Resources For Medical Professionals

Some Typical Hormone Regimens: Initially designed for patients, this article provides enough detail to be useful to prescribing physicians as well.
Transgender Care: Hormones Regimens and Transgender Information Resources: These single-page handouts, in PDF format, discuss basic transgender hormone therapy and list basic print and on-line references concerning hormone therapy and other transgender care topics.
The HBIGDA Standards of Care for Gender Identity Disorders: Version Six, the most recent edition of the Standards, in HTML format. Also available in PDF format: Version Six (12 pt. font) and Version Six (10 pt. font).
WEB LINK: Transgender Medicine (Online Group): Dr. Jamie Feldman founded this online discussion group, which was originally limited to professionals who provided transgender medical care. Its quality has deteriorated recently, due to excessive postings by nonprofessionals who have been allowed to join.
WEB LINK: The Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association (HBIGDA): Professionals with an interest in transgender care should consider joining HBIGDA, the international organization devoted to the understanding and treatment of gender identity disorders.
WEB LINK: The International Journal of Transgenderism (IJT): IJT, an electronic journal, publishes scholarly papers dealing with transgender issues.