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Gender identity disorder and HIV disease
1Department of Psychological Medicine, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London, UK.
International Journal of STD & AIDS
|March 1, 1994
Abstract:
Four cases of male-to-female transsexuals with HIV infection are described, showing that individuals with gender identity disorder are vulnerable to HIV infection through unsafe sexual behaviour and intravenous drug use. The various practical problems associated with carrying out major surgery on this group of individuals are discussed, as well as some of the ethical issues raised by their treatment needs.