| Literature DB >> 28159147 |
Ryan Nicholas Gorton1, Laura Erickson-Schroth2.
Abstract
Untreated transgender men face serious negative health care outcomes. Effective medical, surgical, and mental health treatment ameliorates these risks. Although the research is not as robust as would be ideal, hormone treatment is effective and generally well tolerated with few serious medical risks. Surgeries carry serious risks; but for most transgender men, the benefits outweigh the risks. This review describes current evidence-based medical treatments for transgender men and provides an overview of surgical therapy to enable practitioners to discuss these options with their transgender male patients.Entities:
Keywords: Gender affirmation; Hormone replacement; Sex reassignment surgery; Transgender
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Year: 2016 PMID: 28159147 DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2016.10.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatr Clin North Am ISSN: 0193-953X