Abstract:Objective: to understand the meanings of being a trans or transvestite woman in the care provided by Unified Health System health professionals. Methods: qualitative research, guided by Heidegger’s phenomenology, with 10 trans or transvestitewomen residing and using the Unified Health System in a municipality in Minas Gerais. Fieldwork was carried out by interviews. Results: trans or transvestitewomen reproduce the social patterns constructed and accepted by the female, with the search for hormonization bein… Show more
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