Comprehensive care of the transgender patient / Cecile A. Ferrando, MD, MPH, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health Initiative, Center for Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Center for LGBT Care, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

From a renowned specialist at the Cleveland Clinic and medical and surgical experts in this growing field comes an up-to-date, multidisciplinary resource on transgender health care and surgery. Comprehensive Care of the Transgender Patient, by Dr. Cecile Unger, covers all aspects of transgender health care, beginning with epidemiology and history and progressing to an in-depth review of the complex transition for patients, including mental health services, endocrine and hormone therapy treatment, and surgical options. Incorporates all of the latest guidelines for providers and patients, written by experts from a wide variety of disciplines involved in transgender patient care. Contains outstanding surgical chapters contributed by prominent surgeons who regularly perform these procedures, providing clear guidance on male-to-female and female-to-male surgical options. Features high-quality, full-color illustrations throughout. Covers key topics in every area of transgender health care, including Mental Health Care for the Adult and for the Child and Adolescent Transgender Patient; Hormone Treatment for the Adult and Adolescent Transgender Patient; Facial Surgery for Transgender Patients; Breast and Genital Surgeries for Transgender Patients; and Primary, Preventive, and Gynecologic Care. Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, Q & As, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to gender diversity / Gail Knudson, Sam Winter, Stefan Baral, Sari Reisner, Kevan Wylie -- Mental health care for the adult transgender patient / Dan H. Karasic -- Mental health care for the child and adolescent transgender patient / David Call, James Murphy -- Disorders of sexual development / Paurush Babbar, Anup Shah, Benjamin Abelson, Audrey C. Rhee -- Hormone treatment for the adult transgender patient / Ray Qian, Jr., Soshua D. Safer -- Hormone treatment for the adolescent transgender patient / Stephanie Roberts, Jeremi Carswell -- Overview of surgery for transgender patients / Tonya N. Thomas -- Facial surgery and facial gender confirmation surgery / Luis Capitán, Daniel Simon, Fermín Capitán-Cañadas -- Breast and chest surgery for transgender patients / Loren S. Schechter, Rebecca B. Schechter -- Genital gender confirmation surgery for patients assigned male at birth / Marta R. Bizic, Miroslav L. Djordjevic -- Genital gender confirmation surgery for patients assigned female at birth / Marta R. Bizic, Miroslav L. Djordjevic -- Primary and preventative care for transgender patients / Christopher Wolf-Gould, Carolyn Wolf-Gould -- Gynecologic care for transgender patients / Juno Obedin-Maliver, Gene De Haan -- Hysterectomy for the transgender man / Matthew Siedhoff, Parisa Samimi, Cheríe Marfori.

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