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14. Gynaecological care for transgender and gender-diverse people

Auteurs : Dr. Norah M. van Mello, Marian A. Spath, Md PhD, Dr. Karin van der Tuuk, Laura Spinnewijn, Md PhD, Dr. Robert de Leeuw, Dr. Freek Groenman, Dr. Emmy van den Boogaard, Dr. Marjan van den Berg

Gepubliceerd in: Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Uitgeverij: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum

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Summary

Transgender and gender-diverse individuals have a gender identity that differs from the sex assigned at their birth. Depending on the needs of each individual, medical and/or surgical gender affirming treatment may be provided. Transition may impact a person’s reproductive options, so fertility counselling and preservation should be available. People of all gender identities with a uterus can become pregnant, and they may need specific obstetric guidance. The aetiology of gynaecological complaints does not differ much from the cisgender population and warrants all social and health care employees to take a trans-specific and gender-inclusive medical approach. To address the specific health concerns and needs of transgender and gender-diverse people, it is of the utmost importance that all health care providers are educated and trained in transgender health.
Bijlagen
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Woordenlijst
Cisgender
People whose current gender identity corresponds to the sex they were assigned at birth.
Gender-affirmation
Being recognised or affirmed in a person’s gender identity. It is usually conceptualised as having social, psychological, medical, and legal dimensions. Gender affirmation is used as a term in lieu of transition (as in medical gender affirmation) or it can be used as an adjective (as in gender-affirming care).
Gender affirming surgery
Surgery to change primary and/or secondary sex characteristics to affirm a person’s gender identity.
Gender diverse
People with gender identities and/or expressions different from social and cultural expectations attributed to their sex assigned at birth. This may include, among many other culturally diverse identities, people who identify as nonbinary, gender expansive, gender nonconforming and others who do not identify as cisgender.
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa)
A type of medication which affects gonadotropins and sex hormones. They are used for a variety of indications including to lower sex hormone levels.
In vitro maturation
The technique of letting the immature oocytes inside ovarian follicles mature in vitro.
Transgender
Umbrella term used to describe people whose gender identities and/or gender expressions are not what is typically expected for the sex to which they were assigned at birth.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Gynaecological care for transgender and gender-diverse people
Auteurs
Dr. Norah M. van Mello
Marian A. Spath, Md PhD
Dr. Karin van der Tuuk
Laura Spinnewijn, Md PhD
Dr. Robert de Leeuw
Dr. Freek Groenman
Dr. Emmy van den Boogaard
Dr. Marjan van den Berg
Copyright
2024
Uitgeverij
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-368-2994-6_14