HEALTHCARE OF TRANSGENDERS BY NON-SPECIALISTS IN CHILE

Atención de salud de personas transexuales para médicos no especialistas en Chile

Author
Zapata Pizarro, Antonio; Unidad de Endocrinología. Servicio de Medicina Interna. Hospital Regional de Antofagasta. Instructor Asociado. Depto de Medicina Interna. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Antofagasta

Díaz Diaz, Karina; Escuela de Medicina. Universidad de Antofagasta

Barra Ahumada, Luis; Escuela de Medicina. Universidad de Antofagasta.

Maureira Sales, Lorena; Coorporación Municipal de Desarrollo Social de Calama

Linares Moreno, Jeannette

Zapata Pizarro, Franco; Coorporación Municipal de Desarrollo Social de Calama.

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Abstract
The health care demand for transgenders has increased in Chile and worldwide. However, in Chile health care professionals are not trained to understand and face this problem. We herein review issues that should be considered in the training of non-specialist physicians to provide health care to transgenders, issues about terminology of body reassignment treatments and gender identity and the way Chilean professionals should deal with transgender people.
 
The health care demand for transgenders has increased in Chile and worldwide. However, in Chile health care professionals are not trained to understand and face this problem. We herein review issues that should be considered in the training of non-specialist physicians to provide health care to transgenders, issues about terminology of body reassignment treatments and gender identity and the way Chilean professionals should deal with transgender people.
 
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