Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy for the Aging Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Patient

Dana Delgado, FNP

Primary Care Medical Provider, CAN Community Health, Essex, NJ

Gender affirming hormone therapy helps transgender and gender nonbinary individuals feel congruent, and reduces the intensity of gender dysphoria. The lack of trained providers to address the specialized medical needs of this community, including the need for medically necessary gender-affirming hormone therapy, maintains the health disparities that affect this population. To close this gap, attendees will receive an overview of gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) and will learn common dosing regimens based on the present clinical guidelines. The benefits and risks associated with providing GAHT, as well as aging-related considerations, will be discussed.