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- Henry Havelock Ellis (1859-1939). British psychologist, writer, pioneer work on sexuality.

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Security - see personal security

Sex Discrimination

Judicial determination of the sexual identity of post-operative transsexuals.
Titz J.
Am J Law Med 1987; 13(1): 53-69.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Sex Discrimination Act 1975
United Kingdom
The Stationery Office Limited
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Sex Discrimination (Gender reassignment) Regulations 1999
Department for Education and Employment
April 1999
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Transsexualism, medicine and law.
Gooren LJ.
Closing Speech at The Council of Europe: 23rd Colloquy on European Law: April 14-16, 1993.
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Sex Offenders

Prostitution - transgender people working as prostitutes
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Sex Reassignment

Sex Reassignment at Charing Cross Hospital London
Things to take with you/consider buying prior to Sex Reassignment Surgery
Transgender Zone 2006
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Factors predictive of regret in sex reassignment.
Landen M., et al.
Psychoneuroendocrinology 1997Jul; 22(5): 361-80.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

First recorded sex-change?
The Encyclopedia of Sexual Knowledge 1930.
This is taken from the Encyclopeadia of Sexual Knowledge by Norman Haire (1930).
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Gender Reassignment Surgery at Charing Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Male-to-Female
Mr. James Bellringer
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Sex changes are not effective, say researchers
David Batty
Guardian
Friday July 30, 2004
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

SRS movie MTF

Sex Reassignment Surgery Photos - Gender Reassignment Surgery Images
Gender Reassignment Surgery at Charing Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Male-to-Female
Mr. James Bellringer
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Surgery in transsexuals.
Lim SM.
Ann Acad Med Singapore 1986 Jan; 15(1): 122-6.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Surgical gender reassignment for male to female transsexual people. 
Best L, Stein K. 
Surgical gender reassignment for male to female transsexual people. 
Southampton: Wessex Institute for Health Research and Development, 1998:25.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Transsexual surgery in the genetic female.
Gilbert DA., et al.
Clin Plast Surg 1988 Jul; 15(3): 471-87.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Results of sex change operations in 30 transsexual patients.
Kaube H, Biemer E.
Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir 1991 Sep; 23(5): 276-8.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

The transsexual after sex change.
Calanca A.
Helv Chir Acta 1991 Sep; 58(3): 257-60.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Medical requirements and consequences of sex reassignment surgery.
Hage JJ.
Med Sci Law 1995 Jan; 35(1): 17-24.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Phalloplasty in female-male transsexuals
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, 1996:9.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF] - see also phalloplasty

Surgical gender reassignment for male to female transsexual people.
The Wessex Institute for Health Research and Development.
1998:1-25.
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Surgical therapy in transsexual patients.
Monstrey S., et al.
Acta Chir Belg 2001 Sep-Oct; 101(5): 200-9.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Vaginoplasty in male-female transsexuals and criteria for sex reassignment surgery
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, 1997:25.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Shaving

Shaving or Waxing?
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Significant Others - SO husband, wife or partner

Discovering your partner is transgendered:
Partners experiencing grief and Loss, of their significant other (SO)
Samantha Johnson Dip. HSW
Transgender Zone
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Standards of Care

Sex changes are not effective, say researchers
David Batty
Guardian
Friday July 30, 2004
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

The Standards of Care for Gender Identity Disorders 5th and 6th Editions.
[ Abstract] Full Text PDF

Surgery - Chest

A method to locate the position of the male nipple.
Laub D.R.
XV Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association Symposium, 1997
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

FTM Breast Reconstruction.
Dr Beverly Fischer.
1998 True Spirit Conference book.
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Circumareolar mastectomy in female-to-male transsexuals.
Colic MM.
IJT Volume 5, Number 4, October - December 2001
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Questions to ask your Surgeon before Chest Surgery.
Bushong, W.
Mr Bushong in an email list, 2002. Published with permission.
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

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Testosterone

Testosterone - what does it do and how will you change
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

The effects of long term testosterone administration on pulsatile luteinizing hormone secretion.
Spinder T., et al.
Am J Psychother 1989 Jan; 43(1): 92-107.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

An immunohistochemical study of the long-term effects of androgen administration on female-to-male transsexual breast.
Burgess HE, Shousha S.
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 1994 May; 40(5): 595-601.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Testosterone administration increases adrenal response to adrenocorticotrophin.
Polderman KH, Gooren LJ, van der Veen EA.
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 1994 May; 40(5): 595-601.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Androgen receptor expression in the cervix of androgen-treated female-to-male transsexuals.
van der Kwast TH, et al.
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1994 Apr; 13(2): 133-8.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

A higher rate of hyperandrogenic disorders in female-to-male transsexuals.
Bosinski HA., et al.
Psychoneuroendocrinology 1997 Jul; 22(5): 361-80.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Gel

Testosterone Gel (AndroGel®) study.
Harbor-UCLA Research and Education Institute (REI), California, USA.
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Patches

Testosterone Patches in Post-Op Female-to-Male Transsexuals.
Asscheman H., Gooren LJ.
IJT, Volume 5, Number 4, October - December 2001
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Replacement Therapy

A body image scale for evaluating transsexuals.
Lindgren TW, Pauly IB.
Arch Sex Behav 1975 Nov; 4(6): 639-56.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Current Status of Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Men
Winters, S.J.
Arch Fam Med.1999; 8: 257-263.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Therapy

Guidelines in seeking a Gender Therapist.
Arlene Ishtar Lev, 1998
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Guidelines for Therapists working with transgender clients.
Arlene Ishtar Lev, 1998
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Beyond Gatekeeping: Truth and Trust in Therapy with Transsexualism.
Maureen Osborne, PhD
IFGE Conference March 2003, Philadelphia, PA.
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Timeline

Timeline of Historical Transgender Events and Mental Health Care
Transgender Zone
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Transgender

CULTURAL CONCEPTIONS, PERSONAL PARADOXES:
TRANSGENDERED IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE ENGLISH SPEAKING WEST
Dionysius S.S. 2007
[Abstract] [Full Text] PDF

Transgender and Transsexual People's Experiences of Inequality and Discrimination
Whittle, S., Turner, L, Alami M. 2007 Engendered Penalties: , London: Cabinet Office.
[Abstract] [Full Text] PDF

Transsexualism

The Video Story of Christine Jorgensen and  Discussion
Christine Jorgensen.

A body image scale for evaluating transsexuals.
Lindgren TW, Pauly IB.
Arch Sex Behav 1975 Nov; 4(6): 639-56.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Transsexualism: indication and surgical treatment.
Biemer E, Kockott G, Hartung R.
Z Plast Chir 1979 Sep; 3(3): 186-92.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

The transsexual dilemma: being a transsexual.
Mason N.
J Med Ethics 1980 Jun; 6(2): 85-9.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Transsexualism: a medical perspective.
Armstrong CN.
J Med Ethics 1980 Jun; 6(2): 90-1.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Male and female transsexualism.
Sorensen T, Hertoft P.
Arch Sex Behav 1982 Apr; 11(2): 133-55.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

The transsexual patient: a challenge for cooperation between psychological and surgical medicine.
Volkan VD, Masri A.
Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr 1985 Mar; 53(3): 67-84.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Health professionals' factual knowledge and changing attitudes toward transsexuals.
Franzini LR, Casinelli DL.
Soc Sci Med 1986; 22(5): 535-9.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

The development of female transsexualism.
Langer D.
Am J Psychother 1989 Jan; 43(1): 92-107.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Transsexualism -- general outcome and prognostic factors.
Bodlund O, Kullgren G.
Arch Sex Behav 1996 Jun; 25(3): 303-16.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Transsexualism: The Current Medical Viewpoint.
Dr. R Reid., et al.
UK Parliamentary Forum on Transsexualism January 18, 1996.
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

A higher rate of hyperandrogenic disorders in female-to-male transsexuals.
Bosinski H A et al.
Psychoneuroendocrinology 1997Jul; 22(5): 361-80.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Mortality and morbidity in transsexual subjects.
van Kesteren PJ, Asscheman H, Megens JA, Gooren LJ.
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 1997 Sep; 47(3): 337-42.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

The transsexualism syndrome: clinical aspects and therapeutic prospects.
Gallarda T et al.
Encephale 1997 Sep-Oct; 23(5): 321-6.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Transsexualism: The Current Medico-Legal Viewpoint.
Report repared for the Parliamentary Forum on
Transsexualism, December 1997
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Transsexualism and osteoporosis.
Schlatterer K., et al.
Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 1998; 106(4): 365-8.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Results of long-term follow-up of transsexual patients.
Rauchfleisch U, Barth D, Battegay R.
Nervenarzt 1998 Sep; 69(9): 799-805.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Long-term follow-up of bone mineral density and bone metabolism in transsexuals.
van Kesteren P, Lips P, Gooren LJ, Asscheman H, Megens J.
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 1998 Mar; 48(3): 347-54.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Prediction of outcome in transsexualism.
Sundborn E., Bodlund O.
Percept Mot Skills 1999 Feb; 88(1): 3-20.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Transsexualism: a review of etiology, diagnosis and treatment.
Cohen-Kettenis PT., Gooren LJ.
J Psychosom Res 1999 Apr; 46(4): 315-33.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Transsexualism - when is gender transformation operation indicated?
Kockott G.
MMW Fortschr Med 1999 Jun 10; 141(23): 38-40.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Assessment and treatment of transsexualism.
Hepp et al.
Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax 1999 Nov 25; 88(48): 1975-9.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

Transsexualism as an Intersex Condition.
Playdon, Z .
Correspondence with Prof. Stephen Whittle. Jan 2000.
[Abstract] Full Text [PDF]

The transsexual dilemma: being a transsexual
Lippa RA.
Psychology Department, California State University,
Fullerton, California
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

The Transsexual Phenomenon
Harry Benjamin, M.D
The Julian Press, Inc. New York (1966)
[Abstract] Full Text PDF

Transvestism, transvestite and cross dressing 
Quick explanation and FAQ
[abstract] Full Text [PDF]

Twins

Transsexualism in female monozygotic twins: a case report.
Sadeghi M., Fakhrai A.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2000 Oct; 34(5): 862-4.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]

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