The Plasticity of Sex

The Molecular Biology and Clinical Features of Genomic Sex, Gender Identity and Sexual Behavior
Herausgeber: Legato J, Marianne

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"...provides a comprehensive view of the development of human sexuality--what the variations are and what might be responsible for causing them...Key features include the role of biology in gender identity from research in genetics, endocrinology, and neuroscience, addresses important health disparities and how to address them when treating the transgender patient, reviews the evidence-based information about the biological basis and the impact of environmental and hormonal factors at different life stages on various aspects of human sexuality and outlines schema for treating variations in the sexuality and sexual function of the individual patient."--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 194mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 655g
• ISBN-13: 9780128159682
• ISBN-10: 0128159685
• Artikelnr.: 57909362

Inhaltsangabe

1. What determines biological sex? 2. Disorders of sex development 3. The
sexual brain 4. The transgender individual 5. Homosexuality: the biological
basis of differences in sexual orientation 6. The strong heritability of
gender dysphoria 7. 5¿-Reductase deficiency syndrome: the impact of
androgens on gender identity and gender role 8. Biological basis of gender
identity 9. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia as a model to explore gender
fluidity in early life; particularly 46,XX patients with male external
genitalia 10. Testosterone treatment for transgender (trans) men 11.
Transgender care 12. Fertility preservation for transgender individuals 13.
Breast imaging in transgender individuals 14. Protecting children with
intersex traits: legal, ethical, and human rights considerations 15.
Transphobic discrimination and health 16. Societal experiences of lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender people 17. Implementing LGBTQ curricula into
health professions education