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Chapter 21 - Transition-related Sexual Health Care

from Section D - Sexuality and Contraception

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2022

By
Els Elaut  and
Timo O. Nieder
Edited by
Mick van Trotsenburg ,
Rixt A. C. Luikenaar  and
Maria Cristina Meriggiola
Mick van Trotsenburg
Affiliation:
Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität, Wien
Rixt A. C. Luikenaar
Affiliation:
Rebirth Health Center, Utah
Maria Cristina Meriggiola
Affiliation:
Università di Bologna
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Summary

The sexual lives of trans and gender diverse people (TGD) have historically been over-medicalized and (psycho-)pathologized. Moreover, heteronormative principles often guided transition-related care. People and/or institutions often have the unfounded assumption that everyone is cisgender and heterosexual, and that this combination is superior. This chapter on sexuality aims at informing the (medical) professional of the sexual life of TGD people, in all its diversity and complexity.

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Context, Principles and Practice of TransGynecology
Managing Transgender Patients in ObGyn Practice
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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