| Formerly called Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, this is the professional organization that produces the WPATH Standards of Care- the most widely followed protocols for gender reassignment. These are guidelines, and while many medical and mental health care providers may cite them or choose to follow them closely, they are not laws. |
| A great resource for folks in San Francisco, CA. Their Protocols for Hormonal Reassignment of Gender (.pdf) may be helpful to other service providers involved with transition related care. They are more lenient and client-centered than the WPATH Standards of Care. |
| Probably the most complete resource of it's kind. I wish it had been available to my doctors when I was beginning my medical transition. |
| One of the best programs and sites serving transgender and transsexual people and their service providers that you've probably never seen before. Here are just a few of their publications, click on the link above for even more. These documents provide a wealth of well researched and well organized information for service providers and consumers. Getting Trans Competent Care: How to work with your nurse or doctor (.pdf) Hormones: A Guide for FTMs (.pdf) Surgery: A Guide for FTMs (.pdf) Endocrine Therapy for Transgender Adults in British Columbia: Suggested Guidelines (.pdf) Care of the Patient Undergoing Sex Reassignment Surgery (.pdf) Counseling and Mental Health Care of Transgender Adults and Loved Ones (.pdf) |
The International Journal of Transgenderism
Transster| A photo repository of female to male (FTM) gender reassignment surgeries |
| An extensive resource for info, photos, research regarding surgery options for Female-to-Male transgendered persons. (Yahoo group) |
Article: F2M: The Effectiveness Of Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
FTM 101 -- The Invisible Transsexuals (1997)