Informed consent.. additionals

[HeatherR]

I didn't want to resuscitate an old thread, possibly months old to point out a few additions that could stand to be made to the Wiki.

http://www.talktrans.com/transgender-chat/physicians-who-will-prescribe-hrt-with-informed-consent-t164.html

also,

http://www.icath.org/

[Flan]

... and inserted (will put providers from the other link later)

While relatively recently founded, ICATH (INFORMED CONSENT for ACCESS TO TRANS HEALTH) claims to be an alternative to WPATH Standards of Care based medical models. Persons who wish to use an ICATH participating provider must meet with an "advocate" during the evaluation process before hormone or surgical care is provided.

By comparison, the Standards of Care in its current version allow for the provider's nursing staff to assess the patient for ability to consent to hormone therapy although many providers continue to use the previous version's care model which requires a referral from a mental health practitioner. For genital surgery, most providers operate under the WPATH model which requires two letters of referral from mental health practitioners. Some urologists are willing to perform orchiectomy on only one letter of recommendation or informed consent, depending on their standards of care.