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

The Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People (SOC) is an international clinical protocol by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) outlining the recommended assessment and treatment for transgender and gender-diverse individuals across the lifespan including social, hormonal, or surgical transition.[1] It often influences clinicians' decisions regarding patients' treatment. While other standards, protocols, and guidelines exist – especially outside the United States – the WPATH SOC is the most widespread protocol used by professionals working with transgender or gender-variant people.[2][3][4]

Version 8 of the WPATH SOC was released online on September 15, 2022.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b Coleman, E.; et al. (August 19, 2022). "Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8". International Journal of Transgender Health. 23 (Suppl 1): S1–S259. doi:10.1080/26895269.2022.2100644. ISSN 2689-5269. PMC 9553112. PMID 36238954.
  2. ^ Britt Colebunders; et al. (2015). "New Criteria for Sex Reassignment Surgery: WPATH Standards of Care, Version 7, Revisited". International Journal of Transgenderism. 16 (4): 222–233. doi:10.1080/15532739.2015.1081086. S2CID 74097076.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference wpath-soc7 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Grinberg, Emanuella (June 20, 2018). "What is medically necessary treatment for gender-affirming health care?". CNN. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  5. ^ World Professional Association for Transgender Health (September 15, 2022). "World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Releases the Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8" (PDF) (Press release). Retrieved September 18, 2022.

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