ArticleSouth African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care2023
An introduction to gender affirming healthcare: What the family physician needs to know.
Article in South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- A qualitative study exploring a gender-affirming weightlifting program among trans and nonbinary students.International journal of transgender health · 2026Article
- Rebuttal to: 'Gender affirming healthcare' is not what the family physician needs to know.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2025Article
- 'Gender affirming healthcare' is not what the family physician needs to know.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2025Article
- The Effects of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy on Quality of Life: The Importance of Research on Youth.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Gender affirming healthcare (GAHC) is a relatively new field in primary health care that describes a range of gender affirming practices, including hormone therapy, for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people. In 2019, gender affirming hormones were approved by South African National Essential Medicine List Committee (NEMLC) for tertiary-level care, and in October 2021 the Southern Africa HIV Clinicians Society published a GAHC guideline for South Africa. Unfortunately, TGD people still experience discrimination and stigmatisation in healthcare facilities in South Africa, leading to poor access to care and higher health risks with poorer outcomes. Gender affirming care in the primary health care clinic can improve access to health care, with improved provision of preventative services. This article defines key transgender concepts, describes the informed consent process and outlines the initiation and monitoring of both feminising and masculinising hormone treatment for TGD people. Staff at healthcare facilities need to receive training on gender affirming practices and how to ensure a safe environment for TGD clients.
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