Pride Week: Beginning Hormone Replacement Therapy : Short Wave – NPR

Medical transition-related treatments like HRT are associated with positive physical and mental health outcomes. amtitus/Getty Images hide caption

Medical transition-related treatments like HRT are associated with positive physical and mental health outcomes.

Medical transition-related treatments like hormone replacement therapy are associated with overwhelmingly positive outcomes in terms of both physical and mental health for transgender people. But, it can be hard to know exactly how to get started. Reporter James Factora explains where to start, common misconceptions about HRT, and the importance of finding community through the process. Read James' full reporting here:

If you're just learning about hormone replacement therapy for the first time, welcome! We're so glad you're here. You might want to read about the basics before listening to this episode. We'll be here when you get back!

This episode was produced by Brit Hanson, fact-checked by Indi Khera and edited by Viet Le. Joshua Newell and Kwesi Lee provided engineering support.

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Pride Week: Beginning Hormone Replacement Therapy : Short Wave - NPR