How Do Prescribing Clinicians Obtain Consent to Initiate Gender-Affirming Hormones?

Gaines Blasdel Avery R EverhartColt St AmandMonica GaddisFrances W Grimstad

Published in: Transgender health (2023)

Clinicians across fields are utilizing different models to provide the same treatment, with varying rationales for the same model. As a result, patients receive nonstandard access to care despite similar clinical presentations. Our study highlights an important area for further improvement in GAHT care.

Keyphrases

palliative care
healthcare
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
quality improvement
primary care
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
pain management
emergency department
patient reported