Concepts, principles, and practice of transgynecology : managing transgender patients in Ob/Gyn practice / edited by Mick Van Trotsenburg, Rixt AC Luikenaar, Maria Cristina Meriggiola.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Trotsenburg, Mick Van, 1957- editor.

Luikenaar, Rixt A. C., 1970- editor.

Meriggiola, Maria Cristina, 1961- editor.

Series:

Cambridge medicine (Series)

Cambridge medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trans people--Health and hygiene.

Trans people.

Trans people--Medical care.

Gynecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 294 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This comprehensive and authoritative book is written by over seventy of the foremost experts working with the care of transgender and gender expansive patients for gynecologists and those working in neighboring disciplines. Among medical specialists, understanding of the complex reality and medical needs of transgender and gender diverse individuals is still limited. This book offers the opportunity to understand transgynecology in a way that is inclusive and up-to-date, with insights into liaison with specialties such as urology, dermatology, sexuology, physiotherapy amongst others. By contextualising transgender/gender diverse medicine before covering specific issues such as imaging, benign disorders, fertility maintenance, medico-legal concerns and uterine transplantation, this book is truly unique. Aimed at gynecologists, obstetricians, general practitioners, counsellors and all those who work with transgender, non-binary, or gender diverse patients, this book prepares the reader for the prerequisites and subtleties of transgynecology.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Jan 2023).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781108902359

1108902359

9781108899987

1108899986