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Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care

The Fenway Guide

Alex Keuroghlian Jennifer Potter Sari L. Reisner

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McGraw-Hill Education
07 October 2021
The first case-based comprehensive textbook to address the unique health care needs of transgender and gender diverse adults

A Doody's Core Title for 2023!

Demand for state-of-the-art health care services for transgender and gender diverse communities is rapidly increasing. Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care: The Fenway Guide offers a roadmap for clinicians to provide culturally responsive care that meets the primary, preventive, and specialty health needs of transgender and gender diverse adult patients.

With the most up-to-date scientific and clinical information, this practical guide reviews new data on terminology, demographics, and epidemiology; highlights key aspects of gender identity emergence across the lifespan; and provides guidance on both hormonal and surgical gender affirmation. Applying a health-equity model of care, this invaluable resource offers a foundation for clinicians when addressing health needs of transgender and gender diverse communities.

Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care: The Fenway Guide features essential information that includes the following topics and more:

The history and epidemiology of transgender and gender diverse health care Primary, preventive, and specialty care considerations for transgender and gender diverse patients Hormonal, surgical and non-medical gender affirmation Trauma-informed and gender-affirming care Behavior health, eating disorders and body positivity Reproductive health, obstetrical care, and family building Treatment of HIV and sexually transmitted infections Community building, advocacy and partnership

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Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Education
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 231mm,  Width: 188mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   513g
ISBN:   9781260459937
ISBN 10:   1260459934
Pages:   352
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, is associate professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Gender Identity Program; director of the Division of Education and Training at The Fenway Institute. Jennifer Potter, MD, is professor of medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; co-chair and director of the LGBTQIA+ Population Health Program, The Fenway Institute; and advisory dean and director, William B. Castle Society, Harvard Medical School. Sari L. Reisner, ScD, is assistant professor of pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; associate scientific researcher, Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital; and affiliated research scientist, The Fenway Institute.

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