Highs, Lows, and Hormones: A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Transgender Individuals’ Experiences Undergoing Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy
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Fowler, James A., Warzywoda, Sarah, Franks, Nia, Mendis, Marini, Lazarou, Mattea, Bisshop, Fiona, Wood, Penny and Dean, Judith A.. 2024. "Highs, Lows, and Hormones: A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Transgender Individuals’ Experiences Undergoing Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy." Journal of Homosexuality. 71 (7), pp. 1652-1683. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2023.2186759
Article Title | Highs, Lows, and Hormones: A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Transgender Individuals’ Experiences Undergoing Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy |
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ERA Journal ID | 6421 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Fowler, James A., Warzywoda, Sarah, Franks, Nia, Mendis, Marini, Lazarou, Mattea, Bisshop, Fiona, Wood, Penny and Dean, Judith A. |
Journal Title | Journal of Homosexuality |
Journal Citation | 71 (7), pp. 1652-1683 |
Number of Pages | 32 |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0091-8369 |
1540-3602 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2023.2186759 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00918369.2023.2186759 |
Abstract | Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy (GAHT) is a key therapeutic approach which aims to help trans and gender diverse (or simply “trans”) individuals’ transition from their sex-presumed-at-birth to their experienced gender identity. Previous reviews have focused on synthesizing quantitative experiences; however, a qualitative lens is important to understand the personal journey of GAHT. This review provides a qualitative meta-synthesis of the experiences of trans people around the world who have undergone GAHT to elicit contextualized understanding of the changes experienced. Systematic searches of eight databases identified an initial 2670 papers, refined to a final 28 papers. Overall, findings suggested that the GAHT journey is unique and elicited a myriad of changes which, whilst challenging at times, were life-changing and brought about positive psychological, physical, and social changes. Other themes explored GAHT not being treated as a fix-all for associated mental health issues, the rules that govern appraisal of physical changes, how privilege and social identity evolve, and the power of affirmation. This work offers important recommendations to improve the care offered to trans people undergoing GAHT. Namely, person-centered support is essential, and peer-navigation may be a useful future direction to explore. |
Keywords | Hormone therapy; transition; systematic review; qualitative; transgender |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 4299. Other health sciences |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
School of Psychology and Wellbeing | |
Centre for Health Research | |
Institute for Resilient Regions | |
Holdsworth House Medical Practice, Australia | |
Alexander Heights Family Practice, Australia |
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