Context, Principles and Practice of TransGynecology: Managing Transgender Patients in ObGyn Practice - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 1108842313 ISBN 13 : 9781108842310

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2022

Synopsis

This comprehensive and authoritative book is written by over seventy of the foremost experts working with the care of transgender and gender expansive patients for gynecologists and those working in neighboring disciplines. Among medical specialists, understanding of the complex reality and medical needs of transgender and gender diverse individuals is still limited. This book offers the opportunity to understand transgynecology in a way that is inclusive and up-to-date, with insights into liaison with specialties such as urology, dermatology, sexuology, physiotherapy amongst others. By contextualising transgender/gender diverse medicine before covering specific issues such as imaging, benign disorders, fertility maintenance, medico-legal concerns and uterine transplantation, this book is truly unique. Aimed at gynecologists, obstetricians, general practitioners, counsellors and all those who work with transgender, non-binary, or gender diverse patients, this book prepares the reader for the prerequisites and subtleties of transgynecology.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Mick van Trotsenburg is a Dutch-Austrian Ob/Gyn and specialist for Transgender Medicine since twenty-five years. Mick founded Austrians first out-patient clinic for transgender healthcare already in the year 2000, followed by an appointment as executive director of the gender clinic of the Free University of Amsterdam, one of the largest and most innovative academic gender clinics worldwide. Mick's interests are especially focused on the impact of gender-affirmative hormone treatment on the genital tract, and on hormone therapy in elderly, both cis-and transgender. Mick served as board member of various scientific societies in the field, and was a chapter lead of the upcoming SoC8 of WPATH. Currently he is heading genderPRO, an international consultancy for Transgender Healthcare Development and continues teaching Transgender Medicine at the Sigmund Freud University in Vienna.

Rixt AC Luikenaar (they/she/he) is a genderqueer physician who graduated Medical School Cum Laude from the University of Groningen in The Netherlands and founded 'Rebirth Health Center' in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2014. They have treated well over 6000 transgender and gender-expansive patients and are a pioneer in the field of Transgynecology. They are passionate about improving access to affordable and excellent gynecological care for transgender and nonbinary patients. Dr. Luikenaar is WPATH Certified and Board Certified in Obstetrics and (Pediatric and Adolescent) Gynecology, they are affiliated with the Crane Center for Transgender Surgery and the University of Utah Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Luikenaar presents at professional symposia and peer reviews for academic journals, they are a consultant for 'Flo Health' and live in Salt Lake City with their family and Sphynx cats.

Maria Cristina Meriggiola M.D., Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Bologna, IRCCS S Orsola Hospital. She collaborates with MIT (Movimento di Identità Trans) one of the most important no-profit Italian organizations where she follows endocrine treatment of hundreds of adolescent, young adult and adult transgenders. At the University Hospital Prof Meriggiola coordinates a program for transgender health that includes gynecological, plastic and otolaryngological surgeries for transgender people. Prof Meriggiola has led many researchers in the field that have resulted in numerous peer reviewed articles presented at national and international conferences. She is one of the founding partners of the Società Italiana Genere Identità e Salute.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1108842313
• ISBN 13: 9781108842310
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Éditeur: Van Trotsenburg Mick, Luikenaar Rixt A. C., Meriggiola Maria Cristina
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