Posts tagged as Sex Reassignment Surgeries

Sex and Gender Diversity Among Transgender Persons in Ontario, Canada

Results From a Respondent-Driven Sampling Survey

Recent estimates suggest that as many as 1 in 200 adults may be trans (transgender, transsexual, or transitioned). Knowledge about dimensions of sex and gender in trans populations is crucial to development of inclusive policy, practice, and research, but limited data have been available, particularly from probability samples.

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Estimating Unmet Need for OHIP-funded Sex Reassignment Surgeries

A Report Prepared for the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care of Ontario

The objective of this report is to provide information from Trans PULSE Project data to inform health systems planning with regard to sex reassignment surgeries covered under the Ontario Health Insurance Program (OHIP). Hormonal care and non-listed medical procedures are thus not included, though they represent important additional components of transition-related care.

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