treatment of transsexual persons by medical practitioners, endocrinologists, surgeons, psychiatrists, and General Practitioners. […]
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sex Change – But Were Afraid To Ask
by Melanie. Written by an American but contains interesting information, some of which may be out of date now. Download – Everything […]
Cross-sex hormonal treatment and body uneasiness in individuals with gender dysphoria
Introduction Cross-sex hormonal treatment (CHT) used for gender dysphoria (GD) could by itself affect well-being without the use of genital surgery; however, […]
Largest Study to Date: Transgender Hormone Treatment Safe
Cross-sex hormone treatment of transgender adults leads to very few long-term side effects, according to the authors of the largest study to […]
Staying Sane and Whole While in Transition
Tripping the Light Fantastic: Staying Sane and Whole While in Transition by Dallas Denny Sex reassignment is one of the most radical […]
Why Suicide Has Become an Epidemic – and What We Can Do to Help
By Tony Dokoupil / May 23, 2013 4:45 AM EDT When Thomas Joiner was 25 years old, his father—whose name was also […]
Caring and transgender people
Transgender or “trans” are terms used to describe people who don’t conform to the traditional genders of male or female. “Trans” can […]
Post-op Care
This file is a transcription of a patient instruction sheet that was distributed by Dr. Michel Seghers of Belgium. It would be […]
Coming out for transgender people
Coming out can be a difficult process. Many transgender people worry about how other people will react and how they’ll treat them […]
Hormone therapy associated with MI in male-to-female transsexuals
Copenhagen, Denmark – New data from a large gender-identity unit have shown that hormone therapy taken by transsexuals is associated with a […]
Does vitamin C work for preventing and treating colds?
A study was recently published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 1 Here’s why it matters. The common cold is common. […]
Mental wellbeing and trans people
Transgender people are more likely to experience mental distress due to the social disapproval and discrimination that they encounter. Research in the […]
Transgender death and bereavement
The law forbids the sharing of information about trans people without their express consent. This may create difficulties obtaining the details of […]