
The Plasticity of Sex
The Molecular Biology and Clinical Features of Genomic Sex, Gender Identity and Sexual Behavior
Description
Key Features
- Discusses the role of biology in gender identity from research in genetics, endocrinology and neuroscience
- Addresses important health disparities and how to address them when treating the transgender patient
- Reviews evidence-based information on the biological basis and impact of environmental and hormonal factors at different life stages
- Outlines schema for treating variations in the sexuality and sexual function of the individual patient
Readership
Table of Contents
1. What determines biological sex?
Marianne J. Legato
2. Disorders of sex development
Marianne J. Legato
3. The sexual brain
Marianne J. Legato
4. The transgender individual
Marianne J. Legato
5. Homosexuality: the biological basis of differences in sexual orientation
Marianne J. Legato
6. The strong heritability of gender dysphoria
Frederick L. Coolidge and Ari Stillman
7. 5α-Reductase deficiency syndrome: the impact of androgens on gender identity and gender role
Michael E. Bales, Yuan-Shan Zhu and Julianne Imperato-McGinley
8. Biological basis of gender identity
Alessandra Daphne Fisher and Carlotta Cocchetti
9. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia as a model to explore gender fluidity in early life; particularly 46,XX patients with male external genitalia
Kanthi Bangalore Krishna, Christopher P. Houk, Fauzia Mohsin and Peter A. Lee
10. Testosterone treatment for transgender (trans) men
Michael S. Irwig
11. Transgender care
Abhilasha Singh and Adrian Dobs
12. Fertility preservation for transgender individuals
Kenny A. Rodriguez-Wallberg
13. Breast imaging in transgender individuals
Tamar Reisman
14. Protecting children with intersex traits: legal, ethical, and human rights considerations
Katharine B. Dalke, Arlene B. Baratz and Julie A. Greenberg
15. Transphobic discrimination and health
Lisa R. Miller
16. Societal experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people
Michael Fuchs and Jennifer Potter
17. Implementing LGBTQ curricula into health professions education
Andrew D. Hollenbach, Bernard Landry-Wegener and Robin English
Product details
- No. of pages: 318
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2020
- Published: May 19, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128159699
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128159682