Prostate cancer in transgender women

As society at large begins to better recognize and understand gender dysphoria and the social and psychological issues surrounding transgender patients, we anticipate that more transgender individuals will feel comfortable in seeking urologic care. Urologists need to be better educated about social, behavioral, physiological, and anatomical issues that face transgender patients. Though estimation is difficult, attempts have been made to quantify the number of transgender persons currently in the United States.
Source: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Review Article Source Type: research