Is physical examination required before prescribing hormones to patients with gender dysphoria?

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-26

  Vardi, Yoram ^a   Wylie, Kevan R ^b   Moser, Charles ^c   Assalian, Pierre ^d   Dean, John ^e   Asscheman, Henk ^f  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Salisbury Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^f VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gender dysphoria; Genitalia; Hormonal therapy; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENDER DYSPHORIA; HEALTH CARE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 37549047551     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00681.x     Document Type: Article

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