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1Meg Quint (they/them/theirs or name only, megquint@stanford.edu) is a first-year medical student at Stanford School of Medicine, in Stanford, California. They are also a research assistant in transgender health research under the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston, Massachusetts. The author thanks Sari Reisner and Ken H. Mayer for their edits and mentorship, They also thank Dr. Andrew Marano, Michael Parisi, and the Brigham and Women's Hospital Center for Transgender Health for an amazing, affirming surgical experience and for confirming all medical information mentioned in this essay. The author offers a final and special thank you to Mary Ann Quint, Mari Tarantino, Jonathan Quint, and Melanie Quint for supporting them through surgical recovery and empowering them to share their experience with the world. To access the author's disclosures, click on the Details tab of the article online.
Abstract:
A nonbinary/genderqueer person reflects on their experience pursuing a chest reduction as gender-affirming care.
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