Transitioning Transgender: Investigating the Important Aspects of the Transition: A Brief Report |
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| Authors: | Lydia A Fein Clara Villalba Alvarez Christopher M Estes |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA;2. Private practice, Miami, Florida, USA;3. Planned Parenthood of South, East, and North Florida, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study is to identify important aspects of the transition to facilitate decision-making and improved care for transgender patients by transition-care providers. A survey was used to identify transition aspects deemed significant by transgender persons. Among transgender women, the most important transition elements were legal gender change, hormone therapy, breast augmentation, frontal bone setback, and removal of body hair, and among transgender men, change of dress/clothing, name and legal gender change, speech therapy, hormone therapy, chest reconstruction and breast binding. This information is useful to physicians as they care for transgender patients to better offer transition-related counseling. |
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| Keywords: | Transgender transition male-to-female female-to-male |
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