Health Issues When You're Transgender

by Susan Meyer

Book Overview

Transgender people deal with a range of health issues. Some are specific to the community, others affect it disproportionately, and others impact transgender and cisgender people alike. Readers will learn about mental and emotional health, gender dysphoria, hormone replacement therapy (including puberty-blocking hormones), gender affirmation surgery, and more. They'll be reminded that, while surgery and hormone treatments can be life saving, they...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1499464649
• ISBN13: 9781499464641
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12