Where's MY Book? - Gromko, Linda

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Résumé :
Linda Gromko MD is a board-certified family physician who has worked with the transgender community for years. She explains the basics of gender identity, sexual orientation, puberty, puberty blockers, hormone treatments, and gender-affirming surgeries. She shares years of her patients' wisdom and practical information on getting through every day in the best way possible-from coming out to parents, to school issues, to coping with depression, to love and sex. Why is this book important? We know that transgender kids and their families need specialized information. Alarmingly, the suicide attempt rate among trans youth is close to half! This book is intended to give gender non-conforming kids some of the information they need to grow to be happy, productive, loving, and loved. It's intended to provide the information we need as parents, educators, and healthcare providers to do better with and for our kids....

Biographie:
A graduate of the University of Washington School of Medicine, Dr. Linda Gromko founded her own Seattle primary care practice, Queen Anne Medical Associates, PLLC, in 1989. An author of multiple books, she has been active in transgender healthcare and education for several decades. See more at LindaGromkoMD.com.