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Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People

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and that treatment should be focused on the alleviation of any suffering caused by gender dysphoria. They make a stance against the "deprivation of civil and human rights" on the grounds of someone's gender identity. This version, much like its predecessor requires referrals for surgical procedures based on set criteria, but notes the importance of informed consent and listening to the wishes of the patient.
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Version 8 is the first one to include a chapter on adolescent care separate from that on the care of children. This version of the protocol gives no specific age limits for treatments, emphasizing the need to decide individually for each patient. It was criticized for suggesting that young people may
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Prior to the advent of the first SOC, there was no semblance of consensus on psychiatric, psychological, medical, and surgical requirements or procedures. Before the 1960s, few countries offered safe, legal medical options and many criminalized cross-gender behaviors or mandated unproven psychiatric
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The seventh version also includes acknowledgements of the ever-evolving language used to describe and treat transsexual, transgender, and gender non-conforming individuals. There is an emphasis placed on the idea that identifying with these labels does not inherently qualify someone as disordered,
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Continued care and careful assessment of cognitive maturity by qualified mental health professionals is recommended. In contrast to previous versions, there are no absolute requirements for duration of assessments or age to access gender-affirming treatments; rather, individual psychosocial and
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individuals are included for the first time in chapter 8. The guidelines recommend that medical treatment and social support be made available to non-binary people in individualized combinations, for example providing medical interventions without social transition or gender-affirming surgery
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The eighth version, titled "Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People", was published in 2022. It gives recommendations for health professionals in eighteen chapters. The guidelines were developed by a multidisciplinary committee of experts, building on previous
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without hormone therapy. The chapter additionally notes unique experiences of discrimination, minority stress, and difficulty accessing gender-affirming medical treatment among non-binary people, which healthcare providers should take into consideration.
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The WPATH SOC are periodically updated and revised. The eighth and latest version was released on September 15, 2022. Previous versions were released in 1979 (1st), 1980 (2nd), 1981 (3rd), 1990 (4th), 1998 (5th), 2001 (6th), and 2012 (7th).
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Meyer, W.; Bockting, W. O.; Cohen-Kettenis, P.; Coleman, E.; DiCeglie, D.; Devor, H.; Gooren, L.; Joris Hage, J.; Kirk, S.; Kuiper, B.; Laub, D.; Lawrence, A.; Menard, Y.; Patton, J.; Schaefer, L.; Webb, A.; Wheeler, C. C. (February 2001).
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to create guidelines for transgender people in England. A systematic review into international guidelines published as part of the review was published in 2024 and stated that WPATH SOC 8 lacked "developmental rigour and transparency".
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Meyer, W.; Bockting, W. O.; Cohen-Kettenis, P.; Coleman, E.; DiCeglie, D.; Devor, H.; Gooren, L.; Joris Hage, J.; Kirk, S.; Kuiper, B.; Laub, D.; Lawrence, A.; Menard, Y.; Patton, J.; Schaefer, L.; Webb, A.; Wheeler, C. C. (2001).
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and as a standalone document. Included in the guidelines are sections on purpose and use of the WPATH SOC, the global applicability of the WPATH SOC, the difference between gender nonconformity and gender dysphoria,
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Consultants: Dallas Denny MA, Domineco DiCeglie MD, Wolf Eicher MD, Jamison Green, Richard Green MD, Louis Gooren MD, Donald Laub MD, Anne Lawrence MD, Walter Meyer III MD, C. Christine Wheeler Ph.D
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Walker, P. A.; Berger, J. C.; Green, R.; Laub, D. R.; Reynolds, C. L.; Wollman, L. (February 1985). "Standards of Care: The Hormonal and Surgical Sex Reassignment of Gender Dysphoric Persons ".
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The Eligibility Criteria and Readiness Criteria in version 6 give certain very specific minimum requirements as prerequisites to HRT or gender-affirming surgery (GAS). Section Nine covers "The
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An earlier draft would have required several years of transgender identity before an adolescent could begin treatment. After criticism from transgender advocates, as well as from staff of
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The seventh version includes a section distinguishing between cases of gender dysphoria and non-conformity for children and adolescents, as well as recommended treatment paths for each.
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were published as standalone documents by the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association. However, the third version was also published as a 1985 reprint in the journal
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children only, chapter 7 makes recommendations regarding the support of children and their families throughout gender exploration and potential social transitions.
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A systematic review into international guidelines for management of gender dysphoria and gender incongruence in children and adolescents published as part of the
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The seventh version, titled "Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People", was published in 2012 both in the
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Levine, S. B.; Brown, G.; Coleman, E.; Cohen-Kettenis, P.; Joris Hage, J.; Van Maasdam, J.; Petersen, M.; Pfaefflin, F.; Schaefer, L. C. (June 1998).
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Additionally, Chapter 12 and 13 and Appendix D contain further recommendations regarding hormone therapy and surgical treatments in adolescents.
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In a departure from previous versions, Version 8 draws a conceptual distinction between Adolescents and Children with separate chapters.
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announced that it started an investigation and requested documents and information from the HHS related to its interactions with WPATH.
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Issues specific to certain demographics, including adults, children, and adolescents, are described in chapters 5–11 of version 8.
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treatments. In response to this problem, the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association (now known as the
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Taylor, Jo; Hall, Ruth; Heathcote, Claire; Hewitt, Catherine Elizabeth; Langton, Trilby; Fraser, Lorna (April 9, 2024).
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in March 2024 updated their guidelines and stated that for children and adolescents they do not follow WPATH 8.
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The World Professional Association for Transgender Health's Standards Of Care For Gender Identity Disorders.
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Walker, P. A.; Berger, J. C.; Green, R.; Laub, D. R.; Reynolds, C. L.; Wollman, L. (February 13, 1979),
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Walker, P. A.; Berger, J. C.; Green, R.; Laub, D. R.; Reynolds, C. L.; Wollman, L. (January 25, 1990),
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Walker, P. A.; Berger, J. C.; Green, R.; Laub, D. R.; Reynolds, C. L.; Wollman, L. (January 20, 1980),
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Walker, P. A.; Berger, J. C.; Green, R.; Laub, D. R.; Reynolds, C. L.; Wollman, L. (March 9, 1981),
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The assessment and treatment of children and adolescents was covered in section V of version 6.
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The sixth version, titled The Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association's
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Version 8 of the WPATH SOC, the latest version, was released online on September 15, 2022.
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Standards of Care: The Hormonal and Surgical Sex Reassignment of Gender Dysphoric Persons
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Standards of Care: The Hormonal and Surgical Sex Reassignment of Gender Dysphoric Persons
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Britt Colebunders; et al. (2015). "New Criteria for Sex Reassignment Surgery:
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World Professional Association for Transgender Health (September 15, 2022).
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in 2024 stated WPATH SOC 7 lacked "developmental rigour and transparency".
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Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People
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Recommendations for treatments, including medical and social aspects of
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The guidelines became a focus of controversy during the debate over the
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U.S. Congress Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services
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come to believe they are transgender through social influence.
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United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
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as well as mental health, as are given in Chapters 12–18.
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in 2022. Opponents of the bill highlighted the chapter on
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Index

SOC8
a series
Transgender topics
Outline
History
Timeline
Gender identities
Androgyne
Bissu, Calabai, Calalai
Burrnesha
Cisgender
Gender bender
Hijra
Non-binary or genderqueer
Gender fluidity
Kathoey
Koekchuch
Third gender
Bakla
Faʻafafine
Femminiello
Khanith
Māhū
Mudoko dako
Mukhannath
Muxe
Travesti
Two-spirit
Winkte
X-gender

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