New guidelines on transgender health

[Cindy]

New guidelines on transgender health
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)62277-1/fulltext

Volume 382, Issue 9903, 2­8 November 2013, Pages 1460  Editorial New guidelines on transgender health The LancetAvailable online 1 November 2013

[. . . ] after 10 years of multidisciplinary collaboration and endorsed by 13 different organisations, is the UK's first set of good practice guidelines for assessing the needs of adults with gender dysphoria.

In 2014, The Lancet plans to publish a Series on transgender health, [. . . ]

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[suzifrommd]

I thoroughly agree that more research is needed.

It would be interesting to have some researcher look into the ways that our treatment BY medical professionals contribute to those who "avoid seeking help because they fear ridicule, guilt or shame."

It's shocking when I realize that during my transition nearly ALL the situations where I've been frustrated by how people act toward me or lack of respect given to me has been because of actions by health professionals.