Oct 25, 2021
In this podcast, Dr. Haylee Veazey, an emergency medicine physician, internist, and medical director of the Adult Gender and Sexual Health Clinic with Hennepin Health Care (HCMC), provides insight into the world of gender medicine.
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SHOW NOTES:
*See the attachment for the full
chapter summaries.
Chapter 1:
Definitions
- Getting on board with definitions
- Terminology and definitions:
- Assigned sex
- Gender
expression
- Gender
- Gender dysphoria
-
Cis-gender/Transgender
-
Risk factors
Chapter 2: Medical Gender Affirming
Care
-
Informed consent
- HRT
masculinization: Testosterone
- Hormone changes
- Risks
- HRT Feminization: Estrogen, etc.
- Hormone changes
- Risks
- Contraindications
- Testosterone blocking agents
- Monitoring
- Resources and Guidelines
Chapter 3: Surgical Gender Affirming
Healthcare
- Top surgery or Chest surgery
- Masculinizing
- Feminizing
- Bottom surgery
- Feminizing (vaginoplasty,
orchiectomy)
- Masculinizing (metoidioplasty, phalloplasty
vaginectomy, hysterectomy,
oophorectomy, or
salpingectomy)
Chapter 4: The Trans Broken Arm
Syndrome - Care of the LGBTQ Population
- Don't necessarily have to ask about all surgeries a patient has
(or has not) had, especially if that assessment not indicated for
the presentation.
-
Important items for primary care (screenings, safe
spaces)
- Being
comfortable with non-gendered language
* For links and resources - see attached "Show Notes".