Caring for Transsexual Adults.
Consent FormsConsent forms for download intended to protect both service users and clinicians by ensuring that proper information has been given and fully understood before embarking on treatment. The forms relevant to hormone treatment may be provided at the first appointment, so that service users have the opportunity to take the forms away and consider any gaps in their knowledge while waiting for basic blood tests to be done. Although hormone treatment will almost always follow, this should not be presumed to be an automatic process since tests may reveal serious contra-indications.
Hysterectomy?
There is little written advice available for trans men considering having hysterectomy and limited objective research.
Having a hysterectomy/oöphorectomy involves an operation with attendant risks. Although it is a frequently performed procedure, it should not be underestimated in terms of the potential adverse consequences, and it has a significant effect on the workings of the body. Dr Richard Curtis considers the implication for trans men here.
When transsexual individuals and those that fall under the wider ‘trans’ or ‘transgender’ umbrella are admitted to hospital it is essential that they are accorded patient-centred, respectful, sensitive and flexible responses to their unique gender needs. Advice on legal and practical aspects can be found here.
Draft Standards of Care
A working group established by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, chaired by Professor Kevan Wylie, has published draft standards of care and invited comments on them. Click here to view this document on the college's website.
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