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Title: Transgender patients face barriers in care
Post by: stephaniec on February 15, 2016, 11:47:34 PM
Post by: stephaniec on February 15, 2016, 11:47:34 PM
Transgender patients face barriers in care
http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2016/feb/15/transgender-patients-face-barriers-care/
The Daily Gazette/Science Times February 15, 2016
"After a skiing accident in January left him with a smashed knee, Beck Bailey, a transgender man in Greenfield, Mass., spent 15 days in a Vermont hospital undergoing a handful of surgeries. As part of his normal routine, Bailey gives himself regular shots of testosterone. But the endocrinologist on duty in Vermont told him that patients should not take testosterone post surgery."
http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2016/feb/15/transgender-patients-face-barriers-care/
The Daily Gazette/Science Times February 15, 2016
"After a skiing accident in January left him with a smashed knee, Beck Bailey, a transgender man in Greenfield, Mass., spent 15 days in a Vermont hospital undergoing a handful of surgeries. As part of his normal routine, Bailey gives himself regular shots of testosterone. But the endocrinologist on duty in Vermont told him that patients should not take testosterone post surgery."
Title: Re: Transgender patients face barriers in care
Post by: Dee Marshall on February 16, 2016, 06:03:53 AM
Post by: Dee Marshall on February 16, 2016, 06:03:53 AM
Very good article. Why a new acronym, though, "gender affirmation surgery"? " Ma'am, have you had GAS?"
Title: Re: Transgender patients face barriers in care
Post by: stephaniec on February 16, 2016, 11:46:21 AM
Post by: stephaniec on February 16, 2016, 11:46:21 AM
so which is less embarrassing , GCS or GAS
Title: Re: Transgender patients face barriers in care
Post by: melody_elizabeth on February 16, 2016, 12:32:31 PM
Post by: melody_elizabeth on February 16, 2016, 12:32:31 PM
There are a lot of barriers healthcare here in the states, especially with the veterans healthcare system and with transgenders
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Title: Re: Transgender patients face barriers in care
Post by: gennee on February 16, 2016, 01:09:16 PM
Post by: gennee on February 16, 2016, 01:09:16 PM
This is a concern with a number of my friends. They are also senior citizens.