Things might be seen to be very quiet here with not many new posts, and the reason why is that I'm researching and writing "Herbal Hormones 2015". My self-imposed deadline is the end of August for all the researching and writing, and then a couple of weeks for indexing, tidying …
more ...Sharon says - I have included a comment of mine in this text, and it is in italics to make it easier for you to recognise it, like this one!
Millions of people are using the internet to get health information. And thousands of websites are offering health information. Some of …
more ...Here it is, at long last. I hope you think its worth it.
Some factoids about it -
9 months in the writing, 337 pages, 16 chapters, 2 appendices, 4 indexes, 1 bibliography, 1 glossary, 26 figures, 52 tables, 255 citations, 3 mbs in size.
It has chapters on - endocrinology, human …
more ...Counselling Transgendered, Transsexual, And Gender-Variant Clients
A guide for counsellors from Journal of Counselling & Development 2002.
Download - Counseling Transgendered, Transsexual, and Gender-Variant Clients
more ...A guide to cultural and spiritual awareness, from various sources.
This is Version 2 which is much improved.
Download - Nursing with dignity
more ...Standards Of Care For The Health Of Transsexual, Transgender, And Gender Nonconforming People - Version 7
This is the current version as used by the ‘The World Professional Association for Transgender Health’.
Download - Standards of Care, version 7
more ...A radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 19 December 2014.
The second in a two-part series, with this one covering trans-women.
Download the mp3 file - Becoming Myself - 2014-12-19
more ...Guidance For GPs, Other Clinicians And Health Professionals On The Care Of Gender Variant People
Gender variant people are relatively rarely seen in GP surgeries. Many GPs say that they lack the knowledge to treat those experiencing gender variant conditions and, consequently, they are not confident to do so. The …
more ...NHS Funding Processes And Waiting Times For Adult Service-Users
This publication will help you understand the processes involved in obtaining funding for treatment for gender variant conditions. It answers the questions that service-users typically ask, and it provides guidance on how to navigate this complex system with minimum delay. Your …
more ...A radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 12 December 2014. This is a mp3 file of 28MB size.
A revealing series which goes inside the Charing Cross Gender Identity Clinic in Hammersmith, London - the largest and oldest in the world - to explore the condition of gender dysphoria. This …
more ...This is a radio programme first broadcast on BBC Three Counties Radio round about the end of June 2014. "Shrink Wrapped“ is the name of the series.
I hope you enjoy it?
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more ...This booklet has been produced by a team that includes doctors and trans people to help you understand and answer some of your questions about hormone treatment for trans people. If you are thinking about starting hormone therapy, you may find it helpful to share the information in this booklet …
more ...The most current update of the "Endocrinology Handbook" published by the Imperial College Endocrine Unit, London.
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more ...The Christmas party season is upon us and while extroverts and outgoing people love the glitzy social whirl, others are filled with panic or dread at the thought of having to meet and converse with a room full of strangers.
But the good news is, however shy you are there …
more ...Transgender (TG) persons often receive, or self-treat, with cross-sex hormone (CSH) treatments as part of their treatment plans, with little known about their incidence of breast cancer. This information gap can lead to disparities in the provision of transgender health care. The purpose of the study was to examine …
more ...by Melanie. Written by an American but contains interesting information, some of which may be out of date now.
Download - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sex Change – But Were Afraid To Ask
And this time its really here!
more ...The aim was to formulate practice guidelines for endocrine treatment of transsexual persons by medical practitioners, endocrinologists, surgeons, psychiatrists, and General Practitioners. This is the current version even though it is dated 2009.
First published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, September 2009, 94(9): 3132–3154
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more ...In 1923, the term transsexual was first used to describe persons who felt profound discomfort with their biological sex. Today, medical treatment, sometimes together with surgery, allows transsexual persons to make a male-to-female (MTF) or female-to-male (FTM) transition and to live a gender-appropriate life.
This is the patient guide that …
more ...An association between testosterone therapy (TT) and cardiovascular disease has been reported and TT use is increasing rapidly.
We conducted a cohort study of the risk of acute non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) following an initial TT prescription (N = 55,593) in a large health-care database. We compared the …
more ...Cross-sex hormonal treatment (CHT) used for gender dysphoria (GD) could by itself affect well-being without the use of genital surgery; however, to date, there is a paucity of studies investigating the effects of CHT alone.
This study aimed to assess differences in body uneasiness and psychiatric symptoms between …
more ...Cross-sex hormone treatment of transgender adults leads to very few long-term side effects, according to the authors of the largest study to date to examine this issue.
More than 2000 patients from 15 US and European centers participated in the retrospective study, called "Comorbidity and Side Effects of Cross-Sex Hormone …
more ...by Dallas Denny
Sex reassignment is one of the most radical and disruptive things that an individual can do. It strains and often severs social relationships, imposes economic hardships, involves a good deal of physical pain and a great …
more ...By Tony Dokoupil / May 23, 2013 4:45 AM EDT
When Thomas Joiner was 25 years old, his father—whose name was also Thomas Joiner and who could do anything—disappeared from the family’s home. At the time, Joiner was a graduate student at the University of Texas, studying …
more ...Transgender or "trans" are terms used to describe people who don't conform to the traditional genders of male or female.
"Trans" can include cross-dressers, people who wear a mix of clothing, people with a dual or no gender identity, and transsexual people.
This file is a transcription of a patient instruction sheet that was distributed by Dr. Michel Seghers of Belgium. It would be typically given out to SRS patients as guidance for follow-up care. It contains specific information about dilation and appears to be of a generic nature based on the …
more ...Coming out can be a difficult process. Many transgender people worry about how other people will react and how they'll treat them once they find out.
For many people, coming out means that they can be honest about how they feel and not hide that part of themselves.
Copenhagen, Denmark - New data from a large gender-identity unit have shown that hormone therapy taken by transsexuals is associated with a higher cardiovascular mortality rate among transsexual women (male to female [M2F]) but not men (female to male [F2M]) 1. Both, however, had a higher incidence of type 2 diabetes …
more ...Transgender people are more likely to experience mental distress due to the social disapproval and discrimination that they encounter.
Research in the areas of employment, health provision, social exclusion and hate crime indicates that transgender or trans people (people who don't conform to the traditional division of male and female …
more ...The law forbids the sharing of information about trans people without their express consent. This may create difficulties obtaining the details of a trans person, and keeping the details secure, if they or a family member has died.
A bereavement is a traumatic process for anyone, but as …
more ...Friday 18 October 2013
A transsexual police officer is suing her force for discrimination after she was allegedly forced to "out" herself in a call over the police radio. PC Emma Chapman, 44, has taken Essex Police to a tribunal claiming the force failed to help its officers understand transgender …
more ...Arch Sex Behav. 1985 Feb;14(1):29-40.
The effects of oral estrogen treatment on sexual physiology and behavior were examined in seven presurgical male-to-female transsexuals engaged in cross-living. Subjects were studied prior to hormone treatment, during long-term hormone treatment, and during an experimental double-blind period in which …
more ...British Medical Journal, February, 2014.
To compare breast cancer incidence and mortality up to 25 years in women aged 40-59 who did or did not undergo mammography screening.
Follow-up of randomised screening trial by centre coordinators, the study’s central office, and linkage to cancer registries …
more ...To determine the impact of the vaginal route of micronized estradiol (E(2)) administration upon hepatic globulin and lipid production and upon the outcome of oocyte donation cycles in which the recipients received E(2) via this route.
Series report.
University-based assisted reproduction techniques (ART) program.
The NHS Trust at which the surgeon responsible for the bulk of male-female gender reassignment surgeries in the UK is based, has confirmed that he will be replaced after resigning.
PinkNews received calls from concerned readers at the announcement by James Bellringer, who currently takes on the majority of vaginoplasty …
more ...The concern that postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may cause cancer of the breast has generated much research in epidemiology, endocrinology, and tumor cell biology. The recognition that naturally occurring 17beta-estradiol is a weak genotoxic and mutagenic carcinogen provides a plausible background for the association of breast cancer with …
more ...Vaginoplasty is a major surgical procedure used to create a (neo-)vagina where either one didn't exist before (such as in the case of male to female (MTF) sexual or gender reassignment patients) or, when absolutely necessary as an adjunct to vaginal agenesis or vaginal stenosis therapy …
more ...Breaking news of death can have a significant impact on bereaved relatives if it is not carried out appropriately. This article explores best practice on breaking news of death, and discusses why it is so important for nurses to get it right.
Breaking news of death to relatives is …
more ...The WLMHT ('Charing Cross') Gender Identity Clinic has existed in one form or another since the early 1960s, and clinical practice is constantly evolving. It is perhaps inevitable that, in that time, a number of false beliefs and misconceptions have arisen.
Not all these beliefs are 'myths' in the sense …
more ...Cranberries are widely used in the treatment and prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and for those at risk of such infections. With the growing resistance to antibiotics, cranberries can be viewed as a useful non-pharmaceutical remedy (Lavender, 2000). The initial studies that looked at the effects of cranberries on …
more ...You have been prescribed antidepressants because you have been diagnosed with depression. Depression is much understood by the public, yet it affects many people of all ages. It is estimated that one in five people will experience depression at some point in their lives …
more ...Authors - J.-N. Zhou, M.A. Hofman, L.J. Gooren and D.F. Swaab
Source - © NATURE, 378: 68-70 (1995)
Transsexuals have the strong feeling, often from childhood onwards, of having been born the wrong sex. The possible psychogenic or biological etiology of transsexuality has been the subject of debate for …
more ...© Archives of Sexual Behavior : 10/1998
Authors - Schlatterer, Kathrin; Yassouridis, Alexander; Werder, Klaus von; Poland, Dorette; Kemper, Johannes; Stalla, Gunter K.
Gender dysphoric disorders have been known from antiquity onward across national and cultural boundaries. They have been described in classic literature from Heroditus to Shakespeare (Pauly, 1965; Green …
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We're all concerned about "passing" when we go out. I prefer the term "blending in" because it's more about the comfort level of ourselves and others around us. One important giveaway is our natural voices. Some disguise them by becoming a "mute" when …
more ...by Kay H. Mount and Shirley J. Salmon
Audiology and Speech Pathology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
The vocal characteristics of a 63-year-old individual who underwent male-to-female sex reassignment surgery were evaluated. Treatment was designed to alter inappropriate male voice characteristics. Speech goals were to
Vasectomy or male sterilisation is the surgical operation of severing or electrocoagulation (Marie Stopes method) of the two ducts (vas deferens) that connect the testes to the seminal vesicles and urethra. The operation can be performed under either a local or a general anaesthetic. The procedure is quick and easy …
more ...This document is reprinted from the original at http://www.savina.com/confluence/hormone/f2m/index.htm
This document can no longer be found at its original site, so this is just a copy to keep it alive, and please note, it is at least ten years old now, so …
more ...This document is reprinted from the original at http://www.savina.com/confluence/hormone/m2f/index.htm
This document can no longer be found at its original site, so this is just a copy to keep it alive, and please note, it is at least ten years old now, so …
more ...With abstracts and commentary by Dr. Anne Lawrence
Men and women display patterns of behavioral and cognitive differences that reflect varying hormonal influences on brain development.
Doreen Kimura
Men and women differ not only in their physical attributes and reproductive function but also in many other characteristics, including the way they solve intellectual problems. For the …
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