Health and Wellness

The Erickson Educational Foundation - Biography of Reed Erickson, a female-to-male transsexual and founder of the EEF. The EEF funded research including the Harry Benjamin Foundation and early studies at Johns Hopkins. A history of the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association.
http://web.uvic.ca/~erick123/

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex Change (But Were Afraid to Ask) - Online book about the male-to-female transition includes chapters on human sexuality, hormones and surgery, voice feminization, personal experiences of post-operative trans women, work and other legal issues. Includes a substantive resource on the transsexual population and an FAQ.
http://heartcorps.com/journeys/everything.htm

Virginia Erhardt Ph D - Licensed clinical psychologist and gender specialist in Atlanta, GA.
http://www.virginiaerhardt.com/

TransgenderSoul - The creation of Denver psychologist Rachael St.Claire PsyD, providing resources for understanding, healing, and exploring the psychology of transgender issues. Information about Dr. St.Claire's professional psychological services is also available.
http://www.transgendersoul.com/

E. P. Walker - Website of Mr. E.P. Walker, plastic surgeon in Christchurch, New Zealand with specialization in gender reassignment surgery.
http://www.plasticsurgery.co.nz/

Steve Toby, M.A. - Steve Toby, California licensed marriage and Family therapist, and himself a post-op transsexual, offers counseling to all persons wishing to explore any type of gender issue.
http://jtoby.homestead.com

Transsexual Women's Resources - Anne Lawrence, a clinical sexologist, posts papers she has presented at gender conferences on transsexuals. Her work centers on post-operative quality of life. The website also has extensive information on SRS procedures MTFs undergo.
http://www.annelawrence.com/twr/

The Reed Centre for Genital Surgery - Offers gender re-assignment surgery for MTF and FTM transsexuals. Clinic tour, description of procedures with base pricing, and doctors background and qualifications. Near Miami, Florida.
http://www.srsmiami.com/

King County Transgender Health - Short articles on definitions of terms, physical and mental health issues
http://www.metrokc.gov/health/glbt/transgender.htm

Access to Health Care for Transgendered Persons in Greater Boston - Report on a study conducted in the transgendered community and funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health/AIDS Bureau.
http://www.glbthealth.org/documents/transaccessstudy.pdf

Michael L. Brownstein, MD FACS - Plastic, reconstructive, and gender related surgeon in San Francisco CA.
http://www.brownsteinmd.com/

Trans-Health - Quarterly health and fitness e-zine for transgendered and transsexual people. Features, columns, and message boards.
http://www.trans-health.com/

Intelligence Engineering: Zen and the Art of Post-operative Maintenance - Advice on post-vaginoplasty care with many helpful illustrations for dilation.
http://www.intelleng.com/zen.html

Gary Alter MD - Surgeon performing GRS on both MTFs and FTMs. Offices in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and New York City.
http://www.altermd.com

Vaginoplasty - Vaginoplasty: Male to Female Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) Historical notes, descriptions, photos, references and links. by Lynn Conway
http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/SRSlink.html

The Beaumont Trust - Charitable educational resource for medical, voluntary and lay people to increase their knowlededge on the subjects of transsexualism and transvestism.
http://www.beaumont-trust.org.uk/

Susan's Place: Transgender Resources - "Sex Reassignment Surgery: Historical, Bioethical, and Theoretical Issues" by Leslie M. Lothstein, Ph.D.
http://www.susans.org/reference/lothsrs.html

Toby R. Meltzer, MD, PC - GRS practice in Scottsdale, AZ.
http://www.tmeltzer.com/

Medibolics - Info on testosterone dosage.
http://www.medibolics.com/freq2.htm

PFLAG: Medical Abuse of GLBT Youth - "Medical Abuse of GLBT Youth," a handout and talk by Nancy Sharp, Co-chair of the PFLAG Transgender Special Outreach Network.
http://www.critpath.org/pflag-talk/gid.htm

Testicular Cancer Resource Center's Hormone Replacement Links - Links to medical articles on testosterone.
http://tcrc.acor.org/tclinks6.html

TransGenderCare Medical Feminizing Program - Material presented on the male-to-female transsexual medical transition as conducted by the now-defunct Tampa Gender Identity Program. Includes specific hormone dosing information.
http://www.transgendercare.com/medical/resources/tmf_program/default.asp

TRANSCARE2000: Transsexual Education and nursing care - Company provides nursing care after G.R.S and educational seminars. (All services provided by a Registered nurse.) Site contains study on postoperative transsexuals conducted in Maine from 1998 to 2001.
http://www.transcare2000.com

The Beaumont Trust - Charitable educational resource for medical, voluntary and lay people to increase their knowlededge on the subjects of Transsexualism and Transvestism.
http://hometown.aol.com/bmonttrust/

Los Angeles Gender Center - Clinic in Los Angeles that offers counseling to sexual minorities and transgendered persons. Clients include transsexuals, cross-dressers, gay men, lesbian women, bisexual individuals, and their families.
http://lagendercenter.com

IJT: Standards of Care for Gender Identity Disorders - Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association's Standards of Care for Gender Identity Disorders, Sixth version, as published in the International Journal of Transgenderism.
http://www.symposion.com/ijt/soc_2001/index.htm

Anne Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D. - Private practice in clinical sexology and transgender medicine in Seattle, WA.
http://www.mindspring.com/~alawrence/

IFGE Books - Gender Dysphoria - Book, Gender Dysphoria: Interdisciplinary Approaches in Clinical Management. Edited by Walter O. Bockting and Eli Coleman, PhD. (Eds)
http://www.ifge.org/books/gender_dysphoria.htm

genderXchange - James Bellringer, Consultant Urologist based at the Charing Cross Hospital Gender Identity Clinic in London. The leading Male to Female Gender Reassignment Surgeon in Britain.
http://genderxchange.co.uk/

Transsexual Road Map - General content on decisions male-to-female transsexuals make in the process of medically and socially transitioning.
http://www.tsroadmap.com/index.html

Aaron H. Devor, Ph.D - CV of sociology professor researching FTMs in society, author of _FTM_.
http://web.uvic.ca/~ahdevor/

Transsexuals, Transgenders, Cross-Dressers: Issues for Professionals in Aging - OutWord newsletter article, "Transsexuals, Transgenders, Cross-Dressers: Issues for Professionals in Aging"
http://www.asaging.org/networks/lgain/outword-063.html

Tom Waddell Health Center - Transgender clinic in San Francisco, CA. Includes a detailed description of the intake process and the gender clinic's protocol.
http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/chn/HlthCtrs/transgender.htm

Core Initiatives, LLC - Provides information on-line, by phone and in person to individuals interested in therapy, education and resources related to human sexuality
http://www.yoursexdocs.com/

GIDreform.org - Information resource for all who advocate reform of the psychiatric classification of gender diversity as a mental disorder. Documents, cited references, and advocates.
http://www.transgender.org/tg/gidr/index.html

SIECUS: Gender Identity - An annotated bibliography of gender studies and books specifically on transgenderism.
http://www.siecus.org/pubs/biblio/bibs0006.html

Hormone Treatment in Transsexuals - Article by Henk Asscheman, MD and Louis J.G. Gooren, MD on hormone therapy in MTFs and FTMs.
http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Village/5046/hrt.htm

Lynn's Place - A post-op MtF transsexual provides detailed information about hormones, sex-change surgery, medical experiences, and her personal experiences transitioning.
http://www.lynnsplace.ca/