Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care: The Fenway Guide

Jennifer Potter author Alex Keuroghlian author Sari L Reisner author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education

Published:8th Nov '21

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Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care: The Fenway Guide cover

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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ISBN: 9781260459937

Dimensions: 231mm x 188mm x 20mm

Weight: 513g

352 pages