Transgender Health Information
Transgendered people
are a diverse group, including people who feel a strong
identification with the gender other than the one they were
assigned at birth; people who cross-dress occasionally or
regularly; and people who actually change their bodies to look
and/or feel more like the other sex.
The process of changing the body, through
hormones, surgeries, and other means, is commonly referred to
as "transitioning."
People whose genes, genitals, or reproductive
organs aren't clearly male or female are
known as
intersexual.
Transgender people may also have some
particular health concerns. These web pages discuss some of
these health concerns, as well as the things you can do
to reduce or eliminate your risk for these health problems.
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Q & A
What does transsexual mean?
Why might transsexual and transgendered people have specific
health concerns?
Emotional issues for transgendered and transsexual people
Mental health problems in transgendered people
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