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Preamble
FTM Australia
neither encourages nor discourages anyone to
alter sexually distinctive features of their
body, or to change public gender or legal
sex.
Being treated
for transsexualism is a complicated
medical matter requiring the supervision of
appropriately qualified medical
practitioners.
We recognise
that:
- there have
been many social and generational changes in
gender expression and that many individuals
express themselves on a spectrum of gender
identity; and
- individuals
will chose various medical, hormonal, herbal
or surgical treatment with or without medical
supervision as they so desire;
and
- that body
modification occurs all the time, throughout
the world and comes under the individual's
right to self-identify however they deem
appropriate for their own lives.
FTM
Australia Position
- FTM Australia
recommends against ad-hoc treatments undertaken
without specialist medical supervision such as
low doses of hormones or herbal
preparations.
- FTM Australia
does not provide any information regarding
herbal treatments for medical transition
purposes.
- FTM Australia
supports the taking of lower doses of hormones
only as recommended by a medical
practitioner or as part of the "ramping up" to
the recommended dose for medical transition
under medical supervision.
- FTM Australia
recommends hormones be acquired via prescription
appropriately issued by a registered
practitioner.
- FTM Australia
recommends that people who require treatment for
transsexualism access interdisciplinary and
ongoing care from qualified, experienced
practitioners.
Position
Statement Written January 2004
Position Statement Revised 14 April
2007
Citation
— Low Hormone/Herbal - FTMA Position
Statement. (2004).
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