Male, Female, Other: Transgender and the Impact in Primary Care

    February 2016 in “ The Journal for Nurse Practitioners ”
    Laura Markwick
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    TLDR Healthcare providers need better education and resources to give competent and sensitive care to transgender patients.
    The May 2016 article addresses the need for culturally sensitive care for transgender patients in primary care settings, highlighting the health disparities they face due to discrimination and social stigma. It outlines the role of nurse practitioners in providing comprehensive care, including hormone replacement therapy, counseling, and surgery, and details the effects, risks, and dosing of hormone therapy for both female-to-male and male-to-female transitions. The article emphasizes the importance of regular monitoring during hormone therapy and the interpretation of lab values with gender-specific reference ranges. It concludes by stressing the need for improved education and resources for healthcare providers to offer competent, compassionate, and culturally sensitive care to transgender individuals. The document is a guideline or review rather than a study and does not mention a specific number of participants.
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