Gender-affirming hormone therapy may help patients with their mental health as well as their physical bodies, according to a new study. “Transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse patients ...

My therapist understood ... Yet it feels so special to struggle in a body that is mine. Gender-affirming care starts at home. Children are far more aware than we give them credit for.

you may need a letter stating the medical necessity from either a therapist or psychologist. Your care team will let you know if you need this information. Gender affirming healthcare can improve ...

The study acknowledges other factors may also play a part. Transgender adults who received gender-affirming hormone therapy had a significantly lower risk of moderate-to-severe depression over ...

Second, “gender identity” and “sexual orientation ... Which is why an LGBTQ-affirming therapist can be a safe place for a young person to land. “When a young person is at their most ...

Over the past month, many transgender patients received letters from their Avera Health physicians stating an end to gender ...

Surgery is an option that some, but not all, trans people choose as a part of the broader gender-affirming care they may receive to help them with their transition. Ashton was 19 at the time.

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