Gender reassigment begins a steep learning curve for patient and GP

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Gender reassigment begins a steep learning curve for patient and GP

Jonathan Bentley

Wednesday 29 August 2018, 04:05 PM

Discussing prostate health with a now-female patient has its challenges

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The patient who reassigns from one gender to another does not leave behind all of the health considerations specific to the original gender, and, as this GP finds, there is little expertise or evidence to guide the way

Key points, Male-to-female gender reassignment surgery spares the prostate. Gender reassignment hormone replacement therapy does not prevent prostate cancer

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Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality

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