The first case-based comprehensive textbook to address the unique health care needs of transgender and gender diverse adults

A Doody's Core Title for 2024 & 2023!

Demand for state-of-the-art health care services for transgender and gender diverse communities is rapidly increasing. Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care: The Fenway Guide offers a roadmap for clinicians to provide culturally responsive care that meets the primary, preventive, and specialty health needs of transgender and gender diverse adult patients.

With the most up-to-date scientific and clinical information, this practical guide reviews new data on terminology, demographics, and epidemiology; highlights key aspects of gender identity emergence across the lifespan; and provides guidance on both hormonal and surgical gender affirmation. Applying a health-equity model of care, this invaluable resource offers a foundation for clinicians when addressing health needs of transgender and gender diverse communities.

Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care: The Fenway Guide features essential information that includes the following topics and more:

The history and epidemiology of transgender and gender diverse health care
Primary, preventive, and specialty care considerations for transgender and
gender diverse patients
Hormonal, surgical and non-medical gender affirmation
Trauma-informed and gender-affirming care
Behavior health, eating disorders and body positivity
Reproductive health, obstetrical care, and family building
Treatment of HIV and sexually transmitted infections
Community building, advocacy and partnership

Sari L. Reisner - Böcker

Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care: The Fenway Guide