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Principles of transgender medicine and surgery / / Randi Ettner, Stan Monstrey, A. Evan Eyler, editors |
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New York : , : Haworth Press, , 2007 |
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1-299-05613-X |
0-203-82257-9 |
1-136-76567-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (389 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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EttnerRandi |
EylerA. Evan |
MonstreyStan |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Transgender people - Health and hygiene |
Transgender people - Medical care |
Transsexuals - Surgery |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Etiology of Transsexualism; Introduction; Early Theories of the Etiology of Transsexualism; Recent Theories of the Etiology of Transsexualism; The Current Status of the Attempt to Identify the Etiology of Gender Variation; Chapter 2. Primary Medical Care of the Gender-Variant Patient; Introduction; The Spectrum of Gender Identity and Expression; Transgender Health Care; Ten Principles of Transgender Medical Care; Conclusion |
Chapter 3. Preventive Care of the Transgendered Patient: An Evidence-Based ApproachIntroduction; Challenges in Providing Preventive Care to the Transgendered Population; Evidence-Based Transgender Health Care; Preventive Care Recommendations; Conclusion; Chapter 4. Hormone Treatment of Adult and Juvenile Transsexual Patients; Introduction; General Principles of Treatment; Hormonal Sex Reassignment; Side Effects of Hormonal Sex Reassignment; Sexual |
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Function After Sex Reassignment; Regrets After Sex Reassignment; Juvenile Gender Dysphoria; Chapter 5. Surgery: General Principles; Introduction |
Controversies Surrounding SurgeryEthical and Legal Challenges; Financial Aspects; Surgeries for Gender Reassignment; Conditions for Surgical Interventions; Standards of Care of the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association; Chapter 6. Surgery: Male-to-Female Patient; History of Male-to-Female Surgery; Male-to-Female Gender Reassignment Surgery: An Overview; Chapter 7. Surgery: Female-to-Male Patient; History of Female-to-Male Surgery; Subcutaneous Mastectomy; Phalloplasty; The Importance of a Multidisciplinary Approach; Chapter 8. Mental Health Issues |
Mental Health Issues in the History of Sex ReassignmentPractical Aspects of Clinical Care; Writing Recommendations and Reports; Chapter 9. Developmental Stages of the Transgender Coming-Out Process: Toward an Integrated Identity; Introduction; Coming Out As a Developmental Process; Conclusion; Chapter 10. Reproduction and Fertility Issues for Transpeople; Introduction; Transpeople and Their Children; Ethical Arguments in Favor of Fertility Preservation; Cryopreservation of Sperm in Transwomen; Donor Inseminations in Partners of Transmen |
Cryopreservation of Oocytes, Embryos, or Ovarian Tissue in TransmenFuture Possibilities; Chapter 11. Karyotyping and Genetics in the Transgendered Population; Introduction; What Is a Karyotype?; What Is a Variant Karyotype?; Chromosomal Variance, Phenotypic Variance, and Gender Identity; Variant Karyotypes or Forms of Intersex in the Transgender Population; Is Gender Identity Genetic?; Intersexed or Transgendered?; Recommendations; Conclusion; Chapter 12. Intersex: Definition, Examples, Gender Stability, and the Case Against Merging with Transsexualism; Introduction; Intersexuality Defined |
Typical Sexual Differentiation Process |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A comprehensive and important text for health care professionalsGender variance is widely misunderstood, and few medical texts examine the social, legal, emotional, historical, biological, and economic issues involved. Principles of Transgender Medicine and Surgery provides medical and health care guidelines and comprehensive information on all aspects of treatment of gender diverse individuals. This one-of-a-kind resource examines a full range of relevant data important to health care professionals. Each chapter addresses a different aspect of care, written by an authority on that sub |
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