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Trans Medicine - The Emergence and Practice of Treating Gender (Hardcover)
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Trans Medicine - The Emergence and Practice of Treating Gender (Hardcover)
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**Finalist, PROSE Award in Clinical Medicine** A rich examination
of the history of trans medicine and current day practice Surfacing
in the mid-twentieth century, yet shrouded in social stigma,
transgender medicine is now a rapidly growing medical field. In
Trans Medicine, stef shuster makes an important intervention in how
we understand the development of this field and how it is being
used to "treat" gender identity today. Drawing on interviews with
medical providers as well as ethnographic and archival research,
shuster examines how health professionals approach patients who
seek gender-affirming care. From genital reconstructions to hormone
injections, the practice of trans medicine charts new medical
ground, compelling medical professionals to plan treatments without
widescale clinical trials to back them up. Relying on cultural
norms and gut instincts to inform their treatment plans, shuster
shows how medical providers' lack of clinical experience and
scientific research undermines their ability to interact with
patients, craft treatment plans, and make medical decisions. This
situation defies how providers are trained to work with patients
and creates uncertainty. As providers navigate the developing
knowledge surrounding the medical care of trans folk, Trans
Medicine offers a rare opportunity to understand how providers make
decisions while facing challenges to their expertise and, in the
process, have acquired authority not only over clinical outcomes,
but over gender itself.
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