Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8

Authors: Eli Coleman, Asa Radix, Walter Pierre Bouman, George R. Brown, A. de Vries, Madeline B. Deutsch, Randi Ettner, Lin Fraser, Michael Goodman, J. Green, Adrienne B. Hancock, Thomas W. Johnson, Dan H. Karasic, Gail Knudson, Scott Leibowitz, Heino F. L. Meyer‐Bahlburg, S. Monstrey, Joz Motmans, Leena Nahata, Timo O. Nieder, Sari L. Reisner, Christina Richards, Loren S. Schechter, Vin Tangpricha, Amy C. Tishelman, M.A.A. van Trotsenburg, Sam Winter, Kelly Ducheny, Noah S. Adams, T. M. Adrián, Luke R. Allen, David Azul, Harjit Bagga, Koray Başar, D. S. Bathory, Javier Belinky, Dianne Berg, Jens U. Berli, Rachel Bluebond‐Langner, Mark‐Bram Bouman, Marci Bowers, P. Brassard, Jack Byrne, Luis Pérez Capitán, C. J. Cargill, Jeremi M. Carswell, Sand C. Chang, Gayathri Chelvakumar, Trevor Corneil, Katharine B. Dalke, Griet De Cuypere, Elma De Vries, Martin den Heijer, Aaron Devor, Cecilia Dhejne, A. D’Marco, E. Kale Edmiston, Laura Edwards-Leeper, Randall D. Ehrbar, Diane Ehrensaft, Justus Eisfeld, Els Elaut, Laura Erickson‐Schroth, Jamie Feldman, Alessandra D. Fisher, Maurice M. Garcia, Luk Gijs, S. E. Green, B. P. Hall, Teresa L. D. Hardy, Michael S. Irwig, Laura A. Jacobs, Aron Janssen, Katherine Johnson, Daniel Klink, Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels, Laura E. Kuper, Elizabeth Kvach, Matthew A. Malouf, Ren Massey, Tom Mazur, Chris tine McLachlan, Shane D. Morrison, Scott W. Mosser, Paula M. Neira, Ulrika Nygren, Jennifer Oates, Juno Obedin‐Maliver, Georgios Pagkalos, J. Patton, Nittaya Phanuphak, Katherine Rachlin, T. Reed, G. Nic Rider, Jiska Ristori, Sally Robbins-Cherry, Stephanie Roberts, Kenny A. Rodriguez‐Wallberg, Stephen M. Rosenthal, K. Sabir, Joshua D. Safer, Ayden I. Scheim, Leighton Seal, T. J. Sehoole, K. Spencer, Colt St. Amand, Thomas D. Steensma, John F. Strang, G. B. Taylor, Kelly Tilleman, Guy T’Sjoen, L. N. Vala, Norah M. van Mello, Jaimie F. Veale, Jennifer A. Vencill, Ben Vincent, Linda Wesp, Michael A. West, Jon Arcelus - International Journal of Transgender Health 2022 cited by 2,474

The SOC-8 guidelines are intended to be flexible to meet the diverse health care needs of TGD people globally. While adaptable, they offer standards for promoting optimal health care and guidance for the treatment of people experiencing gender incongruence. As in all previous versions of the SOC, the criteria set forth in this document for gender-affirming medical interventions are clinical guidelines; individual health care professionals and programs may modify these in consultation with the TGD person.