Medical gatekeeping is a system that controls the access to healthcare services and treatments based on factors such as age, gender, race, socioeconomic status, insurance coverage, and diagnosis. In...
How has the medical understanding of transgender identities evolved, and what ethical, social, and philosophical questions does this evolution raise for contemporary healthcare?
The medical field...
Transgender individuals have unique challenges when it comes to navigating societal expectations, bodily autonomy, and identity affirmation for achieving psychological and physical well-being....
Medical Gatekeeping and Transgender Individuals
Medical gatekeeping is a process whereby medical professionals serve as gatekeepers to access to gender-affirming care for transgender individuals....
Hormone therapy for gender transition is an important treatment option that can help transgender people achieve their desired physical appearance and feel more comfortable in their bodies.
It also...