Gender affirming hormonal therapy: management by the hormone-prescribing doctor.

Medical care for transgender patients is still characterized by an insufficient availability of healthcare services, as well as poor provider education and training. Transgender patients often require gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), and physicians - including endocrinologists, general practitioners, and others-, should be trained to initiate and monitor these treatments throughout the transition process, and beyond. This presentation will address the specific issues surrounding GAHT in adult transgender women and men.