A Guide to Transgender Health by Heath and Wynne

Abstract

Provides the most up-to-date information on transgender science and its applications, for gender-diverse people, their supporters, and the professionals who assist them to lead healthy, happy, and successful lives.

The number of people presenting at gender clinics worldwide for assistance has increased exponentially in the last decade. Transgender people also have become much more prominent in the media. An increase in political populism, however, has brought unprecedented attacks on trans* people. Covering a wealth of topics relevant to transgender people and their supporters, both social and professional, Heath and Wynne help readers to see through the flawed arguments of those who wish to inflict damage on the trans* community.

The content of this book ranges from theoretical ideas about the origin of gender diversity to practical solutions for trans* people to enjoy life in their chosen gender. Physical health topics include hormone therapy, puberty blockers, breast augmentation/reduction, gender confirmation surgery, and speech therapy. Mental health topics include dealing with discrimination, bullying, and transphobia.

The text is presented so that it can be understood with no scientific background. Copious footnotes and references allow those wishing to delve more deeply into the topics to do so easily. The book is also supported by readily accessible resources available online and on social media.

Features
- Covers the full spectrum of current knowledge on trans* health and issues
- Surveys transgender history and defines transgender terminology
- Addresses new developments for young and elder transgender people
- Includes copious footnotes and references
- Lists further resources available online and on social media

Full text

May2019,290pp,61/8x91/4,
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PrimarySubject: Health&
Wellness/General
SecondarySubject:
Psychology/Gender
AGuidetoTransgender
Health
StateoftheArtInformationforGender
AffirmingPeopleandTheirSupporters
RachelAnnHeath,PhDandKatieWynne,PhD,FRACP
1VOLUME
Thenumberofpeoplepresentingatgenderclinicsworldwideforassistance
hasincreasedexponentiallyinthelastdecade.Transgenderpeoplealso
havebecomemuchmoreprominentinthemedia.Anincreaseinpolitical
populism,however,hasbroughtunprecedentedattacksontrans*people.
Coveringawealthoftopicsrelevanttotransgenderpeopleandtheir
supporters,bothsocialandprofessional,HeathandWynnehelpreadersto
seethroughtheflawedargumentsofthosewhowishtoinflictdamageonthe
trans*community.
Thecontentofthisbookrangesfromtheoreticalideasabouttheoriginof
genderdiversitytopracticalsolutionsfortrans*peopletoenjoylifeintheir
chosengender.Physicalhealthtopicsincludehormonetherapy,puberty
blockers,breastaugmentation/reduction,genderconfirmationsurgery,and
speechtherapy.Mentalhealthtopicsincludedealingwithdiscrimination,
bullying,andtransphobia.
Thetextispresentedsothatitcanbeunderstoodwithnoscientific
background.Copiousfootnotesandreferencesallowthosewishingtodelve
moredeeplyintothetopicstodosoeasily.Thebookisalsosupportedby
readilyaccessibleresourcesavailableonlineandonsocialmedia.
FEATURES
Coversthefullspectrumofcurrentknowledgeontrans*healthandissues
Surveystransgenderhistoryanddefinestransgenderterminology
Addressesnewdevelopmentsforyoungandeldertransgenderpeople
Includescopiousfootnotesandreferences
Listsfurtherresourcesavailableonlineandonsocialmedia
RachelAnnHeath,PhD,isconjointassociateprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofNewcastle,Australia.She
hasmorethan40years'experienceinpsychologicalresearch,withmorethan15yearsinscientificandlifestyle
aspectsoftrans*issues.HerworkhasbeenfeaturedinmediafromTheNewYorkTimesandNewYorkDailyNewsto
BBCRadioandLondonmetronewspapers.HeathisauthorofThePraegerHandbookofTranssexuality:Changing
GendertoMatchMindset.
KatieWynne,MA,MBBS,MRCP,PhD,FRACPisanendocrinologistatJohnHunterHospitalandaseniorlecturerat
theUniversityofNewcastle,Australia.Credentialedwithaspecialtyinadultinternalmedicine,sheearnedhermedical
certificationatKing'sCollege,London,aftercompletingadegreeinexperimentalpsychologyatCambridgeUniversity.
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