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Challenges For Patients And Providers In Trans Medicine

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Practicing medicine with transgender patients presents challenges even to the most open-minded medical professionals. Think about it; it's not just that many medical pros do not see many transgender patients, there's also little official literature from things like clinical trials available to consult.

stef m shuster (they/them, and no capital letters) pulls back the curtain on practices that up 'til now have been shrouded in mystery. shuster's book is Trans Medicine: The Emergence and Practice of Treating Gender.

You'll hear from the author about the complications for trans people, health care providers, and society at large.

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The Jefferson Exchange is Jefferson Public Radio's daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Angela Decker is the program's senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Geoffrey Riley hosts the show.