Transgender Medicine

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

This past week in healthcare investigations

Breast and chest procedures most common, followed by genital reconstruction

Satisfaction scores after 2 years higher than surgeries in other specialties

Group calls for systematic review of research to "broaden and deepen" current guidance

Protections for health workers may reduce standard of care, opponents say

Republicans say it causes long-term medical complications, Democrats say it's safe and effective

"There is an absolute tidal wave of providers coming" to improve gender-diverse care

Having to speak up as an individual makes clinicians vulnerable, says Blair Peters, MD

Gender-affirming surgeon talks legislation, threats, and giving patients euphoria

Misconceptions and misinformation conflate treatments, stripping youth of essential care

Nationwide Danish study also found that transgender people had higher rates of mortality

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Experts discuss how healthcare providers can best support gender-diverse patient populations