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Transition Considerations for Transgender Patients

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A relatively new but growing group of youth transferring from pediatric to adult endocrine care includes transgender and gender-expansive children and youth, particularly as related to gender-affirming hormonal treatments. This chapter identifies the developmental and psychosocial considerations, treatment and screening issues, health service practices designed to ensure sensitive medical care of this vulnerable population, and specific care considerations as these youth transition from pediatric to adult endocrine programs. It concludes with providing key additional resources to facilitate optimal transition in care for these young adults.

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    Note. The word “transition” has another meaning when referring to transgender people. It refers to the individual process transgender individuals go through, a social, legal, medical, and/or surgical processes with the goal of self-actualization as it relates to one’s gender identity and body. The authors will use “gender transition” throughout to refer to this process.

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  1. Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Gender Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Diane Ehrensaft

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA

    Colton L. Keo-Meier

  3. Baylor College of Medicine, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Houston, TX, USA

    Colton L. Keo-Meier

  4. University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Colton L. Keo-Meier

  5. Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA

    Joanna Yuen

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Sarah K. Lyons

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Marisa E. Hilliard

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Ehrensaft, D., Keo-Meier, C.L., Yuen, J. (2019). Transition Considerations for Transgender Patients. In: Lyons, S., Hilliard, M. (eds) Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care in Endocrinology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05045-0_10

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