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Best practice guidance on supporting your trans patient.
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Treating your trans patient: guidance for healthcare professionals
Due to a lack of clear guidance and education in the UK on the treatment of trans patients, gender variant individuals often struggle to get access to the care they need. This resource has been created based on expertise drawn from centres of excellence around the world, as well as our own significant experience of providing affirmative care to this patient cohort. Our aim is to inform and empower healthcare practitioners so that they in turn can provide the best care to their trans patient.
We hope it will give them the confidence to treat according to patient need.
GP Collaboration
We like to work with patient’s GPs whenever possible and will always seek the patient’s consent to inform their doctor of their treatment and management plan. However, some patients find it difficult to share information about their trans healthcare with their GP, for a variety of reasons. Guidance on GenderGP’s approach to working with GPs can be found here.
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The need to ensure more inclusive language in healthcare: British Menopause Society
The British Menopause Society (BMS) plays an important national role in educating healthcare professionals regards the menopause. When reviewing their publicly available content we noted that the language used in BMS training materials and guidance entirely ignores...
Gender-affirming hormone therapy: Starting HRT and what to expect
If you've searched, 'how to start transitioning', either as an MTF or FTM, you've come to the right place. For many trans and non-binary people, starting HRT is a defining moment for MTF & FTM trans people. It's the beginning of your transition journey, which may...
Transgender Food: Diet, Nutrition, and Transition
Weight loss or weight gain is dependent on a number of factors, including diet, lifestyle, genetics and muscle mass. For those who choose medical transition, gender-affirming hormones - testosterone and oestrogen (and sometimes also progesterone) - can also have a...
Gender incongruence and anorexia nervosa: An AFAB perspective
An extensive survey[1] of nearly 300,000 U.S. students published in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that transgender students experienced eating disorders at almost four times the rate of cisgender students. Sadly, in our experience at GenderGP, we see many...
Sex and Gender: A Q&A for Healthcare Professionals
What is the difference between sex and gender? Our goal is to improve the health and wellbeing of transgender people, and ensure that healthcare professionals are able to treat transgender people with respect and provide them with the appropriate medical attention....
New Study Shows Gender-Affirming Care Reduces Teen Suicide
The Transgender Suicide Rate has always been a cause for alarm. You're probably wondering, what is the transgender suicide rate, and why is the transgender suicide rate so high? However, the latest research into the mental health of trans and non-binary youth proves...
Understanding Trans and Gender-Diverse Bodies
Even conservative estimates suggest that around 0.5% of the population of the UK are trans or non-binary. That's 325,000 people, and the actual number is likely to be much higher. In comparison, there are a little over 54,000 GPs working in the UK. We can see from...
Inclusive Language and the Menopause
As part of their remit to inform and guide healthcare professionals (HCPs) in reproductive health, the BMS provides updates on the availability and use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Although most people associate HRT with transgender healthcare, it is also a...
How To Change Your Gender Marker With Your GP
It’s a simple process to change your name and gender marker at your GP surgery and on your NHS records. However, healthcare professionals and patients alike are often confused about how to do it. This guide will talk you through the process. Please note: In most...
