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Chapter 8 - Gender is So Much More: Impulses for a Gender-variant Gynecological Expertise from a Queer-theoretical Perspective

from Section A - Contextual Transgynecology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2022

By
Annette-Kathrin Güldenring ,
Arn T. Sauer  and
Kai Egener
Edited by
Mick van Trotsenburg ,
Rixt A. C. Luikenaar  and
Maria Cristina Meriggiola
Mick van Trotsenburg
Affiliation:
Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität, Wien
Rixt A. C. Luikenaar
Affiliation:
Rebirth Health Center, Utah
Maria Cristina Meriggiola
Affiliation:
Università di Bologna
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Summary

To understand the vastness of gender self-definitions, one needs to detach oneself from the influence of the body on one’s perception of gender, as every gender identity – as well as every gendered body, for that matter – is unique. Gender identity is formed via an individual biopsychosocial developmental process that involves countless variables. Our diverse cultures are currently developing (or re-discovering) – with greater or lesser degrees of commitment – the idea that gender identity goes far beyond sexual organs. This realization calls for a rethinking of all medical disciplines that deal with the body and gender. One of these fields is gynecology, which has a prominent responsibility in this reassessment, particularly in its function as the medical provider of gender confirmation procedures. With gender diversity now being increasingly recognized, the future responsibilities of gynecology will go beyond the traditional concepts of femininity or masculinity.

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Context, Principles and Practice of TransGynecology
Managing Transgender Patients in ObGyn Practice
 , pp. 56 - 65
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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