All Posts Tagged With: "hormone therapy"

Phase-out of sex-change funding a ‘reactionary move’: researcher

Alberta Health and Wellness plans end of program by 2014-15 By Jodie Sinnema, edmontonjournal.com EDMONTON — People who have already had voluntary mastectomies or have started hormone therapy that has irreversibly led them to change sexes will be eligible to have their transgender surgery paid for by the province if they apply by July 31. [...]

28Apr2010 | | 1 comment | Continued

New sex change regulation in Thailand

The Nation/Asia News Network By Pongphon Sarnsamak From November 29, the Medical Council of Thailand will strictly enforce new regulations allowing only those transgendered people aged over 18 to undergo a sex-change operation, secretary general Dr Samphan Komrit said yesterday Transgendered people aged 18 to 20 must have parental consent, while those over 20 can [...]

11Sep2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Quebec transgender discrimination case dismissed by rights tribunal

By Marianne White, Canwest News Service QUEBEC — The federal human rights tribunal ruled Tuesday that the Canadian Forces did not discriminate against Micheline Montreuil, one of Canada’s best-known transgendered people, when they refused to enrol her. Montreuil, who was born as a man named Pierre, underwent hormone therapy to grow breasts and changed her [...]

9Sep2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Endocrine Society released guidelines for treatment of transsexuals

Guidelines include recommendations for hormone therapy, surgery and long-term care for all ages. Hembree WC. J Clin Endocrinol Metab New guidelines from the Endocrine Society call for close and continued collaboration between endocrinologists and mental health professionals for the treatment of transsexual people. “The twentieth century marked the beginning of a social awakening for men [...]

14Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued