Gender dysphoria is defined as a condition where an individual experiences discomfort with their assigned gender at birth. It can cause significant distress and impairment in daily functioning....
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: The debate over psychological evaluation requirements for genderaffirming care: what you need to know
Gender affirming care is an umbrella term for medical and surgical treatments that help transgender individuals align their physical appearance and characteristics with their gender identity. This...
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: Gender affirming care: ethical considerations and patient autonomy
What is the clinical gaze?
The term "clinical gaze" refers to the way that medical professionals view patients and their conditions. It involves seeing people through a specific lens based on...
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: How the clinical gaze impacts transgender healthcare experiences
The concept of gender is a social construct that refers to the set of characteristics associated with being male or female, which are determined by society rather than biology. In recent years, there...
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: Transgender medicine: a guide to understanding and respecting gender identities
What is Medical Gatekeeping?
Medical gatekeeping refers to a practice wherein healthcare providers act as gatekeepers between patients and gender affirmation treatments. This means that before...
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: What is medical gatekeeping? how it undermines transgender peoples autonomy and wellbeing
Medical Interventions for Gender Transition
The idea that biological sex is fixed at birth and immutable is false. Sex characteristics can vary greatly from person to person and change throughout...
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: The impact of cultural norms on gender transition interventions
Does the physician's power to validate or deny transition undermine the ethics of autonomy? This question is important because it addresses whether medical professionals have the right to control...
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: Transgender gatekeeping: how doctors power to validate or deny hrt impacts autonomy & equality
Access to hormone therapy is essential for individuals who identify as transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, or intersex, but there are various challenges that prevent them from receiving it,...
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: Transgender individuals face challenges in obtaining hormone therapy, but advocacy can help overcome them
The historical development of transgender identity can be traced back to ancient cultures where people were able to cross-dress and live in the gender role they identified with.
The concept of...
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: The evolution of transgender identity: a historical perspective on autonomy, pathologization, and social validation
Transgender Identities
The term "transgender" refers to individuals who do not identify with the gender assigned at birth based on their physical characteristics. Historically, these individuals...
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: What is transgender? a comprehensive guide to gender identities