Transition Considerations for Transgender Patients

Ehrensaft, Diane; Keo-Meier, Colton L.; Yuen, Joanna

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-05045-0_10

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“…Finally, we also need research on the best ways to co-ordinate multidisciplinary care for trans people throughout their lifespan. In particular, we would like to see research to improve processes for transferring and coordinating care across settings, for example, transitioning care from pediatric to adult settings and coordinating care between endocrine, primary care, and surgical providers (Ehrensaft et al, 2019;Pham et al, 2021).…”

Section: Health Throughout the Lifespanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Setting a research agenda in trans health: An expert assessment of priorities and issues by trans and nonbinary researchers

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et al. 2022

International Journal of Transgender Health

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Background: This article is by a group of trans and nonbinary researchers and experts in the field of trans health who have conducted an analysis of trans health research needs. Aims: To highlight topics that need further research and to outline key considerations for those conducting research in our field. Methods: The first author conducted semi-structured interviews with all co-authors, and these were used to create a first draft of this manuscript. This draft was circulated to all authors, with edits made until consensus was reached among the authors. Results: More comprehensive long-term research that centers trans people's experiences is needed on the risks and benefits of gender affirming hormones and surgeries. The trans health research field also needs to have a broader focus beyond medical transition or gender affirmation, including general health and routine healthcare; trans people's lives without, before, and after medical gender affirmation; and sexuality, fertility, and reproductive healthcare needs. More research is also needed on social determinants of health, including ways to make healthcare settings and other environments safer and more supportive; social and legal gender recognition; the needs of trans people who are most marginalized; and the ways in which healing happens within trans communities. The second part of this article highlights key considerations for researchers, the foremost being acknowledging trans community expertise and centering trans community members' input into research design and interpretation of findings, in advisory and/or researcher roles. Ethical considerations include maximizing benefits and minimizing harms (beneficence) and transparency and accountability to trans communities. Finally, we note the importance of conferences, grant funding, working with students, and multidisciplinary teams. Discussion: This article outlines topics and issues needing further consideration to make the field of trans health research more responsive to the needs of trans people. This work is limited by our authorship group being mostly White, all being Anglophone, and residing in the Global North.

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Section: Health Throughout the Lifespanmentioning

confidence: 99%