Show Notes
Gender-affirming nutrition care by the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist is of great importance when working with transgender and gender diverse patients. This video covers considerations when conducting NFPEs on transgender patients, such as gender-affirming communication and applying a trauma-informed approach. It will also cover physical changes that may be observed when examining patients who are undergoing a gender-affirming medical or surgical transition.
This video was made possible thanks to a generous IDEA grant from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Resources: Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons: An Endocrine Society* Clinical Practice Guideline - https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/102/11/3869/4157558?login=true
Cross-sex hormone therapy in transgender persons affects total body weight, body fat and lean body mass: a meta-analysis - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27572683/
Variation in sensitivity and rate of change in body composition: steps toward individualizing transgender care - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33071222/
World Professional Association for Transgender Health Standards of Care Version 8: https://wpath.org/publications/soc8/
Conducting a Nutrition Focused Physical Exam on a Transgender Patient: Considerations for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists: https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(25)00071-1/abstract
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