CARE GUIDELINES AND HORMONE TREATMENT
The links below will direct you to the resources you need to provide exemplary care to transgender and gender diverse clients of all ages.
World Professional Association for Transgender Health - WPATH - is the preeminent resource for transgender healthcare.
CPATH - the Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health - is its Canadian equivalent.
Please refer to WPATH Standards of Care for more information. and to access their two-day Foundations education course for all healthcare professionals.
Smashing Stigma Guide to Medications Canadian Pharmacists Association
TransCare BC Gender Affirming Care: A Primary Care Toolkit
Sherbourne Health Guidelines for Gender Affirming Primary Care with Trans and Non-Binary Patients Rainbow Health Ontario
Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People: The Center of Excellence for Transgender Health UCSF
Supporting and Caring for Transgender Children American Academy of Pediatrics
Endocrine Treatment of Gender Dysphoric/Gender Incongruent Persons: The Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
Management of Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents in Primary Care: Canadian Medical Association Journal
Creating a Transgender Clinic at Your Health Center, Fenway Institute, National LGBT Health Education Center
Treating Acne in Transgender Persons Receiving Testosterone
What is Gender Dysphoria? American Psychiatric Association
Hormones for Transgender Patients Pharmacist's Letter PDF
CPATH Links to Resources Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health
The images below are a quick reference to showcase the effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy in persons Assigned Female at Birth (AFAB)
and Assigned Male at Birth (AMAB). AFAB persons are transgender men, gender non-conforming, or another self-described label. AMAB persons are transgender women, gender non-conforming, or another self-described label.
