A Guide to Transgender Health: State-of-the-Art Information for Gender-Affirming People and Their Supporters

by Rachel Ann Heath, Katie Wynne

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, but is also highly relevant to the health professional. 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.

288 pages, Hardcover

Published June 24, 2019

Reviews

[Chloe :D · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very informational. I read it because I wanted to know more about hormone replacement therapy. I wanted to learn more about how to get it than the outcome of it, but more information on the outcome of it is always good to have. I personally like this book because of how much detail it goes into. It is also better than I expected because instead of defining a lot of obvious vocabulary words that anyone reading this book would know, this book shows what acronyms stand for which a lot of people would not know.

I like how this book goes over a little transgender history. It is important for proving that transgender is not just some new trend and has been around for a long time. I love learning history and being trans so that part of the book is probably my favorite outside of the part where I learned about hormone replacement therapy. A lot of other resources that go over transgender history are a lot less detailed than this.

I recommend this book to anyone that is transgender or wants to learn more information about transgender things. This book is not for most people, but if you searched for this book and are reading this review then this is probably a good book for you. There is so much information in this book and it is genuinely one of the best books for transgender information that I have ever read.

[Paige McLoughlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fairly detailed account of transgender biology and medicine including hormone therapy and surgery. Some evidence of brain dimorphism in trans folk and neuroanatomical differences and genetic differences in trans people. The data on biological differences is suggestive but far from conclusive. Also covers social and psychological problems faced by trans folks.