Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8

🤖 Plain-English Summary

The SOC-8 guidelines are intended to be flexible to meet the diverse health care needs of TGD people globally. While adaptable, they offer standards for promoting optimal health care and guidance for the treatment of people experiencing gender incongruence.

🔑 Key Findings

• While adaptable, they offer standards for promoting optimal health care and guidance for the treatment of people experiencing gender incongruence.
• As in all previous versions of the SOC, the criteria set forth in this document for gender-affirming medical interventions are clinical guidelines; individual health care professionals and programs may modify these in consultation with the TGD person.

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