At Northside Clinic we are experienced in supporting the health and wellbeing of the trans, gender diverse and non binary people. We aim to create a space in which trans, gender diverse and non-binary people feel comfortable, whilst receiving exceptional medical care, support and advice.
The TransHub provides a very comprehensive guide to trans identities and terms and health care.
For more information see:
The Standards of Care – WPATH World Professional Association for Transgender Health
The Medical Journal or Australia's Position statement on the hormonal management of adult transgender and gender diverse individuals.
Most Northside Clinic GPs can prescribe hormones only after a mental health assessment has been completed by a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist that specialises in gender issues.
Some Northside Clinic GPs start hormones for gender affirmation using the ‘informed consent’ model’, which means that the GP does the mental health assessment first, then prescribes, unless the person has serious mental health issues that need to be addressed first.
The Northside Clinic practice nurses are available for further education regarding hormone therapy, including education sessions regarding self-injecting technique for people taking testosterone.
For more information about starting and taking hormones visit TransHub.
Some patients are referred to the Monash gender clinic for publicly available services or subsidies for gender affirming surgery.
https://monashhealth.org/services/gender-clinic/
Patients aged under 18 years are usually seen at the Royal Children’s Hospital Gender Clinic in Parkville. https://www.rch.org.au/adolescent-medicine/gender-service/