CARE GUIDELINES AND HORMONE TREATMENT
The links below will direct you to the resources you need to provide exemplary care to transgender and gender diverse clients of all ages.
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World Professional Association for Transgender Health - WPATH - is the preeminent resource for transgender healthcare.
CPATH - the Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health - is its Canadian equivalent.
Please refer to WPATH Standards of Care for more information. and to access their two-day Foundations education course for all healthcare professionals.
Smashing Stigma Guide to Medications Canadian Pharmacists Association
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TransCare BC Gender Affirming Care: A Primary Care Toolkit
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Sherbourne Health Guidelines for Gender Affirming Primary Care with Trans and Non-Binary Patients Rainbow Health Ontario
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Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People: The Center of Excellence for Transgender Health UCSF
Supporting and Caring for Transgender Children American Academy of Pediatrics
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Endocrine Treatment of Gender Dysphoric/Gender Incongruent Persons: The Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
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Management of Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents in Primary Care: Canadian Medical Association Journal
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Creating a Transgender Clinic at Your Health Center, Fenway Institute, National LGBT Health Education Center
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Treating Acne in Transgender Persons Receiving Testosterone
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What is Gender Dysphoria? American Psychiatric Association
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Hormones for Transgender Patients Pharmacist's Letter PDF
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CPATH Links to Resources Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health
The images below are a quick reference to showcase the effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy in persons Assigned Female at Birth (AFAB)
and Assigned Male at Birth (AMAB). AFAB persons are transgender men, gender non-conforming, or another self-described label. AMAB persons are transgender women, gender non-conforming, or another self-described label.​
