An affirming approach to caring for transgender and gender-diverse youth.
| Autor: | Vandermorris A; Canadian Paediatric Society, Adolescent Health Committee, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., Metzger DL; Canadian Paediatric Society, Adolescent Health Committee, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Paediatrics & child health [Paediatr Child Health] 2023 Oct 25; Vol. 28 (7), pp. 437-448. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 25 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.1093/pch/pxad045 |
| Abstrakt: | Increasing numbers of youth identify as transgender or gender-diverse (TGD). Many paediatricians and primary care providers (PCPs) will encounter this population in their practice, either for gender-related care or general health needs. This statement is intended as a resource to guide paediatricians and PCPs in implementing an affirming approach to routine health care provision for all youth. Furthermore, it presents information to assist providers in responding to requests for counselling from TGD youth and their families around potential options for medical transition, and in making referrals to specialized services, if desired and relevant. Finally, as demand for gender-affirming care is anticipated to continue to increase, some health care providers (HCPs) may wish to develop the knowledge and skills required to initiate adolescents on hormone-blocking agents and gender-affirming hormones. This document is not intended to be a clinical practice guideline, but will provide foundational information regarding these potential components of gender-affirming care, recognizing that the needs and goals of individual adolescents may or may not include such interventions. Additional resources relevant to developing the expertise required to provide gender-affirming interventions will also be identified. Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts to declare. (© Canadian Paediatric Society 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Canadian Paediatric Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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