tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432122252544693588.post4925443998183356696..comments2023-05-28T23:41:17.406-07:00Comments on Whipping Girl: WPATH releases new Standards of Care-juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06703465310869693798noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432122252544693588.post-74257778125160617272011-12-18T03:11:45.897-08:002011-12-18T03:11:45.897-08:00They always lag a few decades behind common sense!...They always lag a few decades behind common sense! xD It's a rule... what we regard as a logical way to transition in the lest harming way for the patient today will be in the SoC 15 years from now. And even then, they are kind of forced to keep a strong therapist presence all along the process. After all they don't want to lose their jobs and sources of income. xD<br />I don't take the SoC too seriously and thankfully here in Argentina pretty much nobody does(including doctors and therapists).Brenda Fernándezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899491378818269770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432122252544693588.post-14228971497814954022011-09-27T00:44:03.330-07:002011-09-27T00:44:03.330-07:00Quickly glancing at page 33, it looks like they ar...Quickly glancing at page 33, it looks like they are no longer wedded to the 3 month therapy/RLT (read hormone-free hazing) requirement before beginning Hormone Replacement therapy, but they still really want the condition to remain one where mental health providers maintain a key role... again I say that the delays and expense that come from insinuating psychiatry into hormonal access are creating mental health issues and sustaining dangerous crisis periods. <br /><br />HRT for trans women should be subject to only the same contraindications that HRT for cis women remains subject to, and no more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com