Thank you very much for all the help you have provided for our on-going MRI study on MTF Transsexuals.
Despite the futile attempts of individuals such as Harry Benjamin to standardize the medical treatment of trans-women, the overall patterns of care in these patients have been & still are pretty much a case of “anything goes”. This is particularly true when it comes to the field of hormone therapy.
Despite the futile attempts of individuals such as Harry Benjamin to standardize the medical treatment of trans-women, the overall patterns of care in these patients have been & still are pretty much a case of “anything goes”. This is particularly true when it comes to the field of hormone therapy.
A: A local plastic surgeon tells his patients that one has to be specially skilled to perform plastic surgery, whereas anybody in his opinion can give hormones. In those words alone, he shows his abject, irresponsible ignorance. A surgeon may need good hands but an endocrinologist needs a good mind. Endocrinology is one of the most complex areas in medicine and whereas bad surgery may ruin your appearance, bad hormonology can ruin your life or even end it prematurely.
