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Transgender Medicine

A Multidisciplinary Approach

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Editors:
  1. Leonid Poretsky

    1. Friedman Transgender Health and Wellness Program, Division of Endocrinology, Lenox Hill Hospital, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, USA

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  2. Wylie C. Hembree

    1. Columbia University, New York, USA

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  • Addresses the challenges of both endocrine and non-endocrine care of transgender patients, from hormone therapy to gender reassignment surgery
  • Provides discussion of psychological, legal, ethical and social issues surrounding transgender patient care
  • An excellent resource for practicing endocrinologists, primary care physicians and allied medical professionals

Part of the book series: Contemporary Endocrinology (COE)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. History and Prevalence of Gender Dysphoria

    • Tonia Poteat, Katherine Rachlin, Sean Lare, Aron Janssen, Aaron Devor
    Pages 1-24

  3. Review of Medical, Socioeconomic, and Systemic Barriers to Transgender Care

    • Joshua D. Safer, Kelly J. Chan
    Pages 25-38

  4. Biology of Gender Identity and Gender Incongruence

    • Oksana Hamidi, Todd B. Nippoldt
    Pages 39-50

  5. Primary Care of Transgender Adults

    • Asa Radix
    Pages 51-67

  6. Primary Care of Transgender Children and Adolescents

    • Brittany J. Allen
    Pages 69-92

  7. Geriatric Transgender Care

    • Noelle Marie Javier
    Pages 93-112

  8. Mental Health Issues in Caring for the Transgender Population

    • Shervin Shadianloo, Richard R. Pleak
    Pages 113-142

  9. Endocrine Care of Transgender Adults

    • Sarah L. Fishman, Maria Paliou, Leonid Poretsky, Wylie C. Hembree
    Pages 143-163

  10. Endocrine Care of Transgender Children and Adolescents

    • Daniel Evan Shumer, Adrian Araya
    Pages 165-181

  11. Gender Confirmation Surgery

    • Mark Fisher, Mark Smith, Adam D. Perry
    Pages 183-196

  12. Fertility Issues in Transgender Care

    • Leon Telis, Stephanie Baum, Tomer Singer, Boback M. Berookhim
    Pages 197-212

  13. Voice Changes in Transgender Care

    • Jean Sawyer
    Pages 213-237

  14. HIV Infection in Transgender Persons

    • Ladan Ahmadi, Angelica Nocerino, Daniel Puneky
    Pages 239-281

  15. Transgender Care and Medical Education

    • Tamar Reisman, Dennis Dacarett-Galeano, Zil Goldstein
    Pages 283-292

  16. The Social Elements of TGNC’s Individual’s Journey to Living Authentically

    • Donna B. Riley
    Pages 293-323

  17. Legal Issues for Transgender Individuals

    • Noah E. Lewis
    Pages 325-340

  18. Ethics of Gender-Affirming Care

    • Warren M. Seigel, Kelly McBride Folkers, Nancy Neveloff Dubler
    Pages 341-355

  19. Spiritual Care of Transgender Persons

    • Jo Hirschmann, Emilee Walker-Cornetta, Susan Jelinek
    Pages 357-376

  20. Resources for Transgender Individuals: Transgender Organizations and Services

    • Deeangelys Colón, Samantha Goldstein, Leonid Poretsky
    Pages 377-462
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About this book

Although transgender persons have been present in various societies throughout human history, it is only during the last several years that they have become widely acknowledged in our society and their right to quality medical care has been established. In the United States, endocrinologists have been providing hormonal therapy for transgender individuals for decades; however, until recently, there has been only limited literature on this subject, and non-endocrine aspects of medical care for transgender individual have not been well addressed in the endocrine literature.


The goal of this volume is not only to address the latest in hormonal therapy for transgender individuals (including pediatric and geriatric age groups), but also to familiarize the reader with other aspects of transgender care, including primary and surgical care, fertility preservation, and the management of HIV infection. In addition to medical issues, psychological, social, ethical and legal issues pertinent to transgender individuals add to the complexities of successful treatment of these patients. A final chapter includes extensive additional resources for both transgender patients and providers. Thus, an endocrinologist providing care to a transgender person will be able to use this single resource to address most of the patient’s needs. 


While Transgender Medicine is intended primarily for endocrinologists, this book will be also useful to primary care physicians, surgeons providing gender-confirming procedures, mental health professionals participating in the care of transgender persons, and medical residents and students.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Friedman Transgender Health and Wellness Program, Division of Endocrinology, Lenox Hill Hospital, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, USA

    Leonid Poretsky

  • Columbia University, New York, USA

    Wylie C. Hembree

About the editors

Leonid Poretsky, MD, Northwell Health, Division of Endocrinology, Friedman Transgender Health and Wellness Program, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA

Wylie C. Hembree, MD, Columbia University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Transgender Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: A Multidisciplinary Approach

  • Editors: Leonid Poretsky, Wylie C. Hembree

  • Series Title: Contemporary Endocrinology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05683-4

  • Publisher: Humana Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-05682-7Published: 15 March 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-05683-4Published: 22 February 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2523-3785

  • Series E-ISSN: 2523-3793

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 481

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 24 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Endocrinology, Primary Care Medicine

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