Consumer Health: Hormone therapy for people who are transgender

Transgender is an umbrella term used to capture the spectrum of gender identity and gender-expression diversity. Gender identity is the internal sense of being male, female, neither or both. Gender expression involves the expression of a person's gender identity through social roles, appearance and behaviors. Most children categorize their own gender by 3. However, because gender stereotypes are reinforced, some children learn to behave in ways that bring them the most reward, despite their authentic gender identity. Gender…
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