The effects of hormonal gender affirmation treatment on mental health in female-to-male transsexuals

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-299

  Meier, Stacey L Colton ^a   Fitzgerald, Kara M ^a   Pardo, Seth T ^b   Babcock, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Female to male transsexual; FTM; Gender affirmation treatment; Hormone replacement therapy; Testosterone; Transgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960487652     PISSN: 19359705     EISSN: 19359713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19359705.2011.581195     Document Type: Article

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