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Informed consent
From Susan's Place Transgender Wiki
Informed consent is the concept that a patient who is informed of all the issues of a certain medical treatment may undergo that treatment on their own responsibility. It usually requires the signing of a special release form.
Of particular interest is informed consent in regard to transsexual hormone therapy and surgery.
[edit] Organizations using an informed consent protocol
- Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, New York, NY
- Fenway Health, Boston, MA
- Lyon-Martin Health Services, San Francisco, CA
- Mazzoni Center, Philadelphia, PA
- Whitman-Walker Clinic, Washington, DC
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