Surgical satisfaction and quality of life outcomes reported by transgender men and women at least one year post gender-affirming surgery: A systematic literature …

C Javier, CR Crimston, FK Barlow - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Many transgender women and men undergo gender-affirming surgeries.
Existing work shows that early surgery outcomes are generally positive, suggesting high …

Mental health and quality of life outcomes of gender-affirming surgery: A systematic literature review

J Swan, TM Phillips, T Sanders… - Journal of Gay & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Transgender individuals experience disproportionately higher rates of mental
health concerns and lower quality of life (QoL) than the general population. Gender-affirming …

Standards of care for the health of transgender and gender diverse people, version 8

E Coleman, AE Radix, WP Bouman… - … journal of transgender …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Transgender healthcare is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field. In the last
decade, there has been an unprecedented increase in the number and visibility of …

Health and well-being of trans and non-binary participants in a community-based survey of gay, bisexual, and queer men, and non-binary and Two-Spirit people …

L Rutherford, A Stark, A Ablona, BJ Klassen… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
There is a paucity of population health data on the experiences of transgender, non-binary,
and other gender minority gay, bisexual, and queer men, and Two-Spirit people in Canada …

Ethical issues in gender-affirming care for youth

LL Kimberly, KMB Folkers, P Friesen, D Sultan… - …, 2018 - publications.aap.org
Transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) youth who suffer from gender dysphoria
are at a substantially elevated risk of numerous adverse physical and psychosocial …

Effects of gender-affirming hormones on lipid, metabolic, and cardiac surrogate blood markers in transgender persons

J Defreyne, LDL Van de Bruaene… - Clinical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Gender-affirming hormonal therapy consists of testosterone in transgender
men and estrogens and antiandrogens in transgender women. Research has concluded …

Ethical issues considered when establishing a pediatrics gender surgery center

ER Boskey, JA Johnson, C Harrison, JM Marron… - …, 2019 - publications.aap.org
As part of establishing a gender surgery center at a pediatric academic hospital, we
undertook a process of identifying key ethical, legal, and contextual issues through …

Health insurance coverage of gender-affirming top surgery in the United States

LM Ngaage, BJ Knighton, KL McGlone… - Plastic and …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Despite the medical necessity, legislative mandates, and economic benefits of
gender-affirming surgery, access to treatment remains limited. The World Professional …

Telemedicine for gender-affirming medical and surgical care: a systematic review and call-to-action

JR Stoehr, A Hamidian Jahromi, EL Hunter… - Transgender …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Telemedicine has facilitated the delivery of affordable and accessible health care. However,
little has been discussed about its use in gender-affirming care (GAC). Telemedicine has the …

Health considerations for transgender women and remaining unknowns: a narrative review

SJ Iwamoto, J Defreyne, MS Rothman… - Therapeutic …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Transgender (trans) women (TW) were assigned male at birth but have a female gender
identity or gender expression. The literature on management and health outcomes of TW …