Guidelines for Gender Affirming Healthcare (2018 - New Zealand)
These guidelines were authored in 2018 by a collaboration of people working professionally for transgender health in Aotearoa New Zealand. The PDF can be downloaded here, and they are also hosted on the University of Waikato website: https://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/handle/10289/12160
You can also read the New Zealand Medical Journal publication that was based on these guidelines here: https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal-articles/guidelines-for-gender-affirming-healthcare-for-gender-diverse-and-transgender-children-young-people-and-adults-in-aotearoa-new-zealand
Primary Care Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy Initiation Guidelines (2023 - Aotearoa New Zealand)
These guidelines were released in March 2023 to support primary care clinicians to initiate gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) for adults in primary care settings. Many PATHA members authored or gave feedback on these guidelines. The PDF can be downloaded here, and they are also hosted on the University of Otago website: here.
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners have endorsed these guidelines.
These guidelines are accompanied by the following information sheets that may be useful to for patients and practice staff:
Patient information sheet - oestrogen
Patient information sheet - testosterone
Testosterone administration guidelines
WPATH Standards of Care v8 (2022 - international)
Published by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health.
https://www.wpath.org/publications/soc
AusPATH: Australian Informed Consent Standards of Care for Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy (2022 - Australia)
Published by the Australian Professional Association for Transgender Health.
https://auspath.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AusPATH_Informed-Consent-SoC_A4_2022_FINAL.pdf
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