With testosterone gel now available and funded in New Zealand, sexual health specialist Massimo Giola explains why it is the preferred therapy for masculinisation and how to go about switching to it
Sexual health specialist Massimo Giola looks at the evidence for doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis as a prevention tool for syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhoea
Sexual health specialist Massimo Giola discusses some common misunderstandings about the use of oestrogen and progestogen in transfeminine gender-diverse people
Sexual health specialist Massimo Giola discusses a standard re-referral for a transgender patient wanting surgery, which turns out to be not so straightforward
GP Cathy Stephenson provides suggestions for working successfully with transgender and non-binary young people, to ensure you don’t add to the barriers they face
This article, written by Cathy Stephenson, Alex Ker and Rachel Johnson, covers the diverse aspects of providing gender-affirming healthcare for Aotearoa’s transgender and non-binary people, including the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy, as well as the general principles behind this rapidly evolving area of medicine
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management