I am glad that TS'ism is being studied seriously in Universities but I'd like to to see it being covered more for students studying mediciene.
My Doctor once told me that as a med student in the UK they spent approx half an hour on the subject of Gender dysphoria in what is probably a 6 year course and was then told the odds on them ever seeing a TS were so high not to worry about it. Then i walked into her surgery :)
Whilst that was probably 30 years ago a less enlightend time preinternet where a majoraty of TS's were to afraid or to ignorant to transition what was taught then was probably the correct perception. My point is that it is high time that TSism be taken more seriously by the medical proffession and covered more comprehensively as part of all Med School curriculums. Rather than just dissmissed as a quaint disorder.
After all as more and more TS's are transitioning I feel doing this would be beneficial to all newly qualified doctors.
Hell yes, I'm freaking tired of having to educate the medical profession every time I need some care.
definitely yes! some of those doctors, especially the young ones are just a bunch of retards when it comes to transgender patients.
I think more information should be made available to new doctors (and older ones too). My general physcian knows nothing about TS, but she has been willing to learn.
Sarah L.
This is alrady going on in some parts of Europe; The Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium....slowly so but it's happening.
Quote from: Mawd on May 20, 2007, 07:03:25 AM
Hell yes, I'm freaking tired of having to educate the medical profession every time I need some care.
Your sentiment is largely echoed. And this has been the case throughout all of my own transition.
I think that it bothers me less than it does for you [I am not at all criticizing your reaction or sentiment]. I view those occasions as an opportunity and an honor - and a responsibility.
How the medical and psychiatric professions perceive me and what they learn from me, will affect others like me who are treated by them.