Principles of Transgender Medicine and Surgery - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138857009 ISBN 13: 9781138857001

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

A practical guide to state-of-the-art treatments and health care knowledge about gender diverse persons, this second edition of Principles of Transgender Medicine and Surgery presents the foremost international specialists offering their knowledge on the wide spectrum of issues encountered by gender diverse individuals. In this handy text, professionals of all types can get important information about various aspects of transgender health care for a full spectrum of clients, from childhood to advanced age. Key topics addressed include medical and surgical issues, mental health issues, fertility, the coming out process, and preventive care. This essential text is extensively referenced and illustrated, and instructs both novice and experienced practitioners on gender-affirming care.

About this title

About the Author

Randi Ettner, PhD, is a clinical and forensic psychologist, a staff psychologist at the Chicago Gender Center, and president of New Health Foundation Worldwide.

Stan Monstrey, MD, PhD, is professor and chairman of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the Gent University Hospital, Belgium.

Eli Coleman, PhD, is director of the Program in Human Sexuality and Chair in Sexual Health at the University of Minnesota. He is one of the founding editors of the International Journal of Transgenderism and founding editor of the International Journal of Sexual Health and past president of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, International Academy of Sex Research, and Society for Sex Therapy and Research.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138857009
• ISBN 13: 9781138857001
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 430
• Editor: Ettner Randi